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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.

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...

Article Seven — Assignments and Facilities of Psychologists and Social Workers

A. Posting and Filling Assignments A copy of the current social worker and psychologist assignments will be posted in each superintendency. Open assignments occurring for Psychologists and Social Workers shall be filled in accordance with the Open...

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"...

UFT Teacher Center Paraprofessional Professional Development — Literacy (Session 5)

UFT paraprofessionals are invited to register for the final session of a remote learning series from the UFT Teacher Center designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. 

Safety Systemwide Standards

The UFT and DOE seek to ensure safety, and positive school culture and climate in each and every one of our schools. This document was drafted in accordance with the 2018 Memorandum of Agreement between the UFT and DOE in order to provide systemwide...

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...

Per Diem salary schedule (2022–27)

This is the per diem salary schedule for 2022–27

System-wide Standards for Safety Appendix C 2023

The UFT and the DOE seek to ensure safety, and positive school culture and climate in each and every one of our schools. This document was drafted in accordance with the 2018 Memorandum of Agreement between the UFT and the DOE in order to provide...

When are CAR days/sick time earned and credited?

Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) is the formal name for UFT-represented pedagogical DOE employees’ “sick bank" of days. All titles earn one CAR day per month after serving 16 days on payroll. The day is added to the members CAR bank on the 30th of...

Article Twenty-Two — Working Conditions of Per Diem Substitutes

A. Applicability 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 scheduled part-time position. Other-than...

Parent Engagement and List of Activities (2023 MOA) Appendix G 2023

Amend Article 6B1d of the Teachers’ CBA and Article 4B2 of the Paraprofessional CBA to include:

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.

Per diem salary schedule (2022–27)

Per diem salary schedule (2022–27)

Employment Records Research Request Form

Use this form to request employment verification for pension purposes.

A trip back in time

Kindergartners from PS/MS 207 in Howard Beach took a class trip to the 300-year-old Queens County Farm on Jan. 23. The students were in the midst of a literacy unit comparing present and past, and the children had come to the farm to witness some of...

DOE-UFT Safety Training

Signs of the times

Three streets on Staten Island have been renamed to remember educators who died during the Covid pandemic. Two of those streets are near IS 24 in Great Kills and honor Sharon Nearby and Melissa Kruppa, early victims of the virus. The third street, in...

Extended Time

As per the 2023 DOE-UFT contract, a new three-year pilot workday for teachers and paraprofessionals has been implemented for the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. Both the DOE and the UFT must agree to extend it each year after that or the...

school safety fact sheet

School safety fact sheet with provisions and city regulations prepared by the UFT Safety & Health Department

Are substitute and per-diem teachers eligible for pensions?

Substitutes and per diem teachers cannot join the Teachers’ Retirement System, but they may be eligible for pension coverage with the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS). Contact BERS at 65 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, or call 929...

List of job titles eligible to transfer from BERS to TRS

List of job titles eligible to transfer from BERS to TRS

IVR Instructions

First attendance reporting system for related and support services, special education teacher support services (SETSS) and ESL.

Occupational and Physical Therapy Clinical Guide

This clinical guide from the Department of Education assists in illustrating student progression along the continuum towards integration and independence in school related activities.