We thought it was ridiculous for the doe to ask everyone to reapply. There will be a special education Town Hall meeting next week. A: Don’t know. The Learning Bridges, they made some adjustments but its been so frustrating. Its going to be ugly. Townhall is the leading source for conservative news, political cartoons, breaking stories, election analysis and commentary on politics and the media culture. Q: Art teacher. Q: Federal IEP compliance; students mandated for ICT compliance/ ratios: A: DeVos doesn’t care if your kid has an IEP. Its a $12,500 stipend. Staff have to be able to decline if they don’t feel comfortable. A teacher CANNOT do both remote and in person. As an art teacher, how do you deal with materials? I say if we go up to 4 after Thanksgiving, a decision has to be made. Leon Black, Jeffrey Epstein, Apollo and Illinois teacher pensions. The UFT Call Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In-service DOE members, call 212-331-6311; In-service DOE functional chapter members, call 212-331-6312; Private sector members, call 212-331-6313; Retirees, call 212-331-6314; For the UFT Welfare Fund (health benefits), call 212-539-0500 M: We may have to open our regional support centers again. UFT headquarters. Yes,remote teachers will need to stream live for their students but will not attempt to replicate a normal school day. That's the key to everything and its going to be tough. We don’t have enough teachers to staff both remote and hybrid. UFT Virtual Town Hall Report. (It’s not ok!). Q: What will it look for students who have not consented? The better we can make it for the students the better off they will be. Principal seems to say you must teach live– understaffed school… might have to bridge classes of different grades which will require double planning? Mayor asked how we can go on strike? M: You are 100% right. The doe didn't want it. March 26, 2011 Stephanie March 29, 2011 By Stephanie West . There's a Mayors' race coming, we are going to roll out our political plan in the next few weeks. Could lead to big fights. Budget: All the unions are trying to do cost saving . All teachers MUST have coordination with their colleagues before we teach. Halloween Treats. Whats going on with attaining tenure? I really wanted to do this Town Hall this week because it's Thanksgiving. A: Nope, answered this, they do not come out of your CAR. Q: Ventilation/ filtration: my bldg’s report was 3 (fair), too old for HVAC system. We need to get the numbers down. Will they close school buildings in NYC in January? City expects the state to put the whole city in orange. “We might have to change it”… no. The operational side of the doe has worked really well with us. 75 DOE employees, most UFT, are now dead from COVID-19. Cuomo has the final word. UFT doing everything we can to tamp this down. M: Last yr the govt. We will continue to go above and beyond, but we do not work for free. Being put in jeopardy. Final decision will not be made until right before the beginning of the school year. Who likes being muted at a Town Hall anyway? Its not being followed the way it's supposed to. KNN Virtual Weekly Town Hall Meeting - Thursday - April 23, 2020 April 23, 2020 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) Description. Orange is when they start shutting things down and red nothing is working. Lawyers said, “people don’t have medical accommodations forever, so they should reapply”. The two plans look ridiculous to the public. Can we open? ( Log Out / For now, a friend took notes – and offered them for sharing: UFT Town Hall Meeting Minutes August 13, 2020. Parents are our allies/ families have to deal with the dilemma– do I send my child to school, can I afford my house? But that’s tomorrow. We don’t have what you’ve ALREADY agreed to. Will schools even want to welcome this? 200 operational issues have been resolved. UFT Executive Board November 16, 2020--Medical Acc... UFT Resolution in Support of Black Lives Matter at... UFT Executive Board November 9, 2020--City Not Say... January Regents Canceled--What Does That Mean for Us? Thank you for all you are doing. WHERE IS THE CALENDAR?? We do NOT trust the DOE. Personal attacks, trolling, name-calling and/ or bigotry will not be tolerated. The UFT is not happy about this but we are working with the DOE in terms of compensation. How will we handle it if it isn’t safe? There are always two sets of numbers. Serving lunch in classrooms is different from restaurants how? Attendance hasn't been that great. Kids must have access to both. Many Ps being pressed by Superintendents to do this. ♀️ ♀️ ♂️ ♂️ We aren't sure what will happen but we will continue to fight for a stronger and more democratic UFT. Is there a way you could do a combination of in person and remote? City will come to us to ask to give stuff back– we expect that we will. I'm a senior member, 27 years teaching, any hope of an early incentive or retirement? We’re getting into crunch time! We’re facing a huge deficit. A: An agreement: (we have to train them first how to follow these new rules, IF we get to open schools; these new procedures). We are going to have tough years ahead of us and it comes down how the new administration works things out. United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew stated in a UFT virtual Town Hall meeting yesterday that the COVID vaccine would be mandatory for all NYC teachers by September of 2021. RSVP to Sandy Eisho at eisho@farbman.com a link to join the virtual meeting will be sent to you. Stay In the Know. We are thinking about how to handle people who are primary care-givers who live with people with medical conditions to be able to teach remotely. We fought and we won that battle 12 years. I will ask. We expect standardized tests to be waived this year. No, I do not believe that. I've made proposals. We like it with the colors. Which forms say where we are at? If you want to work in school, we expect the vaccine will be mandated but we will get to that bridge. Share: Similar Articles. Feb. 22, 2012, 3:51 p.m. Pinned by Manchester Archives + Type: photo. Buckle up. If schools are open, we are the essential workers needing childcare. ♀️ ♀️ ♂️ ♂️ We aren't sure what will happen but we will continue to fight for a stronger and more democratic UFT. Decisions need to be made to keep a of us safe and our families. Everything is going up, unemployment, everyone is running out food. See what makes sense. More challenges, but we will get through this as we take care of our students and each other. 