By CTU Communications | November 15, 2023 | _News, Bulletin
File under: Bilingual Education, Contract, contract campaign, CPS budget, ERSB: Elected Representative School Board, Flex Days, guest teacher, Health Care Benefits, Instituto del Progreso Latino, ISBE: Illinois State Board of Education, Payroll, PSRP Day, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel, REACH evaluations, Sanctuary, Sports, Sports committee, Substitute Teachers, Vouchers
Topics in this bulletin include Contract campaign kickoff, Sports Stipends, PSRP Day, Teach truth, not Skyline, Instituto rally and more!
By CTU Communications | November 8, 2023 | _News, Bulletin
File under: contract campaign, CPS budget, CTPF: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, Delegates Training, Health Care Benefits, Instituto del Progreso Latino, ISBE: Illinois State Board of Education, Migrant support, NBCT: National Board Certified Teacher, professional development, PSRP Day, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel, REACH, Sanctuary, Skyline, Tawana Trammell
Topics: Contract campaign kickoff, Nov. 15 action to teach truth, not Skyline, ASPIRA TA, National School Psychology Week, Instituto rally, CPS budget meetings and more!
By CTU Officers | April 16, 2023 | _News, Grievance Wins
File under: PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel, REACH, Retaliation
A key part of protecting our rights and enforcing our hard-won contracts is challenging management when they violate our bargaining agreements — and fighting these cases all the way through the arbitration process when necessary to secure and reinforce our rights. The CTU Grievance Department has a raft of new wins to report that protect our members in both the charter and district spaces.
By Christel Williams-Hayes | December 13, 2022 | Chicago Union Teacher, Departments
File under: Christel Williams Hayes, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
PSRPs often go the extra mile to accommodate the needs of our school communities. But during the winter holidays, that extra mile may seem more like a 5 k marathon. PSRP for life Christel Williams-Hayes has some tips for how to finish the holiday race.
By Chris Geovanis | November 15, 2022 | _News
File under: PSRP Day, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 16 is PSRP Appreciation Day across the state of Illinois! Since 2006, PSRP Appreciation Day has been set aside to recognize the school clerks, teacher and library assistants, technology coordinators, hearing and vision screeners, parent advocates, ESL interpreters and many more who make our schools run.
By CTU Communications | October 14, 2022 | _News
File under: Chicago Teachers Union, Lashawn Wallace, member leaders, Organizing, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
Lashawn Wallace began her career as an instructional aide at Dett Elementary and thought she wanted to become a teacher. But after attending a CTU meeting, she realized organizing was her passion.
By Christel Williams-Hayes | October 13, 2022 | _News
File under: Christel William-Hayes, CTU Delegates, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
Calling all PSRPs: it’s that time of year — the time when I encourage our clerks, instructional aides, tech cos and other PSRPs to serve in the House of Delegates and on our union committees. You may think I sound like a broken record, but this is such important...
By Christel Williams-Hayes | August 26, 2022 | _News
File under: Christel William-Hayes, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
Our PSRPs can be powerful change agents but only if we speak up loud and proud In many ways, the beginning of this new school year feels the same as other years. Our clerks, the backbone of our school communities, were the first ones to return to work. A week later...
By Christel Williams-Hayes, CTU Recording Secretary | April 7, 2022 | _News, Resolutions
File under: CTU Resolution, Privatization, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel, technology coordinators
This resolution calling for a campaign in defense of Technology Coordinators was adopted by the April 6, 2022 House of Delegates meeting.
By Christel Williams-Hayes, Recording Secretary | April 1, 2022 | _News, Chicago Union Teacher, Departments
File under: Christel William-Hayes, COVID-19, Mental Health, PSRP: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel
The Internet and the news are awash with stories of how young people are dealing with the stress and anxiety of the pandemic. Educators are reporting more discipline problems, students acting out and even engaging in self harm. And the PSRPs in our school are on the frontlines dealing with these crises.