I am pleased to inform you that today we reached an agreement between the UFT and the City of New York that states that the Tuesday following Labor Day will be used “first and foremost for preparation of the classroom and for the arrival of students.” If time permits, the agreement states, the remainder of the day may be used for professional development. Classes will begin for students on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
As UFT President Randi Weingarten promised at Wednesday’s Delegate Assembly, we have continued to press our case with the city that classroom educators need preparation time on the first work day of the school year, which is now the Tuesday after Labor Day. This new agreement is the result of those efforts.
In the 2009-2010 school calendar as previously released, Friday, June 25, 2010 was a half day of instruction for students and a half day for year-end clerical tasks while the final workday of the school year, Monday, June 28, was a full day of professional development. Under the new agreement, students will have a full day of instruction on Friday, June 25 and early dismissal on the following Monday, with the remainder of that final day set aside for clerical tasks.
Election Day in November and the former Brooklyn-Queens Day in early June will continue to be full-day professional development days for classroom educators.
Go here to read the full agreement.
Enjoy your summer break!
Sincerely,
Michael Mulgrew
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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