Michael Mulgrew--Welcome to the November DA
Moment of silence for Lila Ezra, who played important role in starting Member
Assistance Program
Election. Lousy turnout in NYC. But UFT member turnout high.
All UFT endorsed won.
Welcomes Melinda Katz. She thanks UFT. Calls out Mulgrew, Dermot Smyth.
Kept PS42 and IS53 open. Got a principal at Townshend Harris who we want. Got
rid of principal at Forest Hills.
Need to change C30. Need all the resumes, not just the five the
superintendent sends. And Common Core?
Talks about her kid crying over math, which should be the international
language. Safety depends on getting kids
programs they need. We can manage together to keep kids out of the system.
Empower Organize Engage
Political Action Teams for each district. Anyone here – or
anyone in your building.
City Council term limits – high turnover coming up. We want
to get UFT members running for those seats.
AFT – national presidential forum in December in Pittsburgh.
We are going to continue to wait. Asked us to wait until after big forum in December.
New York votes the right way. Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Florida – that’s the whole race right now. Our retirees do great
work. We will help in Florida. Pennsylvania. Ohio is used to us calling in.
Personally, opposes DeVos. There are people who support the
current administration. But not of them, when he asks, support DeVos. We are
about public education.
NYSUT – this is the last year we should be using common core
in NY City. They claim every teacher has been trained in Next Generation
standards. We know it is not true. Next year test will be based on NG
standards. We have to get trained.
Says NYSED Used teachers to design new standards. State is forbidden
to give us curriculum. Each LEA has obligation to supply curriculum.
We have to be trained what the standards are. We need
curriculum to math standards. Haven’t had this in NYC since the 70’s.
City has already put out the Instructional Leadership
Framework. We approved three pieces of state plan. Instructional
Leadership Framework. Advanced Literacy. Culturally Sensitive Training. City only did the first, and only did half,
and left out curriculum and training. CSA complaining along with us.
Once we raised concerns about what had not happened at DoE,
some of the folks who were responsible starting sending emails.
Show of hands who has had admin tell them they must align
lessons to NG standards. (Scattered hands, maybe 30 – 50%).
Sick and tired of principals who don’t know what to do, or
who make it up as they go along. When they ask the folks who should support
them, they get a “why are you bothering us?”
Goal was to have all class size done by Thanksgiving. Last official
arbitration day will be next Tuesday. They are all done. One school, usually 50
a year, down to 4, and they have a remedy on the table.
66.1% of schools have done real consultation. You should
give yourself a round of applause. Last year we barely got to 60%.
(Mulgrew is discussing reporting, not consultation.)
Call Center. “Building a Community” Will build a “Chapter Leader Community”. Going to be built by what CLs tell us.
Class size. Check.
APPR. Long way to go
Curriculum – got a plan
Special Ed – have to fix it. Things in corrective action
plan – some of them being fixed.
Problems:
Changing IEPs
ICT
Common Planning
We did not say every school should supply every service, because
that is not possible. Joel Klein program. Klein incentivized pushing kids into
ICT. Our responsibility to push kids to less restrictive environment. Teachers
used to hold kids where they were doing well.
Homeless population. We need to do something.
Teachers Choice soon. $250 for teachers. Date under
discussion (2 choices). Submit the
receipts. We all need to spend the money,
Wishes us all a nice thanksgiving. Off to a good start, much
more to do.
Report ends 5:12
Leroy Barr
In the 50 building right now and after the DA, Free flu
shots
Support LBGTQ empowerment dinner tomorrow
Ongoing coat Drive, please donate hats, scarves,
Coalition for the homeless holiday party December 7, please bring
unwrapped toys to the children in the city. There are 110000 homeless kids in
the city.
Kwanza celebration--4 – 8 pm 12/9 Brooklyn office
January 6 three kings celebration. Details TBA
Raised funds for hurricane Dorian relief funds. UFT
delivered goods to student sheltered at Hampton University. Thank Black Caucus
Raised over 5k to support families on the border
Change in citywide para rep meeting from November 21 – November
26. 52 Broadway
Next DA 12/11
Wishes us happy Thanksgiving.
Question period
Yonah Adikah – SRP, Special Ed. Tonight you said Least
restrictive environment. I remember back to Jeol. Klein. Seemed like precursur
to discharge. Not a fan of holding on to kids who don’t need service. How do we
ensure that Least Restrictive is Most Appropriate
This is the whole fight right here. We are going to find the
balance.
Teacher from D79, adult ed
Students come without IEP. We accept any student who comes
to our door. Administration says “we do not have special ed”. So we teach kids who we know are special ed,
but not classified. Can we have training? Can we have special ed education for
ALL teachers?
We are going to start that process, not just in adult ed. We
see higher proportion of D79 kids with special needs. Are they being shunted
there? Happens out of NYC in BOCES. You
have to have the proper support to teach anyone no matter who the student is.
Kate Martin-Bridge. CL Schuylerville Prep.
Project enrollment 338. Actual 430. Down to 400. We
have to deal with budget projection, all the OTC, and haven't got the staff.
Principal can move the numbers. We have a state funding
problem and a City problem. Mulgrew Testifying about CFE. Will emphasize 110000
homeless students and Problems with state formula. More affluent districts have more
clout, more money. Need to deal with it.
City level. Fair student funding. Schools should not be billed
teacher cost.
OTC, there are budget people who should figure things out.
Programming is omplicated. Services are tough, and even tougher when
people from above say, "You – figure it out." Bad practices become regular.
About one third of principals think it is normal to change IEPs.
Funding should be for class, not for child.
Huge fights at state level and at the city level
Marjorie Stamberg, Delegate, Pathways to Graduation. DACA,
at the supreme court. We have children (and members – MM), I think we need to
pay some special attention. In my school we had UFT committee to defend these
children. We need to do this
Mulgrew - Likes idea of getting an information tree. Working
inside of multiple coalitions on this issue. Working on other related issue. We
have teams each month going to border. This issue is being used to get people
to fight with each other.
Mulgrew - Sidebar – NYC was the worst in census last time. Census
funds programs. We lost 1.3B in Title I. Pushing politicians to encourage
participation. We need to do better.
Motions
Fran Myers. Delegate Adult Ed.
Resolution about U-ratings, based on 2007 resolution.
Mike Sill speaks against. U-Rating reso still in effect.
Modified with contractual changes, but still in effect.
Fails.
Mulgrew comments, sorry that Fran did not realize the reso was
still in effect.
Resolutions.
Janella Hinds. Resolution to support victims of Hurricane
Dorian. Nicole Smith from D16 came up with the idea for providing resources to
students who were displaced from the University of the Bahamas to Hampton
University. Paul Taylor from the UFT Brooklyn Office drove boxes and boxes to
Hampton.
No discussion.
Passes unanimously
Anthony Harmon rises to support reso on the census. Not
about citizenship, but about a count.
No discussion.
Passes unanimously
Sterling Roberson. Resolution to support NYC Transit
Workers. They are 6 months without a contract.
No discussion.
Passes unanimously
Ann Goldman. Reso on UFT strike anniversary.
George Altomare speaks in favor. Still talking. 19 is walking out.
Passes.
Founders stand for applause.
Janella Hinds.
Musician union asking for support against Disney. Evidently Mickey is a rat.
No discussion.
Passes unanimously
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