tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post6361420993933637106..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: ARE THERE ANY REASONABLE, RESPONSIBLE, DECENT PEOPLE LEFT IN UFT LEADERSHIP?Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-81060924553731176852021-06-27T05:36:29.399-04:002021-06-27T05:36:29.399-04:00Easy answer: Probably not in my mind Easy answer: Probably not in my mind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-51434910915751419522021-06-22T09:43:08.900-04:002021-06-22T09:43:08.900-04:00Hey Joe,
I read the guidance and it seems to cont...Hey Joe,<br /><br />I read the guidance and it seems to contradict the law. The guidance is not an amendment. It is the State Education Department's interpretation that APPRs are not prohibited. I put this right from the Senate website:<br /><br />"provides that no school district shall complete an annual professional performance review for the two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year."<br /><br />That looks like it prohibits APPRs but I am no lawyer.<br /><br />I would be objecting vociferously if I was a union leader that the law is clear and SED's interpretation in their guidance is wrong.<br /><br />The cynic in me says Mulgrew and NYSUT President Pallotta are in on this but I have no specific evidence to support that claim.<br /><br />James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-85747897368277381172021-06-22T08:54:51.673-04:002021-06-22T08:54:51.673-04:00Yes..
http://www.nysed.gov/educator-quality/appr-...Yes..<br /><br />http://www.nysed.gov/educator-quality/appr-statute-regulations-and-guidance<br /><br />Scroll down and click AAPR Q&A DOCUMENT<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> CAN AN LEA STILL COMPLETE EVALUATIONS IF THEY WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR APPR PLAN FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? Yes. The amendments to the law eliminate the requirement for LEAs to complete teacher and principal evaluations for the 2020-21 school year, but do not prohibit evaluations from being completed where an LEA is able to do so. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822882663902055306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70748741128937930982021-06-22T05:38:14.849-04:002021-06-22T05:38:14.849-04:00People have to stop with the spring break up. Not...People have to stop with the spring break up. Not going to happen. <br /><br />To anyone who did live classes, checked emails or cared that week, you are a sucker and you let the doe play you. <br /><br />The doe gave us assignments. I re-posted them. I did zero live classes and played golf that whole week. <br /><br />Basically, spring 2020, I did as little as possible. I worked the system. <br /><br />The doe is trying to work the union. The union is trying to work us for dues. We are working the admins to stay off of our backs. I work the kids making them believe their work matters when I will pass anyone who hands in any pile of you know what that isn’t blank. We are working the parents. It’s the unspoken part of the job that everyone knows. We just can’t admit it. <br /><br />I’m home today bc of primary elections. I’m getting an early morning workout in and am doing nonsense work online aka showing some current events thing on YouTube kids will log off when video comes on. <br /><br />Guess what? It doesn’t matter. <br /><br />My wife has a ton of calls today for her real job. <br /><br />I can retire in a decade. <br /><br />What’s so bad? <br /><br />Once you realize that this job doesn’t matter, it’s a happier existence. Just play the game. <br /><br />Your blood pressure goes down and quality of life goes up. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-26176675372903534912021-06-22T05:31:35.118-04:002021-06-22T05:31:35.118-04:00I’m. Or saying the UFT is good(it’s not), but so a...I’m. Or saying the UFT is good(it’s not), but so any of you have spouses or friends who work in private industry? I do. My wife works 70 hour weeks, receives emails all hours of the day, and makes comparable money to us. <br /><br />I hate the Monday and Tuesday’s. I really do. But we work 180 days a year, have set hours, a ton of time off, federal holidays off, decent benefits and if you aren’t tier 6, you can leave at age 55. If you are through tier 4, it’s not a bad gig compared to what people do who work real jobs. <br /><br />However, if you are tier 6, don’t do this. Haha. No way you will make it to work 45 years in this system. That’s where people coming in now are screwed. <br /><br />Look at the bright side. Friday is the last day. We get ten solid weeks off. <br /><br />Go get some sunshine, relaxation and forget the doe exists for 10 weeks. <br /><br />Honestly, by next week, I won’t even remember the names of the students from this year. <br /><br />Is this job fun? Not really. But each time I get fed up, we get another day off. <br /><br />All I’m saying is talk to people who work real jobs. Things can be better, but we don’t have it that bad. <br /><br />In what other job can you pretend it doesn’t exist in July and august? I’ll wait for an answer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-47313136604982168732021-06-21T23:49:10.358-04:002021-06-21T23:49:10.358-04:00So our lovely union president who said and I quote...So our lovely union president who said and I quote "these aren't conditions you were hired under" seems to have no problem with the DOE just deciding to go with APPR. And that's how he said it. "So the DOE decided to go with APPR" not even a pretense of acting like he didn't just accept their decision when a state law was signed saying he didn't have to. He claims 95% where HE or E and wow that's before MOSL. You know what I hear? I hear that he doesn't give a shit about the other 5% who were rated D and I. Who were targeted by toxic admin for being pro union and speaking up for teachers rights. Some of these teachers can be halfway to being brought up on incompetency charges with this years ineffective rating on a job they were never trained to do. I hear that the DOE told him 5 % of your dues paying member will have a negative rating for doing a job with no training during a pandemic with friends and family members and colleagues dying all around them. Thank Mr. Mugrew, Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-83864572492019631932021-06-21T21:28:57.151-04:002021-06-21T21:28:57.151-04:00Just as the citizens get the government they deser...Just as the citizens get the government they deserve, the teachers get the union they deserve. Just as the majority of people walking the streets are completely ignorant of basic civics and the political issues of the day, so are the majority of teachers ignorant of Union issues. And those numbskulls vote.<br />And of course it's helpful to have those in power lying and cheating so that they remain in power. And no one should be surprised that the Union is self-serving just as the politicians are.<br />They only pretend to care about their constituents.Educatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-16364665437604968162021-06-21T17:29:18.610-04:002021-06-21T17:29:18.610-04:00Go Curtis Silwa!Go Curtis Silwa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-82801691604918314002021-06-21T16:37:52.265-04:002021-06-21T16:37:52.265-04:00I meant Yang, sorry. The last few days Yang has be...I meant Yang, sorry. The last few days Yang has been campaigning with Garcia—and telling folks to vote #1 and #2 —for each other and ignore the other candidates—especially Adams. <br />In respect to schools,, Yang’s position is a little more known—but really not sure of Garcia’s position. But as a former NYC Sanitation Commissioner—one would assume the schools would be spotless with frequent garbage pickups—if she is elected Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-7210276380950492122021-06-21T15:46:25.081-04:002021-06-21T15:46:25.081-04:00Who is Chang?????Who is Chang?????waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-39777668188237669882021-06-21T12:51:00.592-04:002021-06-21T12:51:00.592-04:00I believe Adams and Chang have gone on record with...I believe Adams and Chang have gone on record with a call for a longer school day or even a longer school year. What does that look like?<br />Does it mean an extra 10 minutes or more of daily instruction for all students? Can there be a longer school year without the approval of the State Education Department? How would these items be connected a new contract for 2022?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-88230089241370958992021-06-21T12:39:30.032-04:002021-06-21T12:39:30.032-04:00Can we see the amendment? Can we see the amendment? James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-37866622722302055582021-06-21T12:15:37.998-04:002021-06-21T12:15:37.998-04:00From what i have heard is that someone requested a...From what i have heard is that someone requested an amendment in Albany to change the wording. That is why they are being allowed to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-21895900453155472752021-06-21T10:31:25.926-04:002021-06-21T10:31:25.926-04:00So does anyone really know which one of these mayo...So does anyone really know which one of these mayoral hopefuls are really in the pockets of the charter industry....some experts says garcia is owned by charters...others say chang while other say the police officer adams...the charter people have their tongues hanging but the reality is that charters never will get off the ground in nyc...too much is needed...too many teachers and already there is a shortage of teachers...the charters has sucked all the newbies out of college who want to work for a buck and lunch....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-58045932049625529772021-06-21T09:39:13.232-04:002021-06-21T09:39:13.232-04:00Why do we have off on Monday when we should be wor...Why do we have off on Monday when we should be working? Our contract calls for us to work until the third to last business day in June, yet we have off on June 28 when we should be at work. I think that when we go to arbitration on July 1 the city is going to show that they gave us off June 28 and that will be one less day from last year they will have to pay us for. Thoughts anyone?<br /><br />9:35.....The contract ends in mid Sept. 2022 because there was a health related deal/maternity leave deal made 2 years ago which extended the contract to Sept. without any members input. I am sure that our contract says somewhere that the board can do that on our behalf without our ok in order to cut costs for the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-12147502018946245142021-06-21T09:17:09.758-04:002021-06-21T09:17:09.758-04:00James,
Mulgrew is a flim-flam man, a confidence m...James, <br />Mulgrew is a flim-flam man, a confidence man. <br /><br />Your reading of the law makes this clear. <br /><br />Mulgrew takes the scuttlebutt and says, "don't worry, we will take care of it." <br /><br />There is nothing to take care of, but he, and unity generally, are confident that they have the confidence of the members. In other words, we are idiots, apathetic idiots. <br /><br />Look at the votes. He's going to win. No problem. He's got more members, more dues, and all he has to do is put on the show, a pretense, he says, "without him and his crew looking out for us we would be worse off." <br /><br />And they do get some things done because they are our representatives and get a seat at the table sometimes, but they do a poor job on most things and take credit for lots they have nothing to do with. <br /><br />Mostly they do what other unions are doing, they trade away what members have and then take credit for getting the best deal, much better, they claim, than what we would have gotten if they didn't fight so hard and spend our COPE money. <br /><br />People like you see the scam, but most don't. <br /><br />Teachers are too busy so they simply trust their most important things, like pensions, health care, work conditions, to the union. The union knows this and it knows that a volunteer chapter leader system are weak and that is how they want it. <br /><br />James, you should write a book about this. Forget about trying to save the UFT. It's a lost cause. Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8650734301780027492021-06-21T08:55:59.126-04:002021-06-21T08:55:59.126-04:00Why is this Friday a full day with the kids? I h...Why is this Friday a full day with the kids? I have never seen that before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-55922887726616294222021-06-21T07:59:42.527-04:002021-06-21T07:59:42.527-04:00NoNoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69348034362547111552021-06-20T23:36:49.951-04:002021-06-20T23:36:49.951-04:00https://www.nysenate.gov//legislation/bills/2021/S...https://www.nysenate.gov//legislation/bills/2021/S5576<br /><br />I copied the text from the actual bill in the posting and I posted the summary this evening in the comments. Where in the new law does it leave evaluation up to the districts? James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59703011370254941772021-06-20T23:31:26.267-04:002021-06-20T23:31:26.267-04:00This is right from the summary of the law:
"...This is right from the summary of the law:<br /><br />"provides that no school district shall complete an annual professional performance review for the two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year."<br /><br />Where is the part that says districts decide?<br /><br />I am not a lawyer but I interpret pretty clearly. If I was the UFT President, I would be crying foul and not just telling members to relax.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17842837225222908832021-06-20T21:35:34.514-04:002021-06-20T21:35:34.514-04:004:43–Actually, it’s a 4 month city freebie on wage...4:43–Actually, it’s a 4 month city freebie on wage increases. The last increase began on May, 15, 2021 and is usually stays for a full year—except this one—inexplicably goes to the end of the current contract—September 30, 2022.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-38577196975471899302021-06-20T19:54:09.111-04:002021-06-20T19:54:09.111-04:00Not a waiver. It's baked in the law. Districts...Not a waiver. It's baked in the law. Districts decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-44872309431314457592021-06-20T19:11:53.191-04:002021-06-20T19:11:53.191-04:00Mulgrew is not "allowing" DoE to get a w...Mulgrew is not "allowing" DoE to get a waiver, the governor is allowing that. Since when is Mulgrew the doe's boss? Typical James.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8965207474180584982021-06-20T18:12:42.429-04:002021-06-20T18:12:42.429-04:00@5:53 I like that theory.
ATRs are going to be w...@5:53 I like that theory. <br /><br />ATRs are going to be walking into dark world. <br /><br />http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/06/next-for-atrsoh-5-days-left.html?m=1<br />Pete Zuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-64332431396626643832021-06-20T17:53:25.292-04:002021-06-20T17:53:25.292-04:00By not paying teachers during spring break, the DO...By not paying teachers during spring break, the DOE engaged in human trafficking (forced labor) for that week. I think teachers should reports to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the human trafficking that was committed by De Blasio and Carranza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com