tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post8080771931929747034..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: DECEMBER 23 UPDATE FROM MULGREW AND MORE FROM CHAPTER LEADER MEETINGJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77237484957823949172019-09-23T23:59:06.908-04:002019-09-23T23:59:06.908-04:00Saturday 5:01 PM. I am assuming that you are a pe...Saturday 5:01 PM. I am assuming that you are a person still in their early 20s. Clearly, teaching is not for you. This is your second job and your Complaints seem identical. Really, seriously consider another line of workPrehistoric pedagoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309260131781133687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-57012207341250956592019-09-22T12:52:06.309-04:002019-09-22T12:52:06.309-04:00If you have a legitimate doctor's note, you ar...If you have a legitimate doctor's note, you are okay. Note the word legitimate. If a doctor signs off but there are pictures of you partying, it could be a problem.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27245516771367252082019-09-22T12:04:53.381-04:002019-09-22T12:04:53.381-04:00I am considering taking a personal day (will put i...I am considering taking a personal day (will put in ahead of time) since my out of town family will be in for the 23rd before flying to Italy for the holidays. Am I crazy and just setting myself up for aggravation if it's denied? I know myself, and if I just call in sick, I will be worried the entire break about the retribution that is bound to follow. What say all of you? DISCLAIMER: I hate taking days off, and have never put in for a personal day in 20+ years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-10378021706488980082019-09-21T20:04:29.026-04:002019-09-21T20:04:29.026-04:00December 23rd is just a slap in the face and what ...December 23rd is just a slap in the face and what boils my blood is the lack of common sense from the city and the Union whom we pay plenty to. 4 snow days in the bank is beyond absurd. Someone mentioned we should have the friday before memorial day if we do not get the 23rd I agree.<br /><br />Also, wondering if our retro money has been collecting interest over the last 10 years because it would not be surprise me if the city used our interests to help pay us back.<br /><br />Tier VI teachers are so screwed basically allowing the city to help the Tier IV members who have civilized pensions unlike the sewer rats treated as the Tier VI.<br /><br />Next year is a awesome year with breaks and start of the year.Anon2323https://www.blogger.com/profile/12920550598769579282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-87166807055386595622019-09-21T18:40:26.956-04:002019-09-21T18:40:26.956-04:00Email us please with questions. Don't worry ab...Email us please with questions. Don't worry about losing anonymity. We will keep it to ourselves.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-73036170693448999592019-09-21T17:24:31.463-04:002019-09-21T17:24:31.463-04:00If we don't get the 23rd back(which is ridicul...If we don't get the 23rd back(which is ridiculous considering we have FOUR snow days built in this year) then I reaaaally hope it snows. Just a couple of inches would work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-542820143267680242019-09-21T17:12:52.201-04:002019-09-21T17:12:52.201-04:00So we waited again, Mulgrew said that everyone agr...So we waited again, Mulgrew said that everyone agrees about 12/23, yet we have no resolution and the dumb teachers still cant make plans...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-7409065892782428902019-09-21T17:06:43.592-04:002019-09-21T17:06:43.592-04:00How many lessons are you supposed to plan in a day...How many lessons are you supposed to plan in a day ?<br /><br />10 lesson plans in 7 periods ?<br /><br />Reading 1<br />Mini lesson plan<br />Small group lesson plan<br />Conferences<br />Share time<br /><br />Reading 2<br />Guided reading lesson plan<br />Read aloud or shared reading lesson plan<br /><br />Writing<br />Mini lesson plan<br />Small group lesson plan<br />Conferences<br />Share time<br /><br />Phonics mini lesson<br /><br />Math<br />Mini lesson plan<br />Small group lesson plan<br /><br />Science & Social studies lesson planAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-13533038078592005392019-09-21T17:05:39.183-04:002019-09-21T17:05:39.183-04:00what should a tenured teacher do if they were thre...what should a tenured teacher do if they were threatened with termination last year and have returned to the same school and they started to see a paper trail showing incompetence through for emails and it’s only September ! What should my friend do ? TIA<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-82402008162486533882019-09-21T17:02:46.049-04:002019-09-21T17:02:46.049-04:00$62 per check hard at work.