The “file” is your personnel file that travels with you if you change schools. Supervisors may put into it observation reports and other materials about your performance within three months of occurrence, excluding the summer, but you must be given...

The School Construction Authority (SCA) is supposed to conduct construction and renovation projects after the regular school day. The DOE Division of School Facilities (DSF) may conduct repairs and maintenance as well as small construction and...

CAR days can be used for an employee’s personal medical condition; 3 of the 10 self- treated sick days each year can be used for personal business or to care for a sick family member.

See your payroll secretary in your school, who can advise you as to how many days you have remaining in your sick bank. Your paycheck/pay stub also contains that information, which can be found on the DOE payroll portal ( https://payrollportal.nycboe...

Birth parents, partners of birth parents, adoptive parents and foster parents may be eligible for a UFT parental leave. You must be in a title represented by the UFT, be on the Department of Education payroll for a minimum of 12 calendar months and...

You should apply at least 15 days prior to the anticipated due or covered event date, but no later than 10 days after delivery to ensure timely payment of the benefit from the UFT. If your baby arrives much later than the due date, you can revise...

1. It is recommended that you apply using the DOE's self-service online leave application system ( SOLAS) at least 15 days in advance of the anticipated date of birth or adoption. You’ll be asked if you intend to use your CAR day balance if you are...

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...

Thank you to those of you who attended our meetings for NYC child care providers. Here are the forms and resources we promised you regarding comprehensive background clearance requirements.

Members shouldn’t refuse a principal’s directive because they may be charged with insubordination. Members may file a grievance if discussion of concerns with administration (and with the chapter leader’s support) can’t solve the situation otherwise.

Mentors are experienced classroom teachers, instructional coaches or lead teachers who have been trained extensively in ways to best support new teachers (including doing demonstration lessons, co-teaching, offering suggestions about classroom...

There are two different types of delegates: Delegate to the delegate assembly – These delegates are elected at their school or work site or can be elected by the members of a functional chapter. Each chapter is entitled to one delegate for each sixty...

Active status is defined as being on any one of the following: on payroll, using CAR days or sick time, on an annual leave, on a paid leave, on Parental Leave on an unpaid leave for a pregnancy-related condition on an unpaid leave due to a medically...

For non-birth parents, your UFT parental leave will start the next day, but still will end no later than six calendar weeks (eight weeks for a C-section) starting on the day of the event. For birth parents, parental leave will start after the use of...

Members are eligible for an additional UFT parental leave if they have been an eligible employee in active status for 10 calendar months following the initial covered event, exclusive of time on an unpaid leave other than parental leave.

Multiple births from one pregnancy are considered to be a single covered event, so you will get the same six calendar weeks (eight weeks for a C-section). Read more about UFT parental leaves »

Fifth-graders from PS 194 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, repeated the cries that once echoed around the busy port of New York as they raised the sail on an 1885 cargo ship during a class trip to Manhattan’s South Street Seaport Museum on Oct. 7.

No. Individuals who work F-status are not eligible to take UFT parental leaves. Time worked F-status will also not count towards eligibility to take parental leave.

No. Days when DOE employees do not work (such as a holiday, a school break or a weekend) during your parental leave will not extend its six-week duration. However, if you are a birth parent who uses your CAR days for six or eight weeks after the...

Your parental leave application also serves as an official notice to your school or work office of your intentions of how long you plan to be out so that they can prepare for your absence. You are encouraged to directly discuss your plans with your...

Unless there are special circumstances, you will not be eligible for a parental leave if you do not submit an application within 10 days of the birth. Late applications will be accepted and subject to review for valid special circumstances, which...

As chapter leader, your responsibilities include the following: Holding at least six regularly scheduled chapter meetings each year. Forming a chapter consultation committee,meeting monthly with the committee and the principal, and reporting the...

Yes, as long as you are a UFT member. The discount vendors on the UFT app/website provide their discounts to ALL of the UFT’s members.

Currently, ONLY non-supervisory pedagogical employees will have access to SOLAS. Non-supervisory pedagogical titles include: Teachers, School Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, School Social Workers, Librarians, Attendance Teachers, School...

SOLAS is an online system designed to streamline the leave application process for DOE employees. SOLAS makes it easier to apply for a leave of absence and upload the necessary supporting documentation. The link to access SOLAS online is https://apps...

If you have lost or cannot remember your password for the Self-Service Online Leave Application System, you can use the "Password Recovery and Account Confirmation Tool" on the NYCDOE website to recover or reset your password. Here is a link to the...

You can view the status of your leave application by logging into SOLAS: https://apps.schools.nyc/solas. Once you log in using your DOE/Network ID and password, select “I would like to View the Details of my Leave Application” to view your Checklist...

You can confirm that your documents have been received in the following ways: When your documents are received, you will receive a confirmation email to your DOE email address. Log into SOLAS: https://apps.schools.nyc/solas Once you log in using your...

You can confirm that your principal has submitted their acknowledgement by logging into SOLAS: https://apps.schools.nyc/solas Once you log in using your DOE/Network ID and password, select “I would like to View the Details of my Leave Application” to...

You can withdraw your leave application by logging into SOLAS: https://apps.schools.nyc/solas Once you log in using your DOE/Network ID and password, you can either withdraw your application OR withdraw your application and submit a new application...

To rescind your non-medical leave request that has been approved, you must contact your principal to discuss rescinding your non-medical leave request. Your rescind request must be approved by your principal at least 30 days prior to the start date...

All NYC Department of Education employees have access to their DOE email via the web. Please visit the DOE Login Page to log into your DOE email: If you need assistance with your DOE email or password, please contact HR Connect at 718-935-4000 .

STEP 1: NYCAPS : go to www.nyc.gov/ESS and log in. Enter your USER ID (your 7-digit Employee ID /Reference Number found on your paystub. Your temporary password consists of the last two digits of your SSN, an underscore (_), the first three letters...

Upon receiving the grievance, the principal must arrange a grievance conference with you and your chapter leader. If the matter is not resolved at the conference, the principal must issue a written decision within five school days of receiving the...

If the principal denies your grievance, the union has 15 school days to file a Step 2 chancellor’s level grievance. The union must investigate the denial, but it can appeal to the chancellor’s representative at Step 2. Only the union may appeal or...

High School—60 days before the end of the term Middle School—Before May 1 Elementary School—Early in the Spring