NTU Updates

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NTU Summer Hours:

The Newark Teachers Union will be open all summer from 9 AM to 1 PM schedule.  The Union office will be closed on July 3 and July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at anytime at mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com.

Stipend Payments – Stipends for staff who signed EWA’s were supposed to have gone out today.  If there is a problem with your stipend, make sure you submit an Employee Inquiry Form with NPS immediately!

End of the Year Evaluations – If you disagree with your Annual Evaluation

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For the first time in over two decades in Newark we have an officially elected Superintendent of Schools.  There can be no greater demonstration that the vestiges of State Control are soon gone than having the district led by someone that was born in Newark, went to Newark Public Schools, was a substitute teacher in Newark Public Schools, became a teacher, a principal an administrator, in the Newark Public Schools.  

Superintendent Roger Leon took time out of his busy schedule to meet with the NTU

NTU Legal Update - IMPORTANT!  The state has recently passed a bill that ensures that any ALLEGATION of child abuse will follow someone’s career when they look to apply elsewhere.  Every week we remind you how important it is to protect yourself.  Now your future employment in other Districts can be destroyed if child abuse, neglect or inappropriate sexual

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Welcome to our New Superintendent!  On Tuesday, The Newark Board of Education unanimously picked Roger Leon as the Newark Public Schools Superintendent to lead our district as we continue to move towards local control.

For those of us that have survived the oppressive reign of the state's last two superintendents, this vote came as a blessing. Two sons of Newark, Roger Leon and Robert Gregory, were the only candidates with any real chance, so to us, in the NTU, we faced a win-win situation. We wish Robert Gregory nothing but success in whatever role he

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Colleagues,

Next week, we will have more pictures, but please visit the link above to see the album on our Facebook page (please tag yourself & share). Our scholarship program depends on your support and that of our sponsors. Thank you very much for supporting the NTU and our children!

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Colleagues,

Discretionary Funds: As per the NPS Office of the School Business Administrator this years Discretionary Funds will be delivered to schools on May 18^th.

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End of the Year Evaluations – If you disagree with your Annual Evaluation, it is important to write an appeal to NPS’s Evaluations Office and the Peer Oversight Committee.  Email your appeal to evaluations@nps.k12.nj.us. 

Make sure you include all evidence you can provide that the evaluation is not an accurate representation of you!  NTU has put together some rebuttal tips

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Colleagues,

NTU Hall of Fame Dinner - Our 20th Annual Albert Shanker Scholarship Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner on Wednesday, May 16 2018 at The Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Place, Newark, NJ at 6:30 p.m. is honoring the members for having survived one of the most expensive attacks on a teachers union in history.

Every school should be represented! Be proud of the work you’ve done and represent.  Go to our website to purchase tickets or ads.  It all goes to a worthy cause, scholarships for our children, our staff, and the students of Newark.

This

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Colleagues,

Four NTU members have been nominated and approved for Member Recognition Awards at the NTU’s 2018-2019 Hall of Fame Dinner!  We are working on notifying the awardees, and we will release their names next week.  We have awardees from:

Franklin School!!!

Camden Street!!!

Gladys Hillman Jones!!!

Lafayette Street School!!!

We look forward to seeing all the staff from these schools sharing in the joy!  Buy enough tickets to fill a table!  Sponsor an award! Buy an ad in our ad journal!  It is time to bring the pride back to the Newark Public Schools!  

Colleagues,

1)    EWA Update: Over the last few weeks, the NTU has been working closely with Interim District Superintendent Gregory about our concerns regarding Election to Work Agreements, both in terms of long term changes and how EWA’s were handled this year.  During our monthly NTU/NPS Consultative Meeting this week, we presented the results of our survey and had a lengthy conversation with the Interim Superintendent.

While there still is a lot of work to be done, NPS reached out to us yesterday with the following updates:

• We will be working closely with the district on evaluating the EWA

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Colleagues,

Your Union in Action: what was going on at NTU this week?

1. NTU Building Policies – In order to protect the safety of our members and the NTU staff, the NTU will be making some changes to our Building policies.

• Anyone entering the NTU Building must sign it at the front desk and show a picture ID.
• Only members of the NTU Bargaining Unit (Full Member and Agency Shop) will be allowed onto the 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th floor without prior permission.
• When possible, NTU Members should call in advance and make an appointment.

Thank you!

2. NTU Ed Resource Center Schedule