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IMPORTANT SED 180-day Questionnaire

In April 2017 the SED issued a memo regarding the 180-day school day requirement regarding attendance and the school calendar. 
 
Although, SED believed that this revised guidance was simply a clarification, NYSUT pressed them that what they had issued was actually a significant policy change regarding the use of scheduled half days of instruction. 
 
Specifically, the revised guidance states that: 
 
  • Half days scheduled for elementary school students on days that count as Regents Exams Days do not count toward the 180 days. 
  • Half days scheduled on any “end-of-year” days before Regents Exam Days do
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Rally Against a NY Constitutional Convention

Rally Against a NY Constitutional Convention
 
Please consider attending the Rockville Centre Rally against a NY Constitutional Convention. If the Constitutional Convention passes, many of our union and pension protections will be jeopardized. Fight for your union. Fight for your pension. See the attached flyer for more information.
 

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Oct. 18th Retirement Seminar



Meeting for All Potential Retirees
If you are thinking of retiring within the next few years, please join us for a Retirement Seminar for all HTA Members.

 

      On:  Wed.,October 18th
       At:  4:00 p.m. in the Community Center - Room 204
 
This informative meeting will address insurance questions and provide members with an open forum for asking questions. Lisa Ritkoske and members from the Business office will be present to answer questions. Insurance options into retirement and other related procedures will be discussed. Please be sure to attend this meeting if you are considering retiring
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Turn to the Back and Stop the Attack! Vote NO!

 
ON 
NOVEMBER 7th,
 
                         TURN TO THE BACK 
 
                                                STOP THE ATTACK!
 
                  VOTE
                                     NO !
 
 
Click on the link to see why you need to take action, now!
 
Help spread the word to family, friends and all voters. Remember to
                                                                                                                    VOTE NO!

Here is why you need to take action, now!

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October Teacher PNC Meetings

 Below is a list of October Teacher Professional Negotiations Committee meetings. We look forward to hearing each group's comments on upcoming negotiations.

  • Monday, October 2nd  - Elementary Specials - Art, Music, Gym, Librarians - 4pm -(HTA office -CC Rm 111)
  • Monday, October 16th - Special educators, Reading, Speech teachers, etc. -4pm (HTA office - CC Rm 111)
  • Monday, October 23rd - Psychologists, Social Workers, Guidance - 4pm  - (HTA office - CC Rm 111)  

SPREAD the WORD:

Gutting Guarantees

Did you know that the New York Constitution guarantees everyone in the state the right to a free public

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Upcoming NYSUT WORKSHOPS

BECOME AN ACTIVE, INFORMED MEMBER BY TAKING AN UPCOMING NYSUT WORKSHOPS:
(open to all members)
  • USING  MEMBER DATA - Wednesday, October 11 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Nassau RO

 

One of the main reasons to have one-on-one conversations is to collect information about your members. Having information about members makes it possible to gear the union’s activities to the needs and interests of members. This workshop will look at what data should be collected and explore ways to utilize that data to identify potential leaders, further engage members and help plan future actions of the local.  

  • MANAGING
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