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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

How many days will be I be paid for on the last day of school?

NPS sent out a memo about the last pay check of the year. 

All full time NTU members will be getting a ten day check on Friday, June 15, and a ONE DAY CHECK on Wednesday, June 20.  That last check will be direct deposit.

Per-Diems will be paid on their normal bi-weekly pay schedule.

When will I get my Escrow check(s)?

Single check option: June 15^th

4 check option: July 13, 27; August 10, 24^th

Shouldn't the last check be for three days?

For most full time staff, they were already paid on the snow days for the two make up days, so the last

Tell your Assembly representatives to leave public worker retirement benefits to collective bargaining. Union members are already restricted to a $15,000 payout for unused sick time at retirement. Taking that benefit away from unionized public workers is unfair. Assembly members who respect workers should reject this legislation.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-assembly-reps-hands-of-retirement-benefits

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