No, your principal may suggest that elements be included but they cannot be required.

An administrator may ask for a copy of your lesson plan as part of the observation cycle. Lesson Plans may not be collected in a mechanical or routinized manner.

Yes, having a lesson plan is a professional responsibility.

SBOs sunset at the end of every school, with one exception. The only SBOs that do not sunset every year are changes between seven and eight periods in elementary schools. Any modification to the contract must be voted on every school year, except as indicated above.

A school-based option is a modification of the UFT/DOE contract that has been approved by the UFT staff, principal, UFT District Rep, Superintendent, UFT President, and the Chancellor in order to improve education in the school. It provides schools the opportunity to modify certain parts of the collective-bargaining agreement to fit the particular needs of individual schools.

If you would like to do a professional activity that is not on the contractual list, you can propose it to your principal, whose approval is required before you undertake the activity. Also, the 2018 Contract made it possible for chapters to use the SBO process to create additional menu activities.

You should receive one of the three professional activities you expressed preference for. If you do not receive one of the activities, you are entitled to choose another three. If there are not enough volunteers for a particular activity, it can be involuntarily assigned on a rotational basis in reverse seniority order. You cannot be involuntarily assigned to an administrative duty, such as lunch duty, hall patrol or am duty, for any two years in a row.

Professional activities are professional or administrative assignments that are part of a teacher’s program, in middle schools, high schools, and 8 period elementary schools. The activities are chosen from the contractual menu of professional activities.

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The UFT cannot give legal advice in these matters. It is strongly suggested that if you have been arrested, seek the services of a qualified attorney that specializes in these matters. The UFT does not make recommendations on any attorney.

An ACD is an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal. If you receive this from the court, immediately bring an original copy to OPI. If you have been suspended or re-assigned, OPI will make a decision on a case by case basis if you can return to work.