HEP Compliance for those without State Dental Coverage

Those who do not have State dental coverage may be receiving letters from Care Management Solutions (CMS) stating non-compliance due to the absence of dental cleanings.  If you are not enrolled in the State's dental plan, you do not need to complete the 2 annual cleanings.  There is no action that needs to be taken to resolve this issue; the letters of non-compliance are inaccurate for this situation and HEP compliance will not be impacted

COPE Political Contributions

COPE means Committee On Political Education. It is the AFL-CIO political support organization. Contributions to COPE are divided half to the State Council and half to Local 6025.

Day of Action: Reclaim the Promise!

Together, we made Dec. 9 a national day of recommitment to public schools—our nation's gateway to democracy and racial and economic justice. 
 
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A Message from Andy Pollotta About Merit Pay

We must always be on the lookout for education gimmicks, games and schemes. 

Under merit pay, teachers would be pitted against one another in a high-stakes monetary game, encouraged to treat students and their education as playing cards in the race around the Monopoly board. 

Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to oppose any misguided merit pay scheme! 

Any system that creates a competitive, rather than collaborative, school climate where students are viewed as part of the salary equation rather than as children who deserve the best possible education raises real concerns. 

What makes sense is a career ladder program that provides extra pay for other assignments such as mentoring newer educators, earning advanced degrees or working in hard-to-staff schools. 

Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to oppose any misguided merit pay scheme! 

Help us oppose any merit pay gimmick and send a message loud and clear that it's time for solutions, not more schemes. 

In solidarity, 
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Andrew Pallotta
NYSUT Executive Vice President 

P.S.:  Education is collaboration, not competition! Help us stop any merit pay scheme!

Tuition Reimbursement Modified

A&R has come to an agreement with the State to modify our Tuition Reimbursement Memorandum of Understanding.

The agreement clarifies that employees are entitled to reimbursement for a maximum of twelve credits per contract year notwithstanding the number of courses taken. [A contract year runs from July 1 thru June 30]

The modified language reads as follows: "Employees shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement for a maximum of three (3) courses or twelve (12) credits or the equivalent per year."

AFT National President visits Edinburg!

AFT National President Randi Weingarten visited the Rio Grande Valley to see the great work that our teachers and members are doing.

She met with local superintendents and school board members. She joined a reception in Edinburg with AFT members from around the Rio Grande Valley, including from Edinburg, McAllen, La Joya, and Corpus Christi. She also visited area schools to see the incredible work that our students and teachers are doing.

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