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Colleagues,
NYSED's Blue-Ribbon Commission on Graduation Requirements has moved up the timeline for collecting input from dateholders to July 2023 from July 2024. If you would like to share your feelings on graduation requirements, please read the following and click on the Thought Exchange link. In Solidarity, RobThe New York State Education Department (NYSED) is engaging education stakeholders as they convene a Blue Ribbon Commission to take a look at graduation requirements for New York state students. As you will recall, we shared the first set of questions from SED several weeks ago – the Commission has now posted additional questions for which they are looking for feedback. NYSUT’s representative to the Commission, Jo James, shared with us the Thought Exchange. NYSED is also engaging educators via social media. Please take a moment to provide your thoughts with SED and feel free to share this Thought Exchange with your colleagues. SED is asking educators to consider these questions
The deadline to provide feedback via the Thought Exchange is February 2nd. -- Rob Walsh President The Community Cupboard is in need of a volunteer to supervise on Tuesday, January 31 from 3:30 - 4:30.
Please contact me if you are interested. -- Rob Walsh President Dear Members,
Please consider signing up or donating by December 14! BMUST is proud to, once again, be working with the Community Cupboard to fulfill holiday wish lists for some of the families who utilize the Cupboard. If you'd like to buy a gift for someone, we've created Children and Adult sign-ups for families who could use a little extra help this holiday season. Those who simply wish to donate to our fund can do so via Venmo (@MegHirsch - BMUST logo). All money collected will go towards purchasing wish list items. Any unopened items you might have around the house, will gladly be accepted as well. Gift Collection boxes will be located in the faculty rooms and monitored by members of our Womens' Committee. Suggested gift card amount: $20 Gifts should be unwrapped and labeled with your name and/or the age & gender listed. Items can be sent directly to Meg Hirsch, at Brookside, or dropped in the collection box in your building by Friday, December 14. Thank you for your generosity and support! -- Rob Walsh President Below you will find the updated schedule for NYSUT Student Debt Webinars. Webinars are led by our partners at Cambridge Credit Counseling and are designed to help NYSUT members better understand the various student loan repayment options with a focus on Teacher Loan Cancellation and Public Student Loan Forgiveness programs. This workshop will also address the recent federal student loan forgiveness program. Below are the clinics that are currently open for registration:
Dear Members, BMUST is proud to, once again, be working with the Community Cupboard to fulfill holiday wish lists for some of the families who utilize the Cupboard. If you'd like to buy a gift for someone, we've created Children and Adult sign-ups for families who could use a little extra help this holiday season. Those who simply wish to donate to our fund can do so via Venmo (@MegHirsch - BMUST logo). All money collected will go towards purchasing wish list items. Any unopened items you might have around the house, will gladly be accepted as well. Gift Collection boxes will be located in the faculty rooms and monitored by members of our Womens' Committee. Suggested gift card amount: $20 Gifts should be unwrapped and labeled with your name and/or the age & gender listed. Items can be sent directly to Meg Hirsch, at Brookside, or dropped in the collection box in your building by Friday, December 9. Thank you for your generosity and support!
Meg HirschTue, Oct 11, 10:59 AM (3 days ago) to bcc: me "Will Days" are an included benefit of the NYSUT Legal Plan, which BMUST members are automatically enrolled in. On Monday, November 7, a representative from the law firm of Feldman, Kramer & Monaco will be in the BMUST office for will planning sessions. Those who wish to sign up can do so using this sign up link. To ensure your appointment goes smoothly, please complete the attached questionnaire in advance. As a reminder, this benefit is available to you at any time. You are not restricted to scheduling a consultation on this designated date. You can set up an appointment online by visiting the Feldman, Kramer & Monaco website.
Please join us for our annual Making Strides Walk this Sunday, Oct. 16, at Jones Beach, Field 5. 7:30 AM.
Online donations can be made via our ACS website: http://shorturl.at/ilAW8 Thank you for supporting this worthy cause! On Wednesday, October 19, NYSUT is hosting phone banks in the Brookside Cafeteria, from 2:30 - 5:00, to make calls on behalf of NYSUT endorsed candidates.
If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here. Any amount of time you're able to give is appreciated. NYSUT will provide refreshments and devices to make calls on, using openvpn.com. |
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