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Upon recommendation from the Newark Teachers Union Negotiations Committee and with the support of the NTU Executive Board, it is my honor and privilege to present to you the Memorandum of Agreement that settles the 2013 Grievances which arose out of the 2012 contract.

An Explanation of Settlement follows, but it requires a bit of background. In 2013, the NTU submitted various grievances against the then state-controlled Newark Public Schools. The process took two years of hearings and another two years waiting for a decision from the Arbitrator. That Opinion and Award came in 2017. Though
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In this issue:

- Grievance/Contract Update

- Snow Day Update

- Prudential Center

- Food Drive

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COMPETENCY 5— Commitment to excellence and to the professional growth of his/her school and peers 

5b. Collaboration. Teacher contributes ideas and expertise to further colleagues’ and the school’s growth and incorporates productive insights into his or her own instruction

Seems pretty obvious, right?  It's what we do all day every day… most of the time.  However, sometimes we are so busy catching up, grading, planning, that we forget that we are actually doing it. 

My team ALWAYS has a "recorder" when we get together for our common planning and that person records what we are talking about and

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In this issue:

1) Election Day

2) New Jersey's New Sick Day Law for Per Diem Staff

3) Observation-Evaluation Tips—Competency 5

And much more


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OBSERVATION TIP #3—REBUTTAL TIME

As first formal observations are rolling out, I cannot stress enough the importance of writing a REBUTTAL to your observation if you are dissatisfied with ANY part of it.  Sometimes, you like the overall score, but don't like one of the ratings.  Do NOT let that go!

You have ten work days after the receipt of your ratings via a post-observation conference to submit your rebuttal.  If you do not submit a rebuttal, then you are telling your admin and NPS that you AGREE with the rating. 

If your admin observes you in-between your initial observation and BEFORE your

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In this issue:

1) RSVP To Mandates

2) NTU's part time Assistant Director of Research and Communication

3) Writing an Effective Rebuttal

4) Building Rep Update

And much more

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