Immediately.

All arrests, regardless of the issue involved, the location of the arrest, or when it took place MUST be immediately reported in writing to the Office of Personnel Investigations and your Principal. The best way is by e-mail to OPIarrestnotifiction [at] schools [dot] nyc [dot] gov (OPIarrestnotification[at]schools[dot]nyc[dot]gov) and cc your Principal.

Yes. The principal must be informed immediately in writing about all arrests.

Every case is different. Arrests can have serious consequences. Members should speak to their private attorney and then to a UFT Representative in the Investigations Department.

If your certification is expiring you need to do the following:

1. You will need to apply for the appropriate certificate through your Teach account.
2. You will need to complete an OT 37 Verification of Paid Experience Form and submit to your Human Resource Director.
3. Send an email to mentorverification [at] schools [dot] nyc [dot] gov (mentorverification[at]schools[dot]nyc[dot]gov) to submit your mentored experience.
4. Follow up with a UFT certification specialist, especially if you have further questions.

Apply through NYSED at: www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/home.html. If you have problems logging in, email tcert [at] nysed [dot] gov (tcert[at]nysed[dot]gov) and type "forgot username/password" on the subject line. 

The main exams required for state certification are the EAS (Educating All Students) and the CST (Content Specialty Test). If the person is applying for a bilingual or special education certificate, additional exams are also required. As of April 27, 2022, candidates who apply for state certification will no longer need to complete the edTPA exam. See additional information about this change »

It is so important that someone in your school steps up and takes this important role. If your chapter is not organized, there won't be the necessary checks and balances on administration and UFT members will not have the same voice at the school level. Maybe it can be a topic for discussion at the next UFT member meeting at your school.  Please reach out to your borough office or District Representative for further support within this process.

Elections for UFT chapter leaders happen every 3 years. The last election period was in 2021. Prior to the next election, your chapter leader will inform you about important deadlines and new information will be posted on the UFT website. 

Please send your information about the event to New_York_Teacher [at] uft [dot] org (New_York_Teacher[at]uft[dot]org) as early in advance of the event as possible. Please be sure to include the contact information where you can be reached. 

For all subjects for which the student's IEP does not recommend special education services, the student must receive instruction in a general education class with their peers who do not have disabilities. The number of nondisabled students should be more than or equal to the number of students with disabilities in the class in order to ensure an appropriate level of integration. An important consideration in determining the number of students with disabilities and nondisabled students in a nominally “general education” class is that the ratio must not result in a de facto special education class.