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NTU Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner

Wednesday, May 8th 6 PM Holiday Inn 160 Frontage Rd Newark, NJ 07114

Union Plus Benefits

Through the AFT Plus/Union Plus program, Union members receive discounts on everything from car rentals to hotels to pet insurance. This is a terrific benefit that more people need to take advantage of.

NTU COPE

What's at stake for members and their families? Working families deserve effective representation in government. The first step is to elect people who will stand up for what's right. NTU COPE works to support candidates for local, state and national office who will fight for such important issues as:

NTU Update - July 31, 2020

1) COVID/Reopening Updates

2) Updated Tuition Reimbursement Form

3) Distance Learning Library

AND MORE!

Newark Reopening Plan as of July 30, 2020

Colleagues,

Attached is the Newark Board of Education Reopening Plan. It is important to remember that this is the plan as of this moment. Things are constantly changing as new guidance comes down from the CDC and state.

The plan is also broad in places as individual school, staff members and students will require much more specifics. Each school (under state guidelines) must have their own plans and "Pandemic Response Team," so expect to see much more in the coming weeks.

The District Reopening Taskforce continues to meet regularly. If you have any concerns or additional

COVID-19 Update - July 29, 2020

The NTU has been active on Youtube and Facebook Live answering members COVID-19 and reopening questions. More to come!

School Reopening Updates

It is important to note that all information below and in the attached documents were accurate at the time they were created. Everything can and will continue to change rapidly. For example, included with this email is the PowerPoint the district gave to the Summer Pilot Program, which details the ingress procedures and sanitizing procedures schools will be using. But that document was created on July 1, 2020 before the pilot guided the process.

It has

NTU Update - July 24, 2020

PERSONAL DAY BUY BACK

If you were supposed to receive your personal day buyback today and did not, please send an email with your name, school, and ID # to mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com, and he will forward your info to NBOE.

IN THIS WEEK'S UPDATE:

1) COVID UPDATE PART 1 (More to come Monday)

2) DIstance Learning Library

3) Loan Forgiveness and Tuition assistance

And More!

NTU Update - July 17, 2020

Reopening Update

We are aware that many districts are slowly releasing their return to school plans. Given the size and blend of public, private and charter schools in Newark, we would expect it to take longer than the suburbs. We are patiently waiting for the release and our subsequent review of Newark's finalized plan. We have been in constant contact with the all stakeholders throughout the process and learning from the Summer School pilot program.

Enjoy your summer, safely.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/07/teachers-want-to-go-back-to-school-if-its-safe-but-they-worry-it-wont-be

NTU Update - July 3, 2020

School Reopening and COVID FAQ’s Video

Over on Youtube, President John Abeigon and Director of Research Mike Maillaro put together a twenty question FAQ from the surveys we received from our members discussing School Reopening and Covid-19. As more information comes out from the state and district, we will likely be adding more videos. This is our first attempt at video content. Let us know how we did!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRPpKi8UsXs

One of the biggest questions we hear is "Why are we reopening schools at all?"

Schools are the definition of a necessary service. Our students face