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News & Updates:

   Obama Wins! What does it mean?
   
 What Randi Weingarten says...
   
 


Common Planning Time Survey
      
Click Here to See the Results

                 


Chapter Meeting with Carmen Alvarez,
UFT VP for Special Education

Monday, 2/25/2008 period 9 in the auditorium balcony

Pertinent Documents: The Law and IEP Access, CTT Classes, Sample IEP.


Letter from Randi 1/29/08

 


 

Safety Survey Results

Must Read: Diane Ravitch- Don't blame the teachers!

School Report Cards - Check out Bergtraum and compare to other schools.
Remember, numbers don't lie; just educational bureaucrats who misuse them to make you think they mean more than they really do.

October Chapter Meeting Minutes

25/55 Agreement with City

Merit Pay Proposal

2 views on these proposals may be found at:
   www.edwize.org and
http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/


Minutes from meeting with the principal 9/26/2007

Chapter Meeting Calendar for 2007-2008

The DOE 2007/2008 Calendar can be found here.

This Year's School Budget



When there's a medical emergency -
dial 911 THEN the principal (611)
See Chancellor's Regulation A-412


Join our online discussions on Google Goups!
Send John an e-mail (john@elfrank.net) if you'd like to join. You will get an e-mail digest of each day's activity so your inbox doesn't get overwhelmed. Discussions are private to MBHS-UFT members.
 

MUST Reads-
Articles that Challenge the Orthodoxy & Speak to Our Immediate Condition


Prepare for THIS Year! Submit these to the principal and AP ASAP.
   Component A alternative to formal observation sample plan.
   Pre-Observation Request Form


OUR MAN OF THE CENTURY

"I consider it important, indeed urgently necessary, for intellectual workers to get together, both to protect their own economic status and, also generally speaking, to secure their influence in the political field."

Albert Einstein
(commenting on why he joined the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO)

 

 

 


Meet your MBHS Chapter Leadership

New Yorkers for Smaller Class Size:

New Yorkers for Smaller Classes is a coalition of parents, educators, advocates, unions and clergy who have come together to address the continuing crisis of large class size in New York City public schools. The coalition has a long-term commitment to make smaller classes a matter of law, not annual budget dealing... Read more


About This Site

This site is developed and maintained by John Elfrank-Dana, Chapter Leader of Murry Bergtraum High School. It's purpose is to provide a communications hub for UFT chapter activity. Click on "contact" above to send comments or questions.


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UFT members of the school should register to receive e-mail newsletters and announcements. If a member's contact information changes, he/she needs to come back an reregister.


UFT:

will take you to the union's official web site. There you can find useful resources like forms, online version of the contract (coming).


Caucuses

ICE: The Independent Community of Educators is a caucus within the union, as is TJC: Teachers for a Just Contract and Unity Caucus. Unity caucus is the dominant one and has a web site: http://www.unitycaucus.org/. You can also visit the blog, EdWise, below, a blog run by one of their leaders. I highly recommend all members read these sites regularly to stay abreast of current issues and perspectives important to our union.

Useful Links

The Contract
Your Chapter Representation
School Budget at a Glance
UFT Welfare Fund

Education Blogs/Web Sites

Unity Caucus (Randi's Caucus)
ICE (Independent Community of Educators Caucus)
NYC Educator - Independent Commentary
TJC (Teachers for a Just Contract Caucus)
EdWise (Leo Casey's Blog)
Labors Lessons (my blog)
 

 

Page last updated: 11/08/2008