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News for Members
TUESDAY, MAY 17: CTU-ACTS charter contract campaign kickoff!
Events
Join CTU’s standing committee on School Finance and Taxation for its monthly meeting.
To apply for a post on the committee, visit the CTU committees page.
For other questions, email Sarah Rothschild and Pavlyn Jankov, committee staff liaisons.
The AFT Black Caucus Chicago Chapter includes members of the Chicago Teachers Union, the City Colleges of Chicago and any other members of the American Federation of Teachers in our city. Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, at which members network and discuss the latest issues in public education, with a particular emphasis on black students, clinicians, PSRPs, teachers and communities in Chicago.
Join Meeting
House of Delegates meetings are currently being held virtually. If a member wants to attend, they should email Norma Albor for more information. Read more about delegates and house meetings on our delegates page.
Join CTU’s standing committee on School Finance and Taxation for its monthly meeting.
To apply for a post on the committee, visit the CTU committees page.
For other questions, email Sarah Rothschild and Pavlyn Jankov, committee staff liaisons.
Flex PD days may be scheduled during the school year. Consult our schedule and flex vote guidance page for more information.
Professional Development
Restorative. Relevant. Reflective. The Chicago Teachers Union Foundation QUEST CENTER for Professional Learning and Teacher Leadership is the premier professional development provider supporting Chicago’s public school educators through re-licensure, National Board Certification, and endorsements in which pre-service through veteran educators collaborate, network, and learn to improve their practice by addressing students’ cognitive development and social-emotional well-being through culturally responsive, trauma-sensitive learning environments.
National Board Certification
Nurturing Teacher Leadership, established in 1997, is the Chicago Teachers Union/Chicago Public Schools 2-year program of professional development and candidate support that prepares Chicago Public School teachers for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification, the highest credential a teacher can earn.
Nurturing Teacher Leadership has a success rate of more than 94%, twice the national average!
Learn more by attending our next Cohort Informational Meeting!
Administrative Transfer Window
Teachers will be able to transfer schools for Fall 2022 without principal permission from Monday, April 4, 2022 to Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