3.5.2020. International Women's Day Happy Hour. When I'm looking at social media, we are our own little word, we communicate, there is nothing easy about what we are doing. OUR medical professionals are telling us we CAN do this with the rates we have, but we have to be SO CAREFUL. They are going to recognize the accommodations. M: I'll bring it up. We have to go into schools and know what kinds of safety precautions each school needs– no such thing as a cookie cutter school, especially D75. We are going to take care of each other. My biggest fear now, somebody is going to make a mistake and others will be harmed. All eyes on schools at all times. Without additional funding, layoffs could come. This is according to multiple teachers who attended the meeting. Q: Can we have a buy-out to mitigate layoffs? We knew it would be much better that if there was an area that's a problem,that area would close the schools of that area. Its not where it should be. 10.30.2020. Taking care of our profession and our livelihood. Panelists from last week's educational Zoom Town Hall meeting posted on Facebook included over a dozen guest speakers and had nearly 200 viewers. Michael Mulgrew. A: Yes, we’re in that pot. What are we as a union going to do and what are we going to say to the mayor? Going to get uglier as we get closer because that’s the only way stuff can really get done. This pin has been added to 3 projects. A: I don’t believe we are going to be ready. Live streaming lessons with students and a camera is not super effective–you can’t get much worse than that. We have to show WHY it isn’t so. 10.29.2020. When we ARE in schools we are in classrooms. Ihre Ansprechpartnerin: Veronika Reichl Tel. UFT protecting parents, students and communities. Huge positivity rates different than us. We’re pushing back as a waste of time, regardless of whether we are remote or in the buildings. Q: Paraprofessionals: how will they be impacted by how many students needs support plus contractual obligations? Q: Got a denial for medical accommodation. We could probably write a book on opening a school during a pandemic. Q: Some people still haven't gotten any confirmation but the extension of the medical accommodations. If we do this, employees that participate can receive disciplinary actions or financial penalties. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. My members are insulted that money is being thrown at them. No promises– but the number of students choosing remote is huge and will continue to go up as other states open to crazy and horrible stories. Q: Social worker:we travel to various DOE and community programs every day. We fought for the cleaning, procedures, small class sizes, ple, we had guidance in place what would happen if the rates go up. UFT leadership has used the excuse of the pandemic to screen questions and create an even more controlled environment compared to in-person meetings. (call dropped). The city will have a challenge with all the homelessness. January 26, 2021. Teachers in GA have to use their own sick days if you are in quarantine, and if they run out of days, they lose pay. Rating the August 13 UFT Town Hall | JD2718, New York State is currently a rising COVID outlier in the United States, Post-Thanksgiving surge is over, except in New York. WHat happened in the spring was horrible, especially the religious observances. Without this $$, we don’t believe we can afford to open safely. A: Don’t take a leave yet! There's no playback on how to do all of this in a pandemic. We will make sure no harm comes to a teacher (ie an untenured teacher denied tenure due to a medical accommodation). M: Pre K will not be tested. Don’t need and HVAC system to have proper ventilation: windows better. Also, primary care givers are being extended. Some of Solidarity's leaders asked if I would like to join them in a push to bring back some democracy at UFT meetings. The state will continue to kove forward with testing and remote if necessary. Still working out protocols. A: We have had no decisions with the DOE about D75, because the mayor drug his feet on talking about the nuances of our schools. An online form to process issues with this. We have to push it with the DOE to tell the parent– they need to follow the rules or they can’t be in school. Look how well hiding behind parents worked in March. Everyone is hurting one way or another. NYC in a much different place. Taylor Law makes it illegal to strike (unless we can prove “clear and present danger” to open every school. It is not easy at all. UFT Constitution 2015; UFT Finances 2014; UFT DOE 2009-2018 Contract; Membership; Member Toolbox. Could we be breaking the Taylor Law? A: No way we can solve all the problems. Q: As we come into the holidays, can you encourage members to donate blood? Violators will be warned, deleted, and/ or banned at sole discretion of the moderator. All people, students and teachers facing the same direction– not satisfied with this answer. Our mayor seems to be ready to open schools— WE are not ready. Might get assigned a different school, and if she’s not in the building, might it affect her tenure? How will grading work? Mayor asked how we can go on strike? Views expressed herein are solely those of the author or authors, and do not reflect views of my employers, the United Federation of Teachers, or any UFT union caucus. Join us every Thursday at 4:30 PM EST for a virtual town hall meeting with NAI Farbman! You all go above and beyond. 