Colleagues,

 1)   Contract Update – We finally have negotiations dates!   Our negotiation team will be meeting with NPS’s team on June 10, 15, and 16 to present our proposals and to see what proposals NPS has for us.  This is YOUR LAST CHANCE to do the NTU contract survey.  Our negotiations team will be meeting one last time to finalize our proposals on May 24 and to present them to the Executive Board.

2) NTU Hall of Fame Dinner - On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the NTU held our 18th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner. It was our most successful Hall of Fame Dinner yet!   We had close to 300 attendees and

On Wednesday, May 19, 2016, the NTU held our 18th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner. It was our most successful Hall of Fame Dinner yet!   We had close to 300 attendees and raised $50,000 for scholarships for our members, their children, and the students of Newark!

For the first time, we also had the NTU Member Recognition Awards, where 14 members were recognized for their contributions to Newark's students, school staff, and community.

And we inducted Thomasina Lemon into the NTU Hall of Fame!  

Check out our pictures from this terrific event, and we hope to see you there next year!

2016 NTU

Colleagues,

1)    Layoffs -  The NTU met with the district this week to discuss layoffs.  In the district’s initial plan (which has not yet been approved by Civil Service), they will be looking to layoff 23 NTU members in the following positions: 

·       Keyboarding Clerk 1 – 10

·       Keyboarding Clerk 2 – 7

·       Keyboarding Clerk 2 Bilingual - 2

·       Keyboarding Clerk 3 – 4

All layoffs will be done by seniority and will go into effect on July 22.  The district’s plan has not yet been approved by Civil Service; that will take up to a month.  These numbers could change depending on how many

Colleagues,

The NTU met with the district this week to discuss layoffs.  In the district’s initial plan (which has not yet been approved by Civil Service), they will be looking to layoff 23 NTU members in the following positions: 

• Keyboarding Clerk 1 – 10
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 – 7
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 Bilingual - 2
• Keyboarding Clerk 3 – 4

All layoffs will be done by seniority and will go into effect on July 22.  The district’s plan has not yet been approved by Civil Service; that will take up to a month.  These numbers could change depending on how many staff retires this year.  The district expects

John M. Abeigon's speech at NPS Advisory Board meeting, April 26, 2016.

Possible Issues with SY 14/15 mSGP Scoring.

Given the requirements of AcheiveNJ, districts may find that some educators should have received mSGP scores but didn’t, while others who were not expected to receive them did. In addition, some of the mSGP scores received may be incorrect due to errors in district data submission. Each of these cases is addressed in this attachment.    
http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/resources/1415mSGPdataprocedures.pdf
 

Questions? Please e-mail educatorevaluation@doe.state.nj.us, or call the AchieveNJ Help Line at 609-777-3788.