A judge recently ordered the NYCDOE to now post about the retaliation I experienced in 2012 to every school and office building where UFT members work. Here’s why and why now… The New York City Department of Education’s Office of Labor Relations lost a case my attorney, Bryan Glass, and… Continue reading
It’s Election Day. Imagine as you walk into your polling center, a candidate’s people are inside handing you $200 gift cards and the polling volunteers are telling you who to vote for. Well, that’s kind of what Principal Paul Martuccio orchestrated at his school. Read below. The day of PTA… Continue reading
I’m a parent who wants more for my children and students. I received word that the NYCDOE wants to try and terminate me, again. Here we go..not without a fight. Continue reading
I haven’t written a blog post here in over a year, and only two posts in the last two years. However, something has been brewing lately, and members in the DOE have decided to poke at the beehive. Now, there is going to be some stinging. This parent isn’t messing… Continue reading
It comes down to this… salary matters. Experience not so much. Or at least the DOE’s budgeting system discourages the hiring of higher salaried and more experienced staff. Continue reading
In the education activist arena there are personality conflicts and, unfortunately, there is greed. Enter Elizabeth “Betsy Combier” Kapel stage left. Your misfortune yesterday, is her profit today. Continue reading
Allegations are made to the NYC Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI), or to the DOE’s internal Office of Special Investigations (OSI), but are their findings final and set in stone? We already know, through several cases, that SCI has actually reinvestigated and overturned OSI findings of misconduct. However, can someone… Continue reading
A former investigator has opened up a consulting business where you can hire her to review your case and she can come in and testify at your hearing as well.
Iuliana Celik Continue reading
It never ceases to amaze me how creative educators can get. Whether it’s the way they convey the information to the students, or how they set up their classrooms, creativity is not leaning in public education. Continue reading
In sum and substance, an administrative law judge can hold a small trial to see if you were retaliated against for engaging in union activities. If so, then the employer probably violated Section § 209-a of the Taylor Law. Continue reading
If you’re in NYC, and a UFT member, then you should know that anything derogatory in your personnel file, that’s older than three years old, can be removed. Continue reading
There are many common themes and tools used when an educator is targeted. This post specifically looks to help derail and stop the subjective observation freight train. Continue reading
Dress them up or cover them in post-its What’s the bulletin board policy in your school Continue reading
Finally! I love when there’s a win for parents, the community and transparency. As most of you know, my battle began when I became a parent and questioned violations of state law and chancellor’s regulations at my school’s School Leadership Team. See here . Years later, Michael Thomas, a teacher that was… Continue reading
As you may or may not know, my current status with the DOE is as an ATR. That stands for Absent Teacher Reserve and I’m basically assigned to schools on a temporary basis and rotate to different schools every few weeks. I know what you’re thinking “Wait, they decided you… Continue reading
In case you haven’t heard by now, my federal lawsuit did not end the way we wanted it to. By “we” I do not mean just me, my lawyers and family, but rather “we” as also a countless group of educators, across the country, who needed a win against corruption and harassment in our public schools. Continue reading
It has been a long time coming, but we finally go to trial this Monday August 15, 2016. Over four years. Over 900 phone calls between my attorney Bryan Glass, Esq. and I. Not to mention over 3,800 emails between us. 23 court appearances and court phone conferences. Almost 80,000 pages of… Continue reading
Veteran teacher Mary Bozoyan, who has been teaching at William Cullen Bryant High School for 30 years, has been retaliated against and has been denied paychecks. She just received an eviction notice. Can you help Continue reading
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