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         <title><![CDATA[Initial Planning Conference]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Now is the time to prepare for&nbsp;your Initial Planning Conference. Remember that this meeting should be one-on-one with your principal and held during a mutually agreed-upon time. Each member has the right to choose to have this meeting serve as their initial pre-observation conference under option 1 of the evaluation system. Otherwise, a separate pre-observation conference should be scheduled. Teachers should use this meeting with the principal to discuss the supports and resources needed...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ATRs must attend interviews:]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The new contract contains some important changes specifically for members of the ATR pool.&nbsp; One important change going into effect next week involves mandatory interviews. ATRs will be sent on interviews starting on Sept. 15. ATRs will be notified of interview appointments via email on Saturday.&nbsp;All interview appointments will be on Tuesdays through Thursdays during the school day. They will be within the ATR's district, high school superintendency or the borough. These...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[MOSL Workbooks coming this week:]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The MOSL Workbooks, which were supposed to be emailed to teachers on Monday, Sept. 15, will be delayed until Thursday, Sept. 18.&nbsp; The window for roster data corrections will be extended by two days, as well.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New guides on teacher evaluation: ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There are two new guides now available on the UFT website. The Measures of Student Learning Selections Guide, which was created by the DOE and the UFT, is designed to support schools in making thoughtful MOSL selections that are aligned to their student needs, instructional priorities and strategic assessment plan to drive improvements in student learning for the 2014-15 school year. The Advance Educator Guide, created by the DOE, explains the key features of the new teacher evaluation and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Transfer period for changing health ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In-service members and retirees who want to change their New York City Health Plan will have the opportunity to do so this fall during the NYC Health Benefit Transfer Period.&nbsp;The transfer period is October for in-service members and November for retirees. To assist members in choosing the health coverage for themselves and their dependents, the UFT Welfare Fund will include copies of our Summary Comparison charts in the special health pull-out section of the New York Teacher in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[First rate increases and retro ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The first rate increases under the new contract are taking effect this fall. The contract featured a 1 percent pay increase retroactive to May 1, 2013, and another 1 percent pay increase retroactive to May 1, 2014. For detailed information on the payments for in-service members, please read the New York Teacher article. If members have questions, they should contact the salary representative in their borough office.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Washington State lawmakers face judge on ed ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Washington Supreme Court has found the state Legislature to be in contempt for its lack of progress on fixing the way the state pays for public education, reports the Times Union. In its most recent budget, lawmakers added about $1 billion in education funding. However, the Legislature has been unable to agree on where to cut elsewhere or how to raise taxes to satisfy the court. The Supreme Court ruled in January that Washington's system of education funding is unconstitutional. It gave the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Georgia budget cuts send teachers ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[School districts across Georgia are in the midst of another bleak year of furlough days, high class sizes and underfunded classrooms, according to the Augusta Chronicle. The state gave Richmond County School District $13.9 million less than what it was entitled to under the state education budget formula this year, but that is still a relief from the $19.9 million it withheld in fiscal year 2014. Although the small budget restoration allowed the district to return to the 180-day instructional...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Teachers to have additional choice for classroom observations]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Classroom teachers will now have another option for observations under the teacher evaluation system. The UFT has agreed with the Department of Education that teachers who are rated Effective for the 2013-14 school year will have the option this school year to choose four informal evaluations instead of the previously required six. Teachers choose the observation option they want for the school year at the mandatory initial planning conference, which must be held on or before the last Friday in...]]></description>
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