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Why Does The DOE Continually Violate The ATR Agreement?
Last week I received a change in my assignment and was sent to a middle school, despite the fact the ATR agreement plainly states that rotating ATRs can only be placed in their district. My district...
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What Are Rotating ATR Rights This School Year?
As most of you know, the UFT wisely let the terrible 2014 ATR Agreement, that made ATRs second class citizens, sunset into history. The 2014 ATR Agreement was for two years and could be renewed for...
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What You Need To Do When Served With 3020-a Charges?
Unfortunately, I have been contacted by and hearing from other teachers that quite a few teachers are being served 3020-a charges by the DOE for incompetence and minor alleged misconduct. Almost all...
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What Makes For A Successful High School?
Soon, the eighth graders will be selecting their high school and hopefully get their first choice. However, for many parents and students who are bombarded with school fairs, testimonials, and...
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Give Thanks That You Are Not A Teacher Working For These Principals.
I had downloaded all the high school snapshots in Queens and came up with the "dirty dozen"principals that have the lowest trust readings as nominated by their teaching staff. This list is based upon...
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Chaz's Golden Turkey Award
My annual golden turkey award finds two returnees. Chancellor Carmen Farina, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, new to the list is the DOE's ATR incentive and Hillary Clinton .Chancellor Carmen Farina, a two...
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The Disconnect Between The Graduation Rate And Being Prepared For The Real...
We all know that principals can and do manipulate the graduation rate. Credit recovery, grade changing, administration pressure on teachers, and school scholarship requirements (80% or more passing...
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At The DOE Some Teachers Are More Equal Than Other Teachers.
You would think that all teachers are treated the same by the DOE. However, we all know that excessed teachers are not treated the same as appointed teachers but in the bizarro world of the DOE,...
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Beware Of The OSI And SCI Investigators. They Are Out To Terminate You.
Since Michael Bloomberg became Mayor of New York City and selected non-educator Joel Klein as Chancellor, teachers have been targeted by corrupt investigations by The Office of Special Investigations...
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Queens High Schools Where College Ready Scores Are Dropping.
In June 2016, the Common Core Algebra Regents cut scores were dropped to allow for a higher passing percentage as well as an increased "college readiness" percentage. You can find it Here. However,...
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The ATR Incentive And The Problem Code.
The DOE has tried in various ways to terminate the ATRs. First, they changed the hiring and bumping rules, thanks to our UFT leadership, in the infamous 2005 contract. Next, our UFT leadership failed...
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Beware Of The ATR Field Supervisiors Baring Gifts - A Plan Of Assistance.
By this time of the school year most rotating ATRs have met and have been observed by their field supervisors. For the unfortunate many, who either have had a "U" rating the previous year or was given...
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More Terrible Principal Selections For Two Great High Schools.
I must say that I am perplexed how Chancellor Carmen Farina selects Superintendents? Be in Juan Mendez, Amiee Horowitz, and many others. These Superintendents continue to hire principals that have...
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Be Warned, Avoid This School At All Costs. - William Cullen Bryant High School
One of the worst schools for teachers to find themselves in is William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens. This school has one of the lowest Principal trust factors by teachers in the city at28%....
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The Legacy Of Michael Bloomberg Continues, Thanks To Chancellor Carmen Farina.
Before Michael Bloomberg became Mayor of New York City, the teaching profession was treated with respect, even if the previous Mayors weren't especially thrilled with the UFT's demands at the...
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Is The Union Negotiating Away Our CAR Days?
There appears to be a Facebook rumor that our union leadership is in "secret negotiations" with the Bill de Blasio administration on obtaining paid FLMA for members on maternity leave and possibly...
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To Education Reformers, You Can't Measure Quality With A Ruler
The education reformer obsession of trying to evaluate teachers based upon student test scores has proven to be a failure, time and again. Starting with Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, and Eli Broad,...
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Trust, A Quality Our Union Leadership Fails To Display.
Trust is defined in the dictionary as"a firm belief in the reliability, truth, the ability of strength of someone". In other words trust is earned when that person or group gains the confidence,...
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Why Does The City Want Veteran Teachers To Leave? It's All About The Pension.
The teacher shortage that is widespread throughout the country has reached the Bronx, where vacancies abound as few qualified candidates actually apply, and is ominously looming for the rest of New...
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Cellphones In Schools Are Not Only Distracting But They Hurt Stiudent Learning.
Ask most any teacher and they will tell you the worst decision that Mayor Bill de Blasio and his disappointing Chancellor, Carmen Farina, made was allowing students to carry their cellphones into the...
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