2010 Internal Election Results & Vote Count - Click here School by School Results for: President - Click here First Vice President - Click here Secretary/Treasurer - Click here Run-off Election Candidate Information - Click here                 UTD INTERNAL NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS PROCEDURES - Click here Candidates for UTD office - Click here UTD Home UTD About Us UTD Budget UTD By Laws UTD Committees/Caucuses UTD Constitution UTD Contract Agreement UTD Economic Benefits UTD E-Mail UTD Financial Reports UTD Join Us UTD Legislative/Political UTD Negotiations UTD On-Line forms UTD Publications UTD Retired Chapter UTD Scholarships UTD Steward Information UTD Up-Coming Events Certification DROP Funding/Grants MDCPS/School Board Professional Development School Calendars OTHER SITES RUMOR CONTROL UTD members get latest news and updates.   Click here TOP STORIES As Seen on TV – Stop Excessive Standardized Testing, Let Our Teachers Teach!  Click here to see how you can help. "What's the answer to improving our schools?" Click here to view our ad The United Teachers of Dade wants to partner with parents and our community to protect our children’s precious instructional time.  As professional educators, we believe that we need to spend more time teaching students and only use testing when appropriate to support our children’s education. Click here to view our ad. Tired of too much standardized testing?    "For today's lesson..." Click here to view our ad. UTD’s First Professional Resource Center Opens at Southridge Sr. - The United Teachers of Dade is proud to announce the opening of the first teacher union-run Professional Resource Center... - FULL STORY - Click here to view video Race to the Top Aronowitz Says "NO" to Florida DOE No Reform, Participation or Collaboration = No Agreement - “We are strongly opposed to DOE’s complete disregard for the needs of our students and teachers. I want you to know that I will never sign an agreement that puts our contract in jeopardy and ignores the voices of educators.” Click here for more. Click here for audio message FEA President Calls Federal Grant Program "fatally flawed" - Click here Open letter to Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith, FEA President Andy Ford - Click here        MORE TOP STORIES UTD Annual Membership Picnic Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. All UTD members and their families are invited. Bring your membership card. You must RSVP to picnic2010@utd.org or call 786-594-0234. When you RSVP, please include the number of children under 12 and number of adults attending. Click here for more. Salary Schedule Modification for Full-Time Instructional Employees - Click here   Your input is important. The United Teachers of Dade (UTD) is conducting a members only survey of all special area teachers to provide UTD with important information as it pertains to your actual class size and actual student enrollment. Click here to provide UTD with important information to help us better represent your needs. Youth Fair advanced ticket sales, online only, exclusive to UTD members - Click here Online tickets available now through April 11, 2010. Check your email for UTD Promotion Code. Click here Special Fall and Winter Discounts for Members  - Click here UTD Retiree Chapter - Click here   UTD News Haiti Earthquake Relief - Click here for Information about Donations to Help Haiti Earthquake Relief: AFT, NEA Fund, Miami-Dade County Schools (305-995-3000) - To make a donation to the American Red Cross from your cell phone: Send a Text from your phone to 90999 and write the word HAITI in the text. It is a ten dollar donation and it goes to your phone bill. Congratulations to Teacher of the Year - Cristine O'Hara from Palmetto Middle Congratulations to Rookie Teacher of the Year - Carmen Valdez from Spanish Lake Elementary Salary Increases - Click here for A0/C0 Salary Schedule Step Advancement effective 12/25/09 and Salary Schedule Enhancement effective 2/19/10. - Click here for all salary increases effective 12/25/09 Important Information for 12- Month clerical Employees - DETAILS   Teacher Requirements vs. Recommendations from UTD President Karen Aronowitz - Click here Contract Amendment for Two/Three Day - Click here 2006-2009 UTD/MDCPS Contract - Click here Sick