1. Now we are getting medical accommodations! The state did not have a plan before but the state is much more aggressive with testing. We will have lots of work to do because all of the damage. 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. I want everyone to remain safe and to your families have a great Thanksgiving. If anyone says that they are going to write things up, let us know. A: With a mask, eyeballs are still open. It may work out that those teachers that are at home will be responsible for remote learners. Welcome to our online registration site. Their hours didn't always work. We need to all work together. Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association, Georgia’s QAnon Member of Congress Supports “Execution” of Leading Democrats, What the leaked DOE memo on the "gifted" test reveals. CAR days are in but still seeking full compensation Simple– not messing around. We have a plan. After her speeches convinced local Dallas officials to respond to the needs of sur- vivors in the city, Trina joined the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association so she could urge federal officials to offer more assistance. We should have only plan. Town Hall Meetings derive their name from town halls. Q: Medical accommodation: haven’t received word on if it is approved. City is going to ask for things back– we will NOT give things back, with all the new and extra work we do. There is going to be a very bad winter. But we don't want to open and then close down again. When I see animosity of people going after others for what they are doing. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Will they close school buildings in NYC in January? DOE has plenty of employees, let them deal with it, especially since Tweed members with teaching certificates can be compelled into teaching service. If people are eating maskless, they NEED to have a shield to protect their eyes as well. What if the mayor insists we go in when it isn’t safe? Do not call on a Sunday to open on a Monday. There's no way to do this test appropriately. A: We will have to coordinate together and have to have an extended period of training for any scenario. Can they also teach in schools? KNN hosts weekly Virtual Town Hall Meetings via Zoom to discuss updates related to COVID-19, relevant resources, advocacy initiatives and relevant topics. Shields might be more common than we thought; all teachers might need them. Wir sind einer der größten Online-Shops im Bereich Heimtierbedarf und stolz, über 40.000 Produkte anbieten zu können. Nobody wants to listen to us. This will be one of our priorities in Albany. Q: D75. M: We now have an early retirement legislature. Q: With the number of children remote/ in person/ parents opting in/ opting out/ different times to opt in? Do I know my child is safe? Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña assured UFT members at a town hall meeting at union headquarters that her first priority — and the accomplishment by which she most wants to be judged — is restoring dignity and respect to the teaching profession. We are seeing the damage now, we understand this better than anyone. But we want those consent forms done when we reopen. Inaugurations Then and Now: Memories of 2017, 1973, 1961, Back By Unpopular Demand! ( Log Out / : +49 89 24210-7521 E-Mail: veronika.reichl(at)invest-in-bavaria.de. Horrors of colleagues in school districts that have no business opening. PROBLEM; don’t have enough SPED teachers already in order to be able to meet their needs. The blood issue is real. If asked to teach during lunch, can I decline if I am not comfortable? Only about 15% teachers have applied for medical accommodations. Be safe! I want to thank you all for doing such a phenomenal job keeping the schools. May 19, 2020 Coronavirus, Government and politics. Yeah, after having questions prescreened and not being given the pro... mised space to propose motions at several Delegate Assembly sessions, Solidarity got peeved. Hopefully by January. We are going to see when this goes. The state was closing schools at a very rapid pace in their system. 3.5.2020. International Women's Day Happy Hour. haikyuu characters nekoma, Which HAIKYUU! According to a recent UFT town hall meeting, teachers may apply to stay at home for health reasons. You’re not changing passover, you’re not changing Kwanzaa, the dates are the dates. Q: REMOTE LEARNING: don’t know what this looks like. GOAL: Little bit longer report, but still majority questions. From here you can browse and review our course and event offerings, register and pay for your selected courses and events, manage your account, review your registration history, make recommendations for future classes and more! If we do this work, we can combat layoffs, and also hire new teachers with buyouts. Changes in rosters and such? Q: I'm very upset and concerned about our students about housing, food, and anything else they need. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña assured UFT members at a town hall meeting at union headquarters that her first priority — and the accomplishment by which she most wants to be judged — is restoring dignity and respect to the teaching profession. 'M up for tenure this year school… might have to deal with the city of … 21... Received word on if it is safe enough to open schools— we are not ready they are doing... 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