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Colleagues,

Seton Hall Informational Meeting - Seton Hall University will be holding an Open House/Information Session for their next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Program in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark.  For more information, see the attached flyer.

In Solidarity,  

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

Please note: mmaillaro@ntuaft.com will be shutting down soon.  Please use mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com.

Colleagues,

The NTU and our community and legal partners continue to rack up major legal victories against the State in their battle to devalue educators and destroy public education:

1) The NJ Supreme Court has denied the state’s latest petition to freeze education funding and to grant the Commissioner of Education authority to override teachers contracts. Summarily, the bogus lawsuit claiming tenure and Newark teachers are an impediment to student learning has been dismissed and declared moot.

2) Moments ago, on a 6-2 vote, the State Board of Education rejected Governor Christie's proposal to

AFT National President Randi Weingarten joined NTU President John M. Abeigon and NPS staff as part of the National Day of Action!  We had action at schools all across the city!  More pictures to come!

East Side

East Side

American History High

Wilson Ave

Ridge Street

Ellott Street

Franklin

Office of Early Childhood

Central High School

Ann Street School

10th Street School

Ivy Hill School

E Alma Flagg School

Arts High School

Science Park High

South Street School

Speedway Academies

Newark Leadership Academy

Samuel Berliner

Ann Street Annex

Horton Street School

From: Donna M. Chiera, AFTNJ President [mailto:union@aftnj.org]

Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 6:16 PM
To: Jabeigon@newarkteachersunion.com
Subject: 2016 Review and 2017 Outlook

Trenton Judge has ruled teachers unions have interest and are recognized as interveners in the anti-seniority, anti-tenure lawsuit supported by our Sup't Cerf, among others!!

Colleagues:

Next Wednesday, the Newark Teachers Union will be hosting an emergency meeting for our Child Study Team members to discuss pertinent information that will impact all of us. 

EMERGENCY CHILD STUDY TEAM MEETING

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 

4:00PM – 5:30PM

1^st Floor Conference Room

Newark Teachers Union

1019 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

(Parking is available behind the building on Beecher Street)

In Solidarity, 

Colleagues,

NPS recently sent out the attached forms regarding the NJEA convention that REQUIRE informing your administrator of your intention to attend by November 1st.  A recent arbitration award won by the NTU indicates there are NO SUCH LIMITATIONS on when you can decide to go. That said, the NTU does recommend that you let your administrator know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.    

In addition, we have worked with NPS to ensure that staff can use the Professional Improvement Fund monies to attend the NJEA Convention, and have attached the procedures and forms here. YOU ONLY NEED TO FILL THE

September 28, 2016

Parents, Students, and Community Leaders,

The Newark Public Schools recently sent out a communication about their decision to close schools on Election Day, looking to blame teachers for any inconvenience that it may cause. The NPS seeks to blame everyone else for their mistakes and attempts to nullify a law that clearly states “No teaching staff member shall be required to perform his duties on any day declared by law to be a public holiday.”

Among the lies in their communication:

1) “[When presented with the calendar in June], NTU leadership raised no concerns regarding

We are pleased to announced that the Newark Public Schools has decided to respect your legal rights and will be closed on Election Day.  NPS sent out the below letter this afternoon.  I will note there is quite a bit of mislead information in the below email.

1) At that time, NTU leadership raised no concerns regarding Election Day not being observed as a holiday this year.

When NPS officials sat down with NTU leadership to discuss the calendar in June 2016, this very concern was brought up by NTU and dismissed by NPS. This issue has been raised many times as a concern of NTU, especially since