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Si Beagle Course Corrections

Corrections and additions to information in the Si Beagle spring course catalog.

User guide for overtime waiver managment in DOE Payroll Portal

User guide for overtime waiver managment in DOE Payroll Portal with instructions and screenshots.

Testimony regarding the proposed FY24 Executive Budget

UFT Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford testified before the New York State Senate & Assembly Committees on Finance, Ways & Means and Education regarding the proposed FY24 Executive Budget.

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...

UFT demands NYC pay childcare providers the money they are owed

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, union leaders, and the chair of the City Council Education Committee on Wednesday demanded New York City to stop stalling and pay childcare providers the more than $500,000 they are owed for caring for city children.

Participating Panelist Program

Information on your eligibility for benefits will be available not only to you and your eligible dependents, but also to optical service providers, making it easier to schedule appointments and use your benefits for covered services.

UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Legal Plan - Preventative Law Guide

UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Legal Plan - Preventative Law Guide

Taking BRAVE steps to end bullying

Two factors have contributed to the increase in bullying in recent years: the pervasiveness of social media and lingering stress from the pandemic. But no matter the reason, the surge has prompted educators to address the issue more urgently. 


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...

3-5 Next Generation ELA Standards at a Glance

3-5 Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text) Review the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade ELA introductions for information regarding: guidance and support, range of student reading experiences, text complexity, English language learners...

About the RTC

The Retired Teachers Chapter is a dynamic organization of over 67,000 members shaped by political activism and committed to protecting and improving retiree benefits — considered the nation’s best among public school teachers. Its vast and varied...

Paraprofessional salary schedule (2022–27)

Paraprofessional salary schedule (2022–27)

SHIP direct deposit form

Authorization agreement for SHIP direct deposits

Procedures and rights related to temporary emergency staffing

On Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, all staff in school buildings will have received at least one dose of the vaccine, which marks a major step to keeping our school communities safe for the duration of this pandemic. We are proud that 97% of our membership has...

Resolution strengthening our commitment to lower class size and hold the NYC DOE accountable for enforcement of class size reduction

We have a City Council that is considering passing a once-in-a-generation bill that would make physical space per student into administrative code, to make it the city’s responsibility to give each child the physical space they deserve to remain safe...

Developing academic vocabulary

Knowledge of advanced academic vocabulary makes it possible for students to engage with, produce and talk about texts valued in the classroom. But how do we develop our students’ academic language in meaningful ways?

At 100, still embracing the challenge

Miriam Krinick, who turned 100 in November, was honored on Nov. 1 at Brooklyn’s PS 108, where she taught for 18 years, at the unveiling of a Little Yellow Library, a charitable donation to the school from the Kendra Scott Foundation.

Our contract

The Family Child Care Providers Chapter signed and ratified its third contract with the state’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) in 2022. See highlights of your contractual rights.

Disabled Dependent Child Affidavit

Fill out and have this affidavit notarized to cover unmarried children over age 26 who cannot support themselves because of a mental illness, developmental disability, mental retardation or physical handicap under the UFT Welfare Fund Benefit Plan....

The Great Apes

The unit will enable students to identify great apes and the similarities they share with humans as well as differences. Students will learn about the family and social structures, behavioral characteristics and physical needs of these highly...

NYU Langone nurses’ contract spotlights staffing shortage

Federation of Nurses/UFT members employed by NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn on Feb. 24 overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract that provides solid salary increases while making inroads in addressing the universal problem of staffing shortages.

High School Admission for Families of Students With Disabilities

Students with disabilities participate in High School Admissions in the same way as their non-disabled peers. All schools are expected to deliver special education supports and services to meet students’ needs. Students in 8th grade whose Committee...

Attrition Sneaks Upward as Teachers Show Signs of Restlessness: Dec. 2015

Attrition from New York City schools by teachers and other professional staff is on the rise again, after a slowdown following the Great Recession. Starting teachers left at higher rates over the 2014–15 school year. And resignations at all...

Open enrollment health benefits change form for active DOE employees

Open enrollment health benefits change form for active DOE employees from NYC Office of Labor Relations

Chancellor’s Regulation A-501: Promotion Standards

This regulation implements a systemwide policy with clearly defined standards for student promotion for each grade from grades K through 12.

City and state elected officials, business and non-profit leaders, labor and community organizations support the UFT school health and safety plan

A school health and safety plan proposed by the United Federation of Teachers continues to draw broad support from civic leaders. The UFT's position is unless all safeguards are in place, a school cannot open.

Overview of Removals and Suspensions

Under State Education Law 3214 and Chancellor’s Regulation A-443, a student may be removed from a classroom for 1-4 days by a teacher if the student’s behavior is substantially disruptive or interferes with the teacher’s authority over the classroom.

State Test Results Forecast: Aug. 2014

The UFT forecasts that there will be some improvement over last year in the percentages meeting standards on state tests, since teachers and students were more familiar with the types of questions and because curriculum based on the Common Core was...