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A safe Nest for autistic students
A team of teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists and other related service providers create an environment where students with autism and general education students can learn in their 5th-grade Nest classroom at PS 682 in Brooklyn.
Voting site concerns
Early voting has been a welcome development in New York City since it was first implemented in 2019. But for the educators and students at the 33 public schools in Staten Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan that serve as early voting sites...
Exhibit L — 2003 Letter Agreement Weekend Subject To Call Scheduling Queens Mch/Peds
January 27, 2003 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010 RE: 2003-2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNS Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms. Swaim...
Exhibit F — 2006 Letter Agreement
January 31, 2006 Lucille Swaim Federation of Nurses/UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Re: LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNSNY Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms. Swaim: This letter will confirm in connection with the...
UFT enhances SHIP benefits
UFT retirees who are enrolled in the union’s Supplemental Health Insurance Program (SHIP) will now enjoy improved dental benefits and some much-needed relief from health insurance plan copays.
Article One — Recognition
A. Recognition. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining representative of all full-time, regular part-time, and per diem teacher aides, teaching assistants, teachers and psychologists employed by the Employer...
Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) Guide
A DOE guide to Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) in the teacher evaluation system.
Article Sixteen — Discharge And Discipline
Employees shall be given a copy of all written disciplinary warning notices issued to them. 16.2 Union Representation at Disciplinary Interviews. The Employer recognizes the reasonably exercised right of an Employee, upon request, to have a local...
Hotline to a helping hand
More than a year into its operation, the Retired Paraprofessional Support line has proved more successful than anticipated — both for those calling in and for those answering the phones.
Pasha Durr, home instruction teacher
Pasha Durr teaches Brooklyn high school students in their homes when they’re unable to physically attend school.
Article Three — Salaries and Benefits of Day School Counselors
A. Salaries and Differentials Salary Schedules The salaries and differentials of day school counselors, and the eligibility requirements therefor, shall be as follows: Effective May 19, 2008 Step VIh VIh2 1A $51,186 $57,170 1B $51,186 $57,170 2A $54...
New Member Handbook
With topics ranging from your salary to your professional growth to where to go for help, this handbook will provide answers to many of your questions, information about enhancing your professional and economical status, and help in making sense of...
Article Five — Work Schedule
A. Work During the School Year Normal work hours for Bargaining Unit Members will be from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, inclusive of a one-hour lunch period, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Head of School. Bargaining...
Organizing for a fair contract
Schools across the city led by Contract Action Team (CAT) members joined together during the week of Jan. 30 to hold contract teach-ins that both informed and activated our membership on a whole new level.
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
This Q&A answers many common questions regarding IEP planning and meetings, including updates from the 2023 DOE-UFT contract.
Excused absences
You are entitled to be absent from work but still get paid without using your sick bank for bereavement, jury duty, graduations, screenings and blood donations, and some health-related absences.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease caused by the germ Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or Mycobacterium bovis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes most TB in humans. Mycobacterium bovis is part of the tuberculosis family, primarily a disease of...
Article 9 — Health and Retirement Benefits
Health Benefits Effective February 1, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the Registered Nurses covered by this Agreement, as provided herein, are participants in and covered by the Health Care Chapter United Federation of Teachers...
Appendix N — Closing of Island and Horizon Academies
CLOSING OF ISLAND AND HORIZON ACADEMIES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK And UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 2, AFT, AFL-CIO This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA")...
Deadline extended to complete special education remote learning plans
The deadline to complete Special Education Remote Learning Plans has been extended to Wednesday, April 8.
Starbucks agrees to nationwide bargaining
Starbucks is slated to begin bargaining in late April with delegates from its 400 unionized stores after agreeing to end its two-year campaign against union organizing.
Article Five — Health Insurance, Welfare Fund and Benefits
A. Health Insurance The above shall apply to UFT-represented employees in TRS and BERS hired after the legislation is enacted. The Board will provide employees covered by this Agreement who regularly work 20 hours or more a week with health insurance...
Article Thirty— Restriction On Union Activities
No employee shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty, except that members of the Union’s negotiating committee shall, upon proper application, be excused without loss of pay for working time spent in negotiations...
Article 10 — Vacations
Full-time Employees shall accrue vacation days based upon job title. Information regarding vacation entitlement shall be made available to each Employee at his/her time of hire. Employees who have completed twenty-six (26) weeks of employment shall...
Food assistance resources
With SNAP benefits currently blocked by the federal government, we've compiled food assistance resources, including maps and search engines to find food banks and distribution sites. Share this information so everyone can get the nourishment and...
Creating Futures: CTE, Employability Skills, Workforce Development and the Role of the Guidance Counselor
This workshop was presented on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 by Kathleen Guilbert and Jeffrey Bernstein on the many opportunities that are offered by Career and Technical Education High Schools. The presentation, which was geared to middle school guidance...
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...
UFT’s carbon dioxide monitors give teachers independent check on classroom air quality
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, greeting teachers today on the first day back to school for DOE employees, announced that the UFT had purchased 70 classroom carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors, giving UFT staffers the ability to independently check the...
School-based options
Spring is the time for school chapter leaders to discuss with their chapter’s members and then with their principal the school-based options they want to create, re-create or allow to sunset for the next school year. SBOs allow UFT members the...
Chancellor’s Regulation C-205: General Licensing Provisions
This regulation is directed to applicants, appointees and administrative staff. It sets forth the general requirements for licensure and provisions relative to the termination and restoration of licenses.
The art of collaboration
Collaboration among three arts teachers and their classes at PS 295 in Brooklyn led to a 90-second commercial. They came up with the idea and designed a product in art class, composed a jingle in music class and wrote a script and acted out the...
Council leaders support class-size cap bill
New York City Council leaders on July 29 introduced a bill that would limit classroom capacity as a public health measure to ensure better ventilation and reduce the possibility of viral spread.
Market Rate Application Form – Informal Providers
Moving forward, all informal providers will receive the standard 2007 market rate without having to apply. In order to receive the 2007 rate retroactively, informal providers must apply for it and attest that their cost of care has increased. Please...
Article Fifteen — Excessing, Layoff and Recall
A. Excessing Where there is a reduction in positions at a work location, the junior employee in the affected title shall be excessed. In the event of reduction in part-time positions at a work location, the junior part-time employee in the title is...