The Hicksville Council of PTAs honored 15 members of the HCT at its 69th Annual Founders Day on Thursday, March 3rd at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Hicksville Board of Education members, central administration, teachers, PTA and SEPTA members celebrated excellence in education and community leadership in its honorees. Founders Day honored guest Gail Hunker was recognized for her dedication to the Hicksville school district and for her guidance during the Coronavirus Pandemic. View photo gallery.

HCT members and their families watched an exciting game at UBS Arena on March 5th, when the hometown Isles took on the St Louis Blues. The Islanders won 2 to 1. Keep an eye out for more Member Engagement opportunities from the HCT.

Join your colleagues each Monday for Faculty Room Fun and take part in the HCT Scavenger Hunt to be eligible for a prize raffle on March 28th. On Tuesdays, you are invited to take advantage of a series of financial & financial workshops and presentations just for HCT members. Show your HCT pride and Wear it on Wednesdays! Thankful Thursdays is back!. Tell us why you are thankful for a special colleague. You can begin sending messages today. Messages will be shared with fellow HCT members on each week.

View complete details for all events here.

Brand new styles and colors are available now. Head to the HCT online store and check out the new inventory.

Since this is a negotiations year, we want to present a unified front by wearing HCT-branded clothing every Wednesday. In addition, we'll be sharing photos on social media of our members proudly wearing their HCT gear.

Use the hashtag #WeAreHCT on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. If you do not use social media and/or would like me to post your photos, feel free to email them to jketyer@gmail.com and I will share them. Remember to Wear it on Wednesdays!

If you missed our fall clothing sale, there is a limited supply of HCT apparel available for sale at the HCT office. View items here.

Learn if your 403(b) is still working for you.

Our NYSUT Retiree Services Consultant, Claire Zatorski, will be offering a Pre-Retirement Workshop for members who are part of NYTRS and who plan to retire within the next 2 years.

I. Preparing to Retire – Eric Iberger, NY State Teachers Retirement System

II. Union for Life – Claire Zatorski, NYSUT Retiree Services Consultant

III. NYSUT Legal Services – Kathleen Rose, Feldman, Kramer & Monaco, P.C.

IV. Understanding Social Security and Medicare – Joan Perrini, Retiree Services

Register Here

We also have a video conference with Shawn on Tuesday March 29^th. Please email Shawn @ sdwyer@mortgagecorp.com if you are interested in receiving the link for the Mortgage Workshop.

NYSUT celebrates Women’s History Month with a new poster honoring Malala Yousafzai, often referred to simply as Malala, a Pakistani activist for female education. Download or order your poster here.

In honor of Women's History Month, Alison Silvestri (Hicksville High School) received accolades and recognition from Legislator Arnold Drucker. Drucker spotlighted Alison's long standing commitment to education, her community, and her union. Read more about what has earned her this honor.

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Questions, email Alison at ajsilvest@hotmail.com

Download payment slip and return to

Email Alison to let her know your payment is on the way.

June 20, 2022

School is closed. Enjoy the day with the children at Adventureland.

Details and pricing will be published in early May.

The State Education Department will administer all of the June Regents exams this year. NYSUT is pushing for the Regents to include a safety net for students similar to the one provided the past two years where students will get credit if they pass the course and do not pass the exam.

Parents and teachers continue to raise questions about students opting out of standardized tests. To help answer these questions, NYSUT has updated their fact sheets for parents and teachers on test refusals. View updated fact sheets for grades 3-8 here.

To help the people of Ukraine as they fight for the lives and the future of their nation, the statewide union is encouraging members and the general public to consider donating to the NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund, the union’s 501(c)3 organization. NYSUT will be partnering with relief agencies to make sure that the funds collected get to the people in areas that are most in need due to this humanitarian crisis.

Join Share My Lesson and Catherine Zack, a meditation teacher and executive mindfulness coach, for more stress solutions for educators.This experiential workshop series is designed to give you both a better understanding of the science of stress and its impact on your body and real tools that you can use right now to manage stress, avoid feeling overwhelmed and create resiliency-building daily habits. You’ll leave this series with the foundations of a daily meditation practice and learn the building-block basics of mindfulness-based stress reduction.

Register here.

K-12 educators and SRPs can learn how to reverse the impact of trauma on students’ abilities to trust and behave in school through @NYSUT ELT Professional Learning. Here are more topics for Getting Back On Track.

ELT offers a variety of wellness seminars to help members cope with these difficult times. For example:

Learn about more topics available to NYSUT members here.

A new round of our popular student loan debt webinars has been added to the schedule for December and January. More information and registration for these Zoom webinars can be found here.

School-related COVID questions should be directed to Gail Hunker.

If you are interested in being listed in our tutor database or would like to remain in the database, please download and complete the Tutor Referral Form and mail it to the HCT at 535 South Broadway, Suite 212, Hicksville, NY 11801. If you prefer, you can scan the completed form and email it to Hicksville_Teachers@verizon.net.

Congratulations to Gina Mauro (Lee Avenue) on the marriage of her son, Joseph to Christina! Your Lee Avenue family is so happy for you!

Condolences to the family and friends of Peggy Ryan, long time and beloved secretary at Lee Avenue. Peggy passed away in Hospice Friday evening, March 11th, with family present.