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Membership Application (all DOE titles except paraprofessionals)

UFT membership application for all DOE titles except paraprofessionals. Print, complete and submit this application form only if you are not able to use the UFT's online enrollment form.

Application for Retirement Leave of Absence (Terminal Leave)

Pedagogues and paraprofessionals use this form to apply for a retirement leave of absence. For every two days in the employee’s sick bank, one day of terminal leave is granted. The form must be filed 30 days in advance of the leave. The leave can...

Direct Reimbursement Program

Under direct reimbursement, which can only be used if you utilize a non-participating provider, you are required to pay for the full cost of the service at the optician and submit to the Fund for payment.

How to Upload Documents to the Welfare Fund

View instructions for uploading documents online to complete Welfare Fund forms.

Educational Paraprofessional Leave Application

Educational paraprofessionals should use this form for initial requests for leaves of absence as well as requests for extensions. Requests for extensions must be submitted prior to the date of expiration of the current leave.

OP 198: Application for Excuse of Absence for Personal Illness (Sick Leave)

This form is used by all pedagogues to apply for medical certification for absence up to 20 consecutive school days, for requests to borrow sick days, for excuse of absence due to children’s diseases, and for injury in the line of duty claims. Rules...

Accommodation Request for Individuals with Disabilities

If an accommodation request is denied or cannot be provided through informal means, the employee may apply for a formal accommodation by submitting the Accommodation Request Form on page 2. Medical documentation to support the request must be...

Special Education Services as Part of a Unified Service Delivery System

The Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities

Special Education Services as Part of a Unified Service Delivery System

(The Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities)

Leave balance and CAR days transfer form

This form is used for transferring leave balances and CAR days when people move to different districts/schools.

UFT Health & Safety training request form

The UFT Health & Safety Department offers workshops on health and safety issues on staff development days, union meetings, etc. If you would like to have one of these workshops offered to your chapter, please fill out this form and send it to the...

TRS BK58: EFT Authorization Form

Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) is a payment system that allows TRS retirees and beneficiaries receiving lifetime benefits to have their monthly Qualified Pension Plan (QPP) and/or Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Program payments electronically transferred...

Staying connected

The UFT offers many different ways to stay in touch with the union and get the latest updates on your rights, benefits, discounts, workshops, campaigns and more.

Paraprofessional Handbook

Read the Paraprofessionals Chapter Member Handbook, which was designed to be a source of information, offering insights, resources, and tools for paraprofessionals.

OP 44 - Termination pay

Upon resignation, retirement, or termination, all pedagogical employees are eligible to receive a final entitlement payment for one-half of their sick leave balance, up to 100 days.

Membership Application (Paraprofessional)

Print and complete the paraprofessional application only if you are not able to use the online enrollment form.

In Hospital Private Duty Nursing Care Claim Form - HIP Subscribers Only

For HIP subscribers only, use this In-Hospital Private Duty Nursing Claim Form for the UFT Welfare Fund to cover the costs, after a 72-hour deductible, of 80% of the usual and customary costs of in-hospital services provided by a registered nurse...

What benefits do paraprofessionals who belong to the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) receive?

Before you retire you have: The right to borrow from your TRS account. The right to participate in the TRS tax-deferred annuity program. Benefits for your family if you die after one year of service. After you retire you receive: A guaranteed pension...