SPECIAL POST-RA EDITION n Delegates set union’s course | 10 n Union celebrates award winners | 14 www.nysut.org | May 2017 THIS ISSUE OF NYSUT UNITED CONTAINS INFORMATION REGARDING THE NYSUT MEMBER BENEFITS SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT. Campaign NYSUT President highlights Andy Pallotta and his team parent rights | 6 get down to work | 6 NYSUT members receive a 20% discount off of tuition for Advance your career graduate courses. ELT is now a CTLE provider and many courses are applicable for With NYSUT ELT: NYSED Certification • learn research-based, class- • collaborate with fellow educators room tested, methods in our across New York state — seminars and/or graduate online or site-based! courses; Your choice. Your professional • meet certification requirements; learning. Register and online www.nysut.org/elt To Register: www.nysut.org/elt • 800.528.6208 Be a fan. NYSUT Affiliated with AFT n NEA n AFL-CIO NYSUT UNITED [ MAY 2017, Vol. 7, No. 5 ] NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS Catanzariti (Retiree), Thomas Murphy (Retiree) Director of Communications: Member Records Department 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110 Deborah Hormell Ward 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110 AT-LARGE DIRECTORS: Cheryl Hughes, 518-213-6000 n 800-342-9810 Editor-in-Chief: Mary Fran Gleason Joseph Cantafio, Rick Gallant, John Kozlowski, Kevin PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT LATHAM, NY Copy Desk Chief: Clarisse Butler Banks OFFICERS: Ahern, Don Carlisto, Maria Pacheco, Raymond ADDITIONAL ENTRY OFFICE WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 President: Andy Pallotta Hodges, Pat Puleo, Selina Durio, Edward Vasta, Assistant Editors/Writers: Leslie Duncan Fottrell, Liza Frenette, Ned Hoskin, Executive Vice President: Jolene T. DiBrango Wayne White, Debra Penny, Howard Schoor, Carmen NYSUT United (ISSN 21587914) and www.nysut.org Sylvia Saunders, Kara E. 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POSTMASTER: Page 2 | May 2017 Official Publication of NYSUT NYSUT members receive a 20% discount off of tuition for Advance your career graduate courses. ELT is now a CTLE provider and many courses are applicable for With NYSUT ELT: NYSED Certification • learn research-based, class- • collaborate with fellow educators room tested, methods in our across New York state — seminars and/or graduate online or site-based! courses; Your choice. Your professional • meet certification requirements; learning. Register and online www.nysut.org/elt To Register: www.nysut.org/elt • 800.528.6208 Be a fan. NYSUT Affiliated with AFT n NEA n AFL-CIO NYSUT UNITED [ MAY 2017, Vol. 7, No. 5 ] NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS Catanzariti (Retiree), Thomas Murphy (Retiree) Director of Communications: PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, NY 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110 Deborah Hormell Ward ADDITIONAL ENTRY OFFICE AT-LARGE DIRECTORS: Cheryl Hughes, 518-213-6000 n 800-342-9810 Editor-in-Chief: Mary Fran Gleason WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 Joseph Cantafio, Rick Gallant, John Kozlowski, Kevin Copy Desk Chief: Clarisse Butler Banks New York Teacher/City Edition (ISSN 1074-0503) is an OFFICERS: Ahern, Don Carlisto, Maria Pacheco, Raymond official publication of the United Federation of Teachers. President: Andy Pallotta Hodges, Pat Puleo, Selina Durio, Edward Vasta, Assistant Editors/Writers: United Federation of Teachers, 52 Broadway, New York, Leslie Duncan Fottrell, Liza Frenette, Ned Hoskin, Executive Vice President: Jolene T. DiBrango Wayne White, Debra Penny, Howard Schoor, Carmen New York 10004. Published twice monthly in September Sylvia Saunders, Kara E. Smith, Matt Smith, First Vice President: J. Philippe Abraham Alvarez-Scaglione, Thomas Brown, Janella Hinds, and November. Monthly in October, March and April. Andrew Watson Biweekly in December, January, February, May and June. Second Vice President/Acting Executive Director: Sterling Roberson, Barbara Bowen, Frederick Kowal, Photo Editor: J. El-Wise Noisette With a special supplement in August. Paul Pecorale Florence McCue, Shelvy Y. Abrams (SRPs), Lead Designer: Dana Fournier is published from September to June. Secretary-Treasurer: Martin Messner Sandra Carner-Shafran (SRPs), Karen Lee Arthmann NYSUT United (SRPs), Deborah Paulin (SRPs), Angie Rivera (SRPs), Art and Production: Nicole Clayton Advertising: For questions about advertising, ELECTION DISTRICT DIRECTORS: Anne Goldman (Health Care), Stephen Rechner Advertising: Lori DiVeglia, Denyce Duncan Lacy email Lori DiVeglia at [email protected] Peter Stuhlmiller, Michelle Licht, Joseph J. Najuch, or call 518-213-6000, ext. 6264 or 800-448-4ADS. (Private Sector Higher Ed), Andrew Sako (Community Online Communications Eric Talbot, Adam Urbanski, Andrew Jordan, Michael Colleges), Pamela Malone (Higher Education) Coordinator: Bryan Thomas NYSUT United reserves the right to reject any advertising. Emmi, Andrew Voigt, Jeanette Stapley, Anthony and Michael Fabricant (Higher Education) However, the acceptance of advertising by NYSUT United McCann, Joseph Herringshaw, Stacey Caruso- Editorial Support: Julie Bull, Julie Malec HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS: does not signify that the product or service has, in any Sharpe, Kathleen Taylor, Sparrow Tobin, Sean NYSUT United is a member publication of the Antonia Cortese (Emerita), way, been endorsed by NYSUT or any of its related entities, Kennedy, Jeffrey Yonkers, Tomia Smith, Barbara AFT Communicators Network, International Labor including the NYSUT Member Benefits Trust or the NYSUT Thomas Y. Hobart Jr. (President Emeritus), Communications Association, Metro New York Labor Hafner, Christine Vasilev, John Mansfield, Kevin Member Benefits Corporation. NYSUT Member Benefits Alan B. Lubin (Executive Vice President Emeritus) Communications Council, State Education Association Coyne, Nancy Sanders, Laura Spencer, Karen Trust and the NYSUT Member Benefits Corporation enter Communicators. Blackwell Alford, Dwayne Clark, Evelyn DeJesus, AFT VICE PRESIDENTS: