The most frequently requested leaves are: UFT parental leave: Eligible UFT-represented DOE employees may take up to six weeks of parental leave following the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child. The 2023 contract agreement includes an...

In most cases, a grievance must be filed within 30 school days from the time you have knowledge of the act or condition that violates the contract. However, in certain types of grievances, the time limits are shorter. For example, all reorganization...

Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school when there is a reduction in the number of available positions in a title or license area. There are times when a school reduces the size of its faculty, such as when it experiences an...

A leave of absence without pay for study not to exceed one year to upgrade the employee's professional knowledge and skills shall be granted after a minimum of three years of full-time, paid service at the Board of Education provided an appropriate...

A. Annual Leave Nurses and therapists (full-time and part-time) shall no longer accrue or be permitted to use annual leave time starting September 1, 2005, except as authorized below. All annual leave accruals to the credit of nurses and therapists...

If the school’s budget or a drop in enrollment requires a reduction in staff, the principal decides which license area(s) to reduce positions in. Excessing in those licenses is done in inverse seniority order; that is, the person with the least...

Class sizes and staffing ratios (including teachers and paraprofessionals) in self-contained special education classes are determined by the needs of the students as reflected in their IEPs. The ratios are based on state regulations and NYC...

According to the UFT/DOE contract, you must be informed in writing by June 15 if you are at risk of being excessed for the next school year, but it is still possible to be excessed after that date due to changes in enrollment or the budget.

Excessing is not a layoff. A person in excess is not out of a job. You will continue to work and receive your full pay and benefits. You can check your status (Excessed or Not Excessed) on the online Open Market Transfer system. This is helpful...

When a teacher is notified that she is in excess, she should register on the Open Market System for purposes of providing updated contact information. She will also have access to a list of current vacancies throughout the city and the right to apply...

Collaborative Team Teaching is now referred to as Integrated Co-Teaching. The number of students with disabilities in an Integrated Co-Teaching class may not exceed 40 percent of the total class register with a maximum of 12 students with...

Professional conferences of employees covered by this Agreement, called at the discretion of their supervisor, shall continue to be held during regular working hours. Applications from nurses and therapists to attend professional conferences will be...

A. Workday The regular workday of school-based nurses and therapists is six hours and twenty-five minutes per day exclusive of an unpaid lunch period of thirty minutes.In single session schools, the day will start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and end no...

Employees shall not be held responsible for loss within a school or other Board facility of Board property when such loss is not the fault of the employee. This does not exonerate the employee from responsibility for Board property in his charge. The...

A pro-rated annual uniform allowance shall continue to be provided for each nurse as follows: 5/19/08 5/1/13 5/1/14 5/1/15 5/1/16 5/1/17 5/1/18 6/16/18 Staff Nurse, RN (BOE), Head Nurse, Head Nurse (BOE), Supervisor of Nurses, Supervisor of Nurses...

Forms for lab specialists.

If you find damaged or disturbed building materials such as plaster or floor tiles, assume these materials contain potentially hazardous materials until otherwise noted and contact your UFT borough health and safety representative. Similarly, damaged...

A. Choice of Health Plans Effective September 1, 2005 the Board will continue to provide for each employee covered by this Agreement who regularly works twenty (20) hours or more a week during the ten (10) month work year of September through June...

Yes, there must be a protocol meeting prior to the commencement of an SCA construction and renovation project and the UFT chapter leader must be present. There also must be a protocol meeting prior to the commencement of DOE Division of School...

Article 6 of our contract states that Laboratory Specialist's hours are 6 hours and 30 minutes, not including lunch which shall not be less than 30 minutes and no longer than the lunch period of the school they are serving.

No, the regular class size limits apply.

The duties of the Laboratory Specialist/Technician.

In order to change a license/appointment, you must have the certificate needed for the new appointment and a principal’s recommendation to fill a vacancy in the new area. Teachers who change their license/appointment area go back on probation for at...

State regulations permit teachers to be assigned no more than one period a day outside their certification, license/appointment area when no certified or qualified teacher is available. This is called incidental teaching. However, a superintendent of...

The requirements for New York State certificates can be found at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert. There are no separate requirements for a New York City license other than the availability of a vacancy in the certificate area and the recommendation of a...

Employees shall be subject to the following salary adjustments and minimums on the dates specified below: A. Base Salary Rate Adjustment The base salary for nurses and therapists will increase as follows: Effective Date Increase 1 May 1, 2013 1 % May...

The Union agrees to maintain its eligibility to represent all employees by continuing to admit persons to membership without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, handicapping...