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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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Kudos: Chancellor Ave Put on Purple for Lupus Day

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Colleagues,

NTU Hall of Fame Dinner:  This year’s Hall of Fame Dinner was a huge success! We provided 14 students with scholarships and Honored 12 NTU members, and we presented our first ever Legacy Award to former NTU Sec/Treasurer Christine “Roz” Samuels.

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!



mSGP FAQ’s – Some teaching

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

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

For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Yaple
April 26, 2018
(609) 376-9072

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.

This

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