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On her very first day of student teaching at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., Martha Strever pushed, pulled and pounded on the school’s door, which was locked. No one came. Where was everybody? It was, after all, the first day of school.

It turned out everybody was exactly where they were supposed to be: inside, having entered through the school’s front entrance. Strever had been knocking on a side door. Flustered but undeterred, she not only found her way inside, she also found her life’s calling.

Strever’s sentences are punctuated with laughs when she recounts the story to

Paraprofessionals and school-related personnel are often overlooked because of their support roles. They are the last ones hired and often the first ones fired when budgets get tight. This certainly seems true right now as the Trump administration withholds nearly $7 billion in education funds, effective July 1, which has hamstrung summer school programs, hindered English language support, halted professional development this summer, and left before- and after-school programs in limbo for the coming school year.

Paraprofessionals are key employees in all these programs. For example, in Alabama

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As per NBOE, these are the pay dates for the 2022-2023 school year. Unless indicated, all pay checks are for ten (10) days. 

Our salary is spread out across not just the 188 working days, but also all paid days off.  For this year, that is 214 days for ten month employees in the NTU Bargaining Unit.

September 16, 2022 (9 days)*
September 30, 2022 (10 days)*
October 14, 2022 (10 days)*
October 28, 2022 (10 days)*
November 10, 2022 (10 days)*
November 23, 2022 (10 days)**
December 9, 2022 (10 days)*
December 22, 2022 (10 days)**
January 6, 2023 (10 days)*
January 20, 2023 (10 days)*

February 3, 2023 (10

Every year, the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council gives out scholarships to the children of the affiliated unions.  This year, 10 $1000 scholarships will be awarded!

Please use the below application, the deadline is April 15, 2020!

NTU's Education Resource Center will be re-opening on August 12!

Summer Hours (August 12 to August 28th)

9 AM – 2 PM Monday to Wednesday

Regular Hours (September to June)

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Monday to Wednesday

 

What can you do at the Ed Resource Center?   You can make copies, design bulletin boards; laminate material, get assistance with poster printing, lesson and unit plans and Ellison Machines. We have a computer lab and tutorials for you to use.

 

Or, you can just come in for mentoring, professional camaraderie, collaboration and assistance from veteran professionals.

 

Any questions or additional