Colleagues,

The NTU met with the district this week to discuss layoffs.  In the district’s initial plan (which has not yet been approved by Civil Service), they will be looking to layoff 23 NTU members in the following positions: 

• Keyboarding Clerk 1 – 10
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 – 7
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 Bilingual - 2
• Keyboarding Clerk 3 – 4

All layoffs will be done by seniority and will go into effect on July 22.  The district’s plan has not yet been approved by Civil Service; that will take up to a month.  These numbers could change depending on how many staff retires this year.  The district expects

John M. Abeigon's speech at NPS Advisory Board meeting, April 26, 2016.

Possible Issues with SY 14/15 mSGP Scoring.

Given the requirements of AcheiveNJ, districts may find that some educators should have received mSGP scores but didn’t, while others who were not expected to receive them did. In addition, some of the mSGP scores received may be incorrect due to errors in district data submission. Each of these cases is addressed in this attachment.    
http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/resources/1415mSGPdataprocedures.pdf
 

Questions? Please e-mail educatorevaluation@doe.state.nj.us, or call the AchieveNJ Help Line at 609-777-3788.

Colleagues,

1)    Wednesday May 4 – National Walk-in

Next Wednesday, Newark will be joining with schools all across the country in participating in a National Walk-in!   See the attached flyer and we will have more information to come.

2) Negotiations Update – We have reached out to the Newark Public Schools inviting them to come to the table in two weeks to begin negotiations.  More information to come. 

3) DYFS Warning – The district, no matter how insignificant your conduct, will use any instance of alleged child abuse to bring tenure charges against you and attempt to have you terminated. 

4/26 SAVE THE DATE NEXT NPS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

NTU wants what students need...We want a Contract Now!

Date: 04/26/2016
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: George W. Carver

✓ Cerf needs to start negotiating and stop dictating
✓ Get the lead out
✓ Hands off our Fringe Benefits Fund
✓ Stop all future cuts
✓ Reduce class size & return all aides and clerks
✓ Less testing
✓ Fill in this blank & wear your school colors

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.— Frederick Douglass

John M Abeigon
President
Newark Teachers Union