The UFT's BRAVE campaign aims to combat bullying in our schools. Short for Building Respect, Acceptance and Voice through Education, the BRAVE campaign provides educators with the tools, knowledge and support to be pro-active in confronting and...

Public schools in New York city may hire external teachers (not currently employed by the Department of Education) in certain license areas and are restricted in others.

There’s nothing like the ring of that last school bell. Here are some fun after-school and weekend activities for children of all ages and their parents.

Information on transfers, per session opportunities, summer school and more.

SETSS special education, ICT special education and ICT general education positions are available as preferences for teachers to select and are not subject to posting. Learn more »

Politics is union business. In hard economic times, political action is needed more than ever. Every member needs to enroll in UFT COPE.

Information about extended days, testing time, wait listed students, evaluations, and more, for speech teachers and speech and language therapists.

Spill control kits are only to be used for small spills. If you do not have the materials or equipment do not attempt cleanup and follow procedures that your school has in place.

Like anyone working with young children, child care providers are inevitably exposed to blood at some point in their working lives. For this reason, it is of the utmost importance that providers familiarize themselves with bloodborne pathogens...

The UFT in August won an important grievance filed on behalf of guidance counselors at a Queens middle school who were forced by their principal to cover for the teacher assigned to their school’s SAVE room, instead of meeting with students that they...

Download the consent form to name, photograph, film or videotape a student for non-profit use.

Forms and UFT, DOE and NYSED documents for school counselors.

See information about political candidates the UFT and our union partners are endorsing in the current election cycle.

January 31, 2011 Lucille Swaim Coordinator of Negotiations Federation of Nurses/ UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Re: 20011-2013 LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care and the Federation of Nurses/...

Learn to identify the signs of bed bugs (visit the Health Department’s website or call 311 for additional information). Frequently inspect your rooms; if you see signs of bed bugs, report them immediately. If you capture a suspected specimen, submit...

Parents of students in the entire building must be notified if there is an infestation, according to state law. An infestation is identified by bed bug reproduction in a given area. A single confirmed bed bug does not constitute an infestation. A DOE...

The DOE Pest Management professional will inspect and, if necessary, treat the room in which the specimen was captured. In most cases, a thorough inspection and vacuuming of the room with a HEPA vacuum by the Pest Management Unit professional is the...

No. Bed bugs are not known to cause or transmit disease and the risk of person-to-person transference in school is very low. No child should be isolated or removed from a classroom setting. It is important to remember that bed bugs can resemble other...

No. If it is a bed bug, it is likely that it was unknowingly brought it into the school by someone who encountered it in another place. If you have captured it, you may have already eliminated the problem. Additionally, many suspected bed bugs are...

In order for students to achieve the full benefit of the IEP planning process, school personnel with responsibility for implementing the IEPs of students with disabilities must understand their responsibilities and have students’ IEPs readily...

The only valid reason for amending an IEP after an annual review is to better address the student’s individual needs. Amendments must be made with the student’s best interests in mind, not for administrative or logistical reasons.

Move-to-Improve is a free classroom-based physical activity program that helps elementary school teachers in district public schools enhance their lessons by integrating physical activity into academic instruction to get students moving.

CookShop, the federally funded nutrition education program of the Food Bank For New York City, helps children, teens and adults develop the nutrition knowledge and cooking skills to make healthy food choices on a limited budget, and fosters...

You must work one day past your probation completion date. If you finish your fourth year at the end of June, you must return for at least part of the following year to receive tenure. Your probation is not complete until the first day of school the...

Information on how to operate a fire extinguisher, emergency phone numbers, safety inspections, and more.

Learn about the health and wellness programs the UFT supports with our partners and about our partners in promoting the health of our students, colleagues and communities.

In addition to the programs that constitute the UFT’s Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities initiative, the union supports a number of other health and wellness programs in New York City schools, including Breakfast in the Classroom, Wellness Awards...

Make sure you're registered on UFT.org so you don't miss important chapter news and union updates.

Make sure you're registered on UFT.org so you don't miss important chapter news and union updates.

Archive of school counselor chapter newsletters.

Information for family child care providers about fire safety, preventing child abuse, and Department of Health regulations.