HCT Executive Board members Stephanie Sullo, Kyrstin Stehle, Justina Ketyer, Corey Cohn and Meg McElroy attended the NYSUT Regional Leadership Conference March 18-20 in Tarrytown, NY. Regional Director Matt Jacobs addressed the group and discussed the successes we've enjoyed as a union and the challenges we still face. Workshops included strengthening and using your local's power, extending outreach with social media, and taking advantage of NYSUT's programs and support. It was an informative conference with wide-reaching goals. Look for new HCT initiatives in the future!

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.

Don't miss this fun annual event!

Mark your calendars now for the HCT End of Year Party.

LI Ducks Discounted Tickets

$27 per ticket

Thursday, April 21 @ 1:10 P.M.

NY Mets vs San Francisco Giants

See details and to purchase tickets for all games except Yankees Teacher Appreciation Week

Questions, email Alison at ajsilvest@hotmail.com

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.

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.

If you are willing to help teachers in your home school district fight to preserve public education, please reach out using the contact information below.

 fftlocal1889@farmingdaleteachers.org

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.

View selection and place your order here.

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.

Kathleen Rieger (Dutch Lane, Special Ed) and her husband Kenny welcomed their first grandchild, June Stacey, born on February 26, 2022.