February 15, 2022

Know Your Contract: Unpaid Leave-- Deadline March 1st

If you are considering taking an Unpaid Leave next year, please review the deadline listed below. (Additional information regarding these unpaid leaves can be found on the PPS website.)

Full-Year Unpaid Leave

March 1st

17.4.1

Requests for a full year unpaid Personal, Exchange, or Career Development leave of absence (whether part-time or full-time) for the next school year must be submitted to Human Resources prior to March 1 or the leave will not be approved, except in extenuating circumstances where such leave requests will not be unreasonably denied.

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President's Message: With Millions in New Funding, PPS Cuts Teachers

February 16, 2022

Dear Educator, Next year, we expect PPS to have more funding than we have ever seen. So we were shocked to learn this week that instead of taking this opportunity to invest in smaller class sizes and direct supports to students, PPS is planning...

What Happens if I am Unassigned?

February 15, 2022

This week, PPS started the staffing process by releasing initial staffing allocations to schools. Some schools and programs are seeing a reduction of staff, potentially resulting in unassignments. Your PAT/PPS contract (Article 18) provides a process for determining which educator(s) will be “unassigned” from their current worksite,...