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Member Bulletin for September 19, 2023
Topics include: LEAD, Skyline survey, SPED chief search, Hispanic Heritage Month and more!
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For work performed August 27 through September 9. This will be a full paycheck for ten days of work. See our Payroll Page for the full year’s information.
Visit the CPS calendar page for other dates and to download a PDF calendar.
Pre-meeting Q&A session will begin at 4:15 p.m. See the Delegates page for more information about House of Delegates Meetings. If you are a delegate and did not receive the notice for this meeting, please email Norma Albor to resolve any issues related to your designation as delegate. Delegates can access packet materials in the MemberLink Portal at members.ctulocal1.org.
For work performed September 10 through September 23. This will be a full paycheck for ten days of work. See our Payroll Page for the full year’s information.
Visit the CPS calendar page for other dates and to download a PDF calendar.
Visit the CPS calendar page for other dates and to download a PDF calendar.
For work performed September 24 through October 7. This will be a full paycheck for ten days of work. See our Payroll Page for the full year’s information.
See the CPS Calendar page for more dates and information.
Visit the CPS calendar page for other dates and to download a PDF calendar.
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!
Join a Committee
CTU committees are a great way for any member to make a difference. Join one now!