SCHOOL-BASED OPTIONS (SBOs) In accordance with Article
8B of the contract, SBOs allow staff the flexibility to collaboratively modify
contractual articles and/or create positions that the contract does not
automatically allow for. An SBO is adopted in a school when 55 percent of the
UFT members who vote support it. All SBOs sunset at the end of the school year,
except for the 7/8 period day SBO, which remains in effect until the staff
votes otherwise.
This week we will hold an
SBO vote to reduce the lunch periods to 45 minutes, with the time being
returned to us by having dismissal and the end of the work day on Fridays at
1:55 PM for the 2014-2015 school year. This will benefit the school by making
all seven periods consistent in length, which will make scheduling easier.
We will not hold an SBO on
reconfiguring the extended time because the results of last week’s survey
showed that there is very little support for changing the contract as written.
Within the next two weeks we
may possibly hold other SBOs, including holding the November and March
afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences on the same day. Details to
follow.
CONTRACT VOTE The American Arbitration
Association is counting the ballots. Results should be in by Tuesday.
SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS Online summer school
applications are now being accepted. The deadline is June 10. Go to: https://www.nycenet.edu/summerjobs/
TRANSFERS
The Open Market Hiring System is up and running. You have until August 7
to transfer without the principal’s permission. Look under the Human Resources
section of the DOE website.
Additionally, the DOE is
opening 24 new schools. You may apply on the DOE website under “Schools in the
Community/Work at a new school.”
ROOM CHANGES/MATERIALS If you are changing rooms,
while you must leave school furniture, bookcases, etc. in your old room, you
may take materials which you own. As far as materials purchased in the past
through Teacher’s Choice, they belong to the DOE and the school. If you are moving
and need the materials for next year, then move with the materials. If you are
transferring or retiring, materials purchased through Teacher’s Choice remain
in the building There is no word yet on
Teacher’s Choice for 2014-2015.
EMAIL Please give me your non-DOE
email address if I don’t already have it so that I can contact you if
necessary. Send a message to
123uft@optonline.net so that I could add you to my address book.
Thursday, June 5 is a Chancellor’s Conference
Day, which is 6 hours, 50 minutes. Hours are from 8:00 AM – 2:50 PM.
GROUP PENSION
MEETINGS FOR THOSE PLANNING ON RETIRING BY JUNE 30 – NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
BROOKLYN
Tiers I/II
Location:
Brooklyn borough office, 335 Adams St., 24th floor
Thursday, June 5
Tuesday, June 10
Monday, June 16
Tier IV
Tuesday, June 3
Location:
Brooklyn borough office, 335 Adams St., 24th floor (please note this is a
change in location from Abraham Lincoln HS)
Thursday, June 12
Location: Abraham Lincoln
HS, 2800 Ocean Parkway
Tuesday, June 17
Location: New Utrecht HS, 1601 80th St.
QUEENS
Tiers I/II
Location: Queens borough office, 97-77 Queens Blvd.
Monday, June 2
Monday, June 9
Monday, June 16
Wednesday, June 25
Tier IV
Thursday, June
5
Location: PS 139, 93-06 63rd Dr., Rego Park
Thursday, June 12
Location: John Adams HS, 101-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park
Thursday, June 19
Location: Bayside HS, 32-24 Corporal Kennedy St., Bayside
Monday, June 23
Location: Long Island City HS, 14-30 Broadway, Long Island City
Check UFT.org for meetings in other boroughs.
