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District 31 Paraprofessionals February Meeting

All Staten Island paraprofessionals are invited to register for our monthly meeting. Please join Ann Marie Toro, the Staten Island paraprofessionals borough coordinator, and UFT Staten Island education liaison Nicole Puglia for important news and updates affecting our chapter and the union as a whole.  

UFT Citywide Paraprofessional Representatives February Meeting

Please join your colleagues at a meeting for paraprofessional representatives. We'll discuss important issues and updates for paraprofessionals. Jamie Polzin, UFT member representative, will give a presentation titled "Morale Matters." Learn how to boost morale in your school communities, with ideas for activities to bring staff together and inexpensive ways to show appreciation for your colleagues.

District 7 Paraprofessional Representatives Meeting

You're invited to a meeting for District 7 paraprofessional representatives. At this meeting, I will address your concerns and share updates on the latest chapter news. We'll also discuss the District 7 paraprofessional coordinator position, including the role and responsibilities, and have a Q&A.

Fight for RESPECT continues

Paraprofessionals fanned out across the city in January to sit down with City Council members to urge them to support a revised "RESPECT check" bill that would provide an annual check of no less than $10,000 to the educators whose ranks are suffering...

Partnering with paraprofessionals

When teachers and paraprofessionals are on the same page, the classroom becomes a place of unity and students are the beneficiaries. Teachers across the city discuss the benefits of forging strong, healthy relationships with the paraprofessionals...

2026 Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon

Please join the UFT and your fellow paraprofessionals from across the city at this year’s Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon. Our premier annual event for paraprofessionals features breakfast, CTLE workshops, a festival with games and prizes, a bag of wellness freebies and a luncheon.

Our fight isn’t over

Thousands of paraprofessionals mobilized throughout 2025 to fight for the $10,000 annual "RESPECT check," only to have City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams block it. The UFT will redouble its efforts in the new year.

Fight for ‘RESPECT ’ continues

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams blocked the “RESPECT check” bill from coming to a vote before the full City Council this year.
But the UFT plans to redouble its efforts to get the bill across the finish line in the new year.

Blue for RESPECT

UFT members supported the “RESPECT check” bill on Nov. 13 by holding teach-ins, wearing blue and tagging City Council members on social media in photos of themselves holding “RESPECT for Paraprofessionals” signs.

Education caught in cro$$fire

UFT President Michael Mulgrew warned of the serious repercussions for public schools stemming from the Trump administration’s attacks on health care and education.