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I am struggling with my classroom/classroom management/lesson planning this year. What services do you have to help me?
Reach out to the Partners in Progress: Peer Intervention Program (PIP) at the UFT. PIP allows you to receive confidential, non-evaluative one-on-one help from highly experienced, specially selected colleagues who will create individualized...
Who should apply to the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
Tenured teachers who are having trouble because of supervisors’ evaluations, formal warnings, or Ineffective/U ratings should apply. PIP also works with teachers who have not been rated as Ineffective or U-rated who are seeking to take charge of...
How can I request help from the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
You can apply by using our online form . PIP is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located at 50 Broadway, 15th Floor, NY, NY, 10004. Summer hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you have any questions...
What is the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
The UFT’s Partners in Progress: Peer Intervention Program (PIP) allows you to receive confidential one-on-one help from highly experienced, specially selected colleagues who will create individualized professional development plans with you to...
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