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Paraprofessional absences
The UFT explains paraprofessionals' rights and obligations in terms of being absent from work.
Queens Small Group Consultation for the Expecting Parent
Expecting parents in their last trimester are invited to attend a small group consultation with Queens leave specialists Greer Hansen and Anne Wine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance as they prepare for their upcoming leave. Light snacks and door prizes will be provided! These sessions are for members who have already attended a UFT Pathways to Parenthood workshop and are due in October or November.
Excused absences
Find out about excused absences — occasions aside from personal illness — when UFT members (teachers, appointed pedagogues and other titles, such as paraprofessionals) are entitled to be absent from work but still get paid without using their CAR, or...
Extended child care leave
Many UFT-represented members have a unique and valuable benefit: the ability to take an extended child care leave and return to their job afterward. This benefit is for those who want to take more time off than paid parental leave or an FMLA benefit...
Sabbatical leaves
UFT members who are teachers or other pedagogical staff — including school counselors, social workers and school psychologists — may apply for a sabbatical leave to enhance their teaching skills, restore their health if they are ill or achieve state...
I am currently on an approved leave. Will I be receiving lump-sum payments/retroactive pay?
UFT members who take an approved unpaid leave will get all of the rate increases that other employees will receive upon their return. In addition, they will receive all of their retroactive pay so long as they return from leave by Oct. 1, 2023, and...
What are the potential consequences of being frequently late or absent?
If you are excessively absent or late, you may receive a letter for your official file. If you are tenured, the DOE has the right, with sufficient notice, to file disciplinary charges against you. There is a special, expedited procedure when the DOE...
Am I eligible for a study sabbatical?
Most appointed pedagogues (lab specialists, school counselors, secretaries, social workers and psychologists and teachers) are eligible for a one year study sabbatical after 14 years of service. In addition, middle school, junior high or high school...
What is child care leave?
If UFT-represented DOE employees want to take additional time off following a UFT parental leave or a maternity leave to care for their child, they may take an unpaid child care leave until the September following the baby’s fourth birthday.
What is a grace period?
Appointed pedagogues are entitled to a “calendar month” grace period, which pays you for all weekends and holidays for the calendar month following the exhaustion of the days in your sick bank and/or your borrowed days. Work days are deducted from...