American Federation of President Randi Weingarten, NTU President John Abeigon, and AFT NJ President Donna Chiera visited Newark's South Street School last week.

- What time does it run until?

Parent Conferences runs no later than 7 PM.

- Who has to attend?  

All instructional staff  - administrators, teachers, tutors, guidance counselors, Social Workers, nurses, parent liasions and child study team members

- Who does not have to attend?

Teacher aides, one-on-one aides, and clerks,

- What do we do about dinner?

Principals are to make provision for light refreshments, spending no more than $5.00 per staff member from the school's SLC allocation

-When is the food supposed to arrive?

Between 4:15 and 5:00 PM  Schedules should be organized so that each staff member

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The "NTU... Teach for a Cure" team has been registered for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Broad Street on 10/18/2015. In honor of those who are battling, who have survived and who we have lost.

We are encouraging all building reps and NTU members to rally their co-workers within their own schools and to join us under the "NTU... Teach for a Cure" team. You can do so by registering yourself and joining our team at  the link below. It costs absolutely nothing to join and donations are optional (though it would be great if the NTU was able to

Colleagues,

The Newark Teachers Union believes that the Arts (including visual arts, performing arts, music, dance, etc) are vital in ensuring all children get a well-rounded education.  We have set up a group on Facebook to share ideas on Arts education.  This group is a wonderful cross-district opportunity for art teachers (of all media) to get together and exchange ideas/lesson plans, resources and instructional thoughts.

Please join us!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/473415182730801/

In Solidarity,

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

Colleagues,

The Newark Teachers Union has expanded our outreach to our Bilingual and ELL Teachers by creating the (NTU Bell) Newark Teachers Union Bilingual/English Language Learner Committee Facebook Page.

Please join us!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/959209980755937/?fref=nf

In addition, we will be having a workshop soon to discuss changes to State Code around Bilingual and ELL/ESL instruction.   More info to come!

In Solidarity,

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union