$62 per check hard at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41482130188704374462019-09-21T17:01:25.094-04:002019-09-21T17:01:25.094-04:00Hello, Last year I graduated college and started a...Hello, Last year I graduated college and started at a public high school but left after only five weeks due to a combination of freaking out and having severe anxiety. After leaving the school I ended up having a great deal of regrets and ended up thinking I ultimately made a mistake as I went back to my part time job that I had left to start my new career. Fast forward a few months and I began working two jobs as a substitute teacher and my part time job. Anyways, the summer came and went and I decided that I needed to find a steady decent paying full time job and felt like I should give full time teaching another go. I started a new job as a social studies teacher for 6th grade this week in a charter school. I now feel like I made a huge mistake as I sit here overwhelmed with anxiety about the upcoming week, feeling the same emotions I left the original teaching position for last year. I’m sorry for the rant but I’m at a loss for what I should do for support for this anxiety, or what I should do with myself, if I should stop teaching, etc etc. My school runs from 7-4 and wants our lesson plans uploaded a week in advance, and I’m barely keeping up to have lessons prepared 2-3 days in advance. I feel like a failure in my ability to retain full time work and I guess I’m posting this to see if anyone here has any recommendations as to what I should do or how i should approach any of this (the anxiety, new job, lesson planning quickly and efficiently). Thank you for reading.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69537090557114334522019-09-21T16:59:16.976-04:002019-09-21T16:59:16.976-04:00Wow, looks like teachers are thrilled so far this ...Wow, looks like teachers are thrilled so far this year. UFT really looks to be doing a great job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-19546764577900221722019-09-21T15:44:14.035-04:002019-09-21T15:44:14.035-04:00Prehistoric Pedagogue- We turned election day into...Prehistoric Pedagogue- We turned election day into a PD day when we got the midwinter recess in 1991. Before that it was a day off. Queens always had Brooklyn Queens Day back from when I was a kid. It wasn't just Brooklyn. I went to school in Queens. It was a day off for both boroughs until the 2005 contract. That was just a little giveback among many bigger ones.<br /><br />9:59, Administrators can ask to see a lesson plan and they can observe for non evaluation purposes before they have the IPC. Excessive observations should be handled with UFT consultation committee. You can probably stop this on harassment as it is educationally unsound to bother you constantly but this has to be done correctly.<br /><br />Bronx ATR, Any UFT member can go to the Executive Board. Meetings are two Mondays per month at 52 Broadway. As a member, you can attend each meeting if you like. You can also speak before the Executive Board once a term if you so desire. There is an open mic before each meeting. Just call Leroy Barr and ask to speak at the open mic.<br /><br />9:31, Please email us away from the comments and we will respond.<br /><br />9:29, Handle your situation under school safety parts of the contract. Contract is worthless if not enforced.<br /><br />9:27, Check first with secretary who handles payroll in your school and then call HR Connect. Then, call UFT for a salary specialist. Your salary should be adjusted.<br /><br />9:27, I would recommend calling in sick and getting a doctor's note for the 23rd if we have school that day. I am keeping my kids out that day. <br /><br />9:25, Email me off list. We will refer you.<br /><br />I think that answers everything. I once again have to monitor the blog very closely. I think some different people have discovered us along with the regulars. <br /><br />James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62615044047526029742019-09-21T13:31:18.287-04:002019-09-21T13:31:18.287-04:00We absolutely had Election Day off for many years
...We absolutely had Election Day off for many years<br />Brooklyn Day was a particularly harsh blow .Ddownhill slide started when we let Queens in on the deal. Think that happened sometime in the 80s. Used to be a pretty good job, administrators at least were decent teachers at one time and respected our judgment. So glad I retired. Sometimes it seems like a bad dreamPrehistoric pedagoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309260131781133687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-56228437163198075812019-09-21T09:59:02.812-04:002019-09-21T09:59:02.812-04:00At my school the math and science ap has seen ever...At my school the math and science ap has seen every teacher in his department 3-5 times since the first day of school. None of these teachers have gotten an IPC and he is requesting lesson plans. He even cced the union rep saying that a teacher was in violation of his contract because he did not send his lesson plan by the end of the school day. (The obs happened 7th, teacher was teaching 8th and works after school so they sent it at 6)<br /><br />The other departments ela/ss are having their ipcs now and their ap hasn’t even come in once. This feels like “gotcha “ observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-28375519836834224182019-09-21T09:41:50.933-04:002019-09-21T09:41:50.933-04:00There’s no way those asinine and inane minutes cou...There’s no way those asinine and inane minutes could be manufactured by any sane human being. The spoken comments themselves are a different story - Mulgrew usually lies by omission. He hasn’t said if the UFT agreed or did not agree to Dec. 23rd as a work day. He hasn’t said if the UFT agreed to Fair Student Funding - just that the UFT couldn’t fight it; and he hasn’t said if there were UFT members that dropped out or the number that has - he has remained silent, in stark contrast to last year. Unfortunately, the UFT is such an undemocratic, indifferent facade of a union that it doesn’t take minutes or allow filming for the R&F (rank and file). James, could you explain the rules for those disaffected nobodies (everyone who doesn’t hold a position with the UFT) in the R&F who would like to attend an Executive Board Meeting and hear the eloquent Masters of the Universe discourse on the eternal first hand? Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76239044765889024122019-09-21T09:31:16.207-04:002019-09-21T09:31:16.207-04:00I have 6.5 years with the DOE and just started wit...I have 6.5 years with the DOE and just started with a new school this year. I am seriously thinking about resigning because I don't see myself surviving in DOE for the next 20+ years.<br /><br />I am not officially hired by the school yet and still under the ATR pool. They are waiting for a teacher who is resigning to leave in October so I can replace her position.<br /><br />I feel terrible resigning now especially they are hiring me to replace someone who is resigning too. How should I proceed with this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-91715257581920540542019-09-21T09:29:38.869-04:002019-09-21T09:29:38.869-04:00So currently my school is in disarray ... second w...So currently my school is in disarray ... second week of school and already several injuries among students because of aggressive behavior , etc . These are seasoned teachers who know how to implement various strategies for behavior management . Simply put ... the school is out of control . Teachers are begging for help and even making suggestions of moving around paraprofessionals and splitting up students that seem to be the biggest triggers . The response is no ... no changes will be made. An email was sent about how black students have a greater success rate when hey have a black teacher and that everyone needs to reflect on their cultural responsiveness . The issue is that your school is dangerous , changes are not being implemented to help the situation Yet emails like this are being sent out. I found it inappropriate.. what do you all think ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84000696301820989682019-09-21T09:27:59.532-04:002019-09-21T09:27:59.532-04:00I’m in my 2nd year. I have a masters and 3 years e...I’m in my 2nd year. I have a masters and 3 years experience. Last year I applied for a differential and step. I got the pay increase, so I was happy. I never checked payroll portal cause I got paper stubs. For some reason today I checked my salary info on payroll portal. I’m at 2A. I went back in my email and I was granted (last year) 4A, so I should be 5A this year. It was not changed in payroll portal and all last year I got step 1. What can I do? I’m so upset and embarrassed with myself. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-15084221070063814702019-09-21T09:27:36.870-04:002019-09-21T09:27:36.870-04:00Ok, ok. How many of you are ACTUALLY going to take...Ok, ok. How many of you are ACTUALLY going to take off on December 23rd? And if so, are you going to call in sick that morning? Doctors note, etc? I want to know your plan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-12413320480783416812019-09-21T09:25:05.104-04:002019-09-21T09:25:05.104-04:00I need a good lawyer I can’t deal with the union a...I need a good lawyer I can’t deal with the union anymore!! Im trying to sue some admins... who can help me?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-57573650655440741782019-09-21T08:47:18.889-04:002019-09-21T08:47:18.889-04:007:55, You are so right. Don't forget Tier VI, ...7:55, You are so right. Don't forget Tier VI, four years of probation with routine extensions, the creation of numerous ATRs, loss of transfer rights, lack of ability to grieve file letters and more.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-53410203336779646382019-09-21T08:43:08.241-04:002019-09-21T08:43:08.241-04:00Totally agree 2:07. I appreciate that Arthur still...Totally agree 2:07. I appreciate that Arthur still writes the reports.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-37686512448722571512019-09-21T07:55:35.664-04:002019-09-21T07:55:35.664-04:00Anonymous 7:02,
Working on the 23rd is another gi...Anonymous 7:02,<br /><br />Working on the 23rd is another giveback. I am sure you have heard the saying "Give them an inch, they take a mile." Perhaps we should work on December 26th? Next, we give back Good Friday? How about Memorial day? Then perhaps work an extra week in June? then perhaps the fixed return goes to 5%? then we work in August? Then the school day is extended to 7 hours....it will not stop. <br /><br />I have more than 25 years in and there have been numerous givebacks (these did not exist when I started teaching); not just working on on Brooklyn-Queens day but making it a PD day which is double torture, decrease of TDA %, Danielson's, numerous observations, professional periods, extra 150 minutes a week, loss of interest on retro pay, and I am sure there are more givebacks that I have not mentioned. I think we had off on election day, too but I don't remember. <br /><br />For those of us who take our teaching jobs seriously, working on the 23rd is a subtle message of disrespect for teachers and the profession. The fact that the UFT did not demand the day off, is another subtle message from the UFT that teachers are on their own. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-85036397732735905342019-09-21T07:13:05.591-04:002019-09-21T07:13:05.591-04:00Your a bunch of hacks just posting whatever. those...Your a bunch of hacks just posting whatever. those notes might as well be mulgrew talking. someone should start a blog and start telling the turrthabout this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com