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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

Department of Education Calls for Public Input to Inform New Jersey's Next Generation of Statewide Assessments

Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is announcing the launch of its outreach to obtain input from the public about how to best transition to the next generation of statewide assessments for students in elementary, middle and high school. The first phase of public discussion will begin in May.

"We will be visiting communities throughout the state so we can hear recommendations from parents

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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.

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Colleagues,

This year, fights at state capitols across the country are looking different than ever before. Educators are tired of the budget cuts to schools, tired of low pay, and tired of being ignored or disparaged. And they are willing, like never before, to act collectively to fight for their kids, their schools, themselves and their communities.

From West Virginia to Oklahoma, Kentucky, and, this week, Arizona and Colorado, educators are walking out of their classrooms to protest low pay, austerity budgets, and the threat of privatization and closing schools.

And they have the support of

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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!