Robert G. Porter Scholars Program: offers four 4-year, $8,000 post-secondary scholarships to graduating senior students who are dependents of AFT members
Member Grants: 10 one-time $1,000 grants to AFT members to assist with their continuing education and/or fund their proposed ideas to strengthen and grow their union

Our AFT Local Number is: 3043

For more details and eligibility requirements, see attached.

BMUST belongs to the Long Island Teachers’ Benevolent Fund (LITBF), which offers a yearly scholarship, (the Len Motisi Memorial Scholarship) to high school seniors graduating this year, who will be attending a post-secondary institution on a full time basis and whose parent is an active teacher in a Long Island local. Many of our members’ sons and daughters have been awarded this scholarship over the years.


The attached application must be sent back to the BMUST office no later than March 6, 2020 to get my signature on it and for me to send it to LITBF before the deadline of March 13, 2020. 


You must include a copy of the school transcript, with the current GPA on it and include a copy of the SAT or ACT scores.  If the transcript does not contain the GPA, your Guidance Counselor must submit a statement with the scores. Please fill the form in as soon as possible and forward it to me through inter-office mail.


Please note, you are now required to include your NYSUT Member Number on the application. If unknown, please reach out to Meg in the BMUST office.
 
Good luck,
Rob

Please see the attached memo for any teacher considering retirement, planning a leave of absence (not maternity), or returning from leave.


As a reminder, our Retirement Seminar will take place this Thursday, from 3-5 pm. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending.


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Rob Walsh
President

BMUST welcomes back Retirement Consultant Hank Sessa on Thursday, January 9, 2020, from 3-5 pm.
Hank will consult with our members on matters dealing with retirement and retirement planning.
 
Topics discussed will be relevant to teachers at all stages in their career. New, mid-career, or retirement age teachers are all encouraged to attend this informative seminar. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

RSVP is required in order to attend.

Have you ever considered running for political office, but don't know how to begin? Or, do you want to help local candidates run their campaigns?

NYSUT offers training to assist educators who want to run for office and get elected. In 2019, NYSUT's "pipeline training" helped 53 candidates run for local office in New York. Starting in January, training will take place at the NYSUT Suffolk Regional Office in Hauppauge. There, you'll develop the skills necessary to be a candidate for office, manage a campaign, or help run an effective school board race. 


See the attached flyer for details, or visit https://www.nysut.org/news/2019/january/pipeline. 

Dennis Urban
BMUST Political Action Committee