Dear Leaders and Members, I am pleased to announce the third in the series of SRP job title fact sheets: K-12 Food Service Professionals. This fact sheet, along with the Custodial & Maintenance Staffing Issues and theSchool Transportation Professionals fact sheets can be found in the Resources section of the NYSUT website at www.nysut.org/srpfacts. Any questions or comments should be addressed to your local president or your labor relations specialist. We welcome your feedback. For further information about SRP programs, contact Margaret MacCartney, school-related professionals coordinator at mma

A teacher is more than a test score. NYSUT is launching a new web ad today to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our teachers and to make it clear that, to their students, teachers are far more than just test scores. Watch real students talk, in their own words, about the affection, admiration and respect they have for their teachers.  Watch and share our new ad at the NYSUT Member Action Center, and listen to real students explain why their teachers are more than just test scores!  More and more, lawmakers are trying to measure the value of New York state's teachers by the results of flawed and unfair high-stakes tests. But tests don't measure our love of teaching. Tests can't assess all the long, extra hours our teachers put in every week. And tests will never account for the passion, commitment and dedication we have to helping each and every one of our students reach their full potential. Watch and share our new ad at the NYSUT Member Action Center, and listen to real students explain why their teachers are more than just test scores!  Students get it. It's time for us all to help lawmakers understand, as well. A teacher is more than a test score. Tell lawmakers to #evaluatethat. In solidarity,   Andrew Pallotta NYSUT Executive Vice President P.S.:  Please watch and share our new ad. And support our call for a two-year moratorium on the use of high-stakes tests in decisions regarding teachers and principals.

Good Evening Colleagues,

Attached you will find FOUR new important fact sheets that have been produced by NYSUT. The topics are:

• Charter School

             DOWNLOAD Fact Sheet By Clicking this Link

             april_2014_charter_school_fact_sheet.pdf

• Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014

             DOWNLOAD Fact Sheet By Clicking this Link          

             smart_schools_bond_act_of_2014_fact_sheet.pdf

• Teacher Excellence Fund

             DOWNLOAD Fact Sheet By Clicking this Link    

             teacher_excellence_fund_fact_sheet_-_april_2014_-_dr.pdf

• Testing and Date Privacy Changes