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Chancellor's Regulation A-701: School Health Services
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is responsible for providing health services pursuant to the New York City Charter and the New York City Health Code. The Department of Education of the City of New York is responsible for...
Chancellor's Regulation A-443: Student Discipline Procedures
This regulation contains disciplinary procedures for all students, whether in general or special education, grades K-12.
Steps to take if your LODI is medically denied
Steps you should take if your LODI is medically denied.
DB-450: Disability Claim
Complete this form to claim disability benefits only if your Workers’ Compensation claim has been rejected.
OP 505: Request for Reimbursement of Medical Expenses
Once line-of-duty status has been approved, you can use this form to request reimbursement for out-of-pocket medical expenses to a maximum of $1,500.
C-2: Employer’s Report
The employer is required to fill out this report within 10 days to notify the Workers’ Compensation Board of your work-related injury or illness. You should not participate in filling out this form. See the C-2: Employer's Report - Filing Procedure...
Article Twenty-Two — Grievance Procedure
It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of employee complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for the satisfactory adjustment of complaints. A resolution should occur at...
HIPAA: Privacy Practices Statement
Read this notice of privacy practices to understand how protected health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
Chancellor's Regulation A-670 re school trips
Chancellor's Regulation A-670 re school trips
Resolving Paperwork & Operational Issues manual 10
Enforcing a process to reduce and eliminate time spent on paperwork and the process to resolve operational issues is a priority of the United Federation of Teachers. This manual will provide chapter leaders with information about the paperwork and...
Chancellor’s Regulation A-715: Administration of Epinephrine to Students with Severe Allergies
This regulation sets forth a plan to reduce the risk of exposure and allow treatment with single-dose epinephrine auto-injector devices ( “epi-pens”).
Hazardous Chemical Exposure Incident Report
Use this form to document a hazardous chemical exposure incident in your school. Parts I, II, and III of the form are included.
How does the Teacher's Choice program work?
Members will receive reimbursement for classroom expenditures made within the annual spending period at the amount allocated for their job title. Then, they must submit an accountability form with receipts to the school to show the entire amount has...
Reflections in Poetry and Prose 2025
Welcome to the 32nd volume of Re lections in Poetry and Prose. Reflections in Poetry and Prose is a yearly collection of published writings by UFT retirees enrolled in our UFTWF Retiree Programs Si Beagle Learning Center creative writing courses.
I was a paraprofessional and am now a teacher. How do I transfer my CAR sick days and vacation days from my para bank to my new bank?
Following a title change (e.g., from paraprofessional to teacher or another role), employees may transfer days from their old bank to their new bank by filling out a CAR Transfer Request form . The school payroll secretary processes the form to...
How can I contribute to COPE?
The simplest way to contribute to COPE is by signing a payroll deduction form, which pledges you to pay a specified amount of your choice each month to the COPE fund; typically members contribute at least $5 per month. You can also enroll online...
How can I change my city health plan and enroll in a different plan?
A Health Benefits Transfer Period for city employees, such as DOE staff, is held once each year, usually in November. During this period, all employees may transfer from their current health plan to any other plan for which they are eligible, or they...
Fix Tier 6 presentation in schools now
Chapter leaders have taken the Delegate Assembly’s Fix Tier 6 presentation on the road. Chapter Leader Lillian Crespo at PS 216 in Brooklyn and her UFT district representative, Adam Shapiro, showed it to PS 216 members at a Jan. 22 chapter meeting.
Strategies to help new immigrant students
The influx of students from new-immigrant families these past few years has presented many challenges for New York City public school educators. Here are some proven strategies to support them.
Getting in SHIP-shape will cover out-of-pocket costs
For $120 a year, UFT retirees who are members of the Retired Teachers Chapter can obtain supplemental benefits that reimburse them for some out-of-pocket expenses, including ambulance rides, dental work, hearing aids and private-duty nursing.
Required minimum distributions
TRS notifies affected members each spring about the required distribution from their TDAs. This year, members will receive an email rather than a letter in the mail.