--------------------The United Federation of Teachers in District 11 -------------------------------------Alice Cooper-Jackson, District Representative---------------------

UFT's New Teacher Handbook

  • Your Success in the Classroom(PDF Version) Pages 3-10
    • The First Days of School You’re Not Alone
      • Mentoring Eligibility
  • UFT Teacher Center: Professionalism Lives
    • Sites Citywide
    • Networking, Learning Opportunities
    • Master’s Degrees and College Credits
  • Other Key People at Your School
    • Your UFT Chapter Leader
    • Your School Secretaries
    • Your UFT Delegate
  • Safety and Discipline
      • Rules
      • Student Fights
      • Meeting Parents
      • Intruders
      • Special Education Students
    • Some Essential Things to Know
      • Books and Supplies
      • Class Size
      • Dial-A-Teacher
      • Observations by a Supervisor
      • Official School File
      • Teacher’s Choice
  • Transfers and Excessing
    • Work Day, Work Year, Calendar Single-Session Schools
    • Multi-Session Schools
    • District 75 and Some Special Education
    • Professional Development
    • Work Year
    • Calendar and Holidays
  • Certification Nuts and Bolts
  • Your Money (PDF Version) Pages 11-16
      • Your Salary How Much Will I Earn?
      • Maximize Your Earnings
      • Problems with Your Paycheck?
    • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Teachers of Tomorrow Grants
      • Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Program
      • Conversion Program for Supplementary Certification
    • Transit Benefit Program
      • Union Benefits Affordable Housing Program
      • Entertainment
      • Financial Counseling Program
      • Financial Services
      • Insurance Plans
      • Legal Services
      • Mortgages
      • Preferred Savings Plus™
      • Theme Park Discounts
      • Travel
      • Other AFT Benefits
    • Your Pension
      • Steps to Take Now
      • Learn More About Your Pension
  • Your Health Care(PDF Version) Pages 17-18
    • Enroll in a Health Plan
    • Enroll in the UFT Welfare Fund
    • Welfare Fund Benefits
  • Your Professional Growth(PDF Version) Pages 19-20
    • Meeting State and City Requirements
    • Meeting Credit or Degree Requirements
    • Professional Development Requirements
    • UFT Professional Committees
  • Your Union(PDF Version) Pages 20-25
      • Help at Every Level At Your School: Your Chapter Leader
      • At UFT Borough Offices
      • At UFT Headquarters
    • Getting Information
      • The New York Teacher
      • UFT Online
    • Special Resources
      • Members with Disabilities
      • Health and Cancer HelpLine
    • New Teacher Advisory Committee
    • Political Action/COPE
  • APPENDIX(PDF Version) Pages 27-49
  • First Day of School
    • Classroom Management in a Nutshell Arranging Your Classroom
    • Establishing Effective Rules and Procedures
    • Defining Consequences for Behavior
    • Applying Appropriate Consequences
  • Lesson Planning and Curriculum
    • What’s a State Learning Standard?
    • New York State Curriculum
    • More about MarcoPoloNY
      • Other Web Resources Warning
  • Safety and Discipline
    • Discipline Code
    • School Safety Plan
    • Violence Prevention Training
    • What if I’m Injured?
  • How Special Education Students Are Placed
    • Certification Primer for New Teachers Check Your Credentials
    • Initial Certificate
    • Professional Certificate, Professional Development Requirement
      • Special Situations Conditional Initial Certificate
      • Extended Certificate
      • Transitional A Certificate
      • Transitional B Certificate
      • Internship Certificate
    • Am I Done Yet?
      • Two Previous Certificates Provisional Certificate
      • Permanent Certificate
  • National Board Certification
  • TeacherLine for Certification Questions
    • Tuition Reimbursement Teachers of Tomorrow Grants
    • Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Program
  • Your Money
    • How to Read the Salary Schedule
    • Salary Schedule for August & September 2006
    • Salary Schedule Starting Oct. 1, 2006
      • How to Read Your Pay Stub Common Deduction Codes
      • Optional Deductions and Codes
  • Your Union
    • UFT Borough Offices
    • UFT Headquarters
    • UFT Professional Committees
    • Where Do My Dues Go?
    • UFT Officers
    • Help@Hand (UFT Contacts)
  • INDEX(PDF Version) Page 50