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The Centrally Funded Intervention Teacher is a centrally funded learning specialist. Learn more about this position and the role these educators play for students with disabilities.
Room to breathe
A calmer pace. More individualized attention. Fewer distractions. Those are among the greatest benefits teachers say they’re seeing in their classrooms this year as the state class size law enters its third year of implementation.
Jan. 13 is the deadline to use your Teacher’s Choice funds
You should submit your receipts for Teacher's Choice purchases made between Aug. 1, 2022, and Jan. 13, 2023, along with the Teacher’s Choice Accountability Form detailing your purchases, by Jan. 17, 2023, to your payroll secretary.
How do eligible members receive their Teacher's Choice funds?
Members receive their Teacher’s Choice allotment as part of their regular paycheck, not as a supplemental check, usually in mid-to-late November each year. Since Teacher’s Choice is treated as a post-net payroll adjustment, the funds are nontaxable.
REJECTED: City begins denying medical accommodations for deserving teachers
The city’s Department of Education has suddenly begun a “get-tough” policy refusing medical accommodations for teachers with serious illnesses, including those recovering from cancer or from organ transplants, UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced...
Article Thirteen — Working Conditions of Per Diem Substitutes, Substitute Vocational Assistants and Teacher's Assistants
Per Diem Substitutes back to top Applicability back to top Per diem substitutes covered by this Agreement are: Full term substitutes: serving after the fifteenth day of the school term for the duration of that term in a full-time or regularly...
What is the process for the creating the professional activity menu and teacher selection?
The Chapter Leader and the Principal consult on the activities, number of positions, qualifications, and duties and responsibilities for each activity. Teachers should be given a preference sheet with all of that information listed, and they get to...
Annual DOE teacher shortage areas for additional compensation
Annual DOE list of teacher license area shortages which may qualify members licensed in these areas for additional compensation.
NYSED Announcement of Public Hearings: Special Education Mandate Relief Options
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12 Education, Office of Special Education, has scheduled three public hearings to seek public comment on special education mandate relief proposals.
Oversize classes down, thanks to new procedures in teachers' contract
A new procedure negotiated by the United Federation of Teachers has led to a dramatic decrease in the number of oversize classes in the schools.
Judge dismisses case challenging New York teacher tenure
A Manhattan judge has dismissed a long-pending case that attacked New York teacher tenure and layoff procedures.
Michael Mulgrew re-elected President of the United Federation of Teachers
UFT President Michael Mulgrew won his sixth term as the union’s president. Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus candidates received 54% of the vote.
Missing Student Protocol and Responding to Door Alarms - DOE
In order to ensure a safe learning environment, it is important that all staff members are familiar with the Missing Student Protocol and Responding to Door Alarms Document which provides guidance on the steps that must be taken when a student is...
DOE Labor Policy Guidance: workday and remote work for school-based titles
DOE Labor Policy Guidance on workday times, parent-teacher conference dates and contractual remote work for school-based titles.
Pension for regular subs and part-time adult ed teachers
All part-timers (and regular subs are considered part-timers) adult ed teachers who work fewer then 30 hours per week, and any other member who can't join the Teacher' Retirement System (TRS) have the option of joining the Board of Education...
Danielson Rubric for teacher evaluation
Danielson Rubric for teacher evaluation as adapted by the DOE for MOTP scoring
Teachers of Homebound MNI MOA Appendix D 2023
This Memorandum of Agreement (the "MOA"), entered into on June 14, 2023, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (the 'Board") and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL-CIO (the "Union"...
Chancellor’s Regulation A-710: Section 504 Policy and Procedures for Students
This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for students attending DOE schools and programs who are qualified individuals with disabilities as defined in §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of...
System-Wide Standards and Operational Issues Appendix B 2023
The Board of Education (DOE) agrees to provide teachers with either a year-long or semester-long Curriculum that is aligned with State Standards in all Core Subjects.
UFT statement on the death of Brooklyn teacher Sandra Santos-Vizcaino
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, a third-grade teacher at PS 9 in Brooklyn, had died from complications of the coronavirus.
What is the address and what are the hours of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)?
The offices of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) are located at: 55 Water Street New York, NY 10041 (888) 869-2877 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5pm Directions: 2/3 to Wall Street, 4/5 to Bowling Green Station, J to Broad Street or R/W to...
Save the date for Teacher Union Day on Nov. 1
UFT Vice President and head of the Federation of Nurses/UFT Anne Goldman will receive the union's highest honor, the Charles Cogen Award , this fall.
RTC 2024 certified election results
See the AAA-certified results of the Retired Teachers Chapter election, 2024
When paraprofessionals choose
Paraprofessionals across the city have embraced the opportunity to participate at long last in Teacher’s Choice.
After years of advocacy by the union, paraprofessionals were included in the program beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Learn how...
Mulgrew letter for Tom Brown 02 2026
I am writing to ask you to help us collect signatures on the nominating petition for Tom Brown, a current teacher-member of the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System Board.
Article Fourteen — Rates of Pay and Working Conditions of Adult Education Teachers
Statement of Principles back to top The parties agree that their mutual objectives are to support the continuation and expansion of the Board's adult education programs and to regularize and stabilize the conditions of employment of employees in...
Teachers mount statewide bus tour for increased school aid
As New York State faces tough budget challenges, the New York State United Teachers will bring its “Fund Our Future” statewide bus tour to two stops in New York City on Friday, Jan. 24.
Superintendent letter clarifying lesson plans
This letter from Superintendent Richard Carranza clarifies that lesson plans are by and for the use of teachers and may not be collected by administrators in a routinized manner, among other policies.
Resolution endorsing Victoria Lee for election to the NYC Teachers’ Retirement Board
The United Federation of Teachers endorsed Victoria Lee for election as a Teacher-Member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York for the remainder of Debra Penny’s term.
Resolution to endorse Victoria Lee for election to the NYC Teachers’ Retirement Board
The United Federation of Teachers endorses Victoria Lee for election as a Teacher-Member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York for a three-year term beginning in 2025.
Resolution endorsing Christina McGrath for election to the NYC Teachers' Retirement Board
The United Federation of Teachers endorses Christina McGrath for election as a Teacher-Member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York.
Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) Guide
A DOE guide to Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) in the teacher evaluation system.
Announcement for the Reelection of Thomas M. Brown to the TRS Board
We are pleased to announce that Thomas M. Brown will be a candidate for reelection to the Teachers’ Retirement Board. We proudly nominate Thomas M. Brown for reelection to the Teachers’ Retirement Board, recognizing his decades of dedicated service...
Which school staff members receive funding from Teacher’s Choice?
Classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, school counselors, social workers and psychologists, occupational and physical therapists, school nurses, school secretaries, lab specialists, reading coaches and single shepherds all receive funds through...
Blooming with pride
Fourth-year teacher and sustainability coordinator Amanda Cleary launched a garden club at P 37, a District 75 school on Staten Island, and along with vegetables and flowers, pride and a sense of responsibility are nurtured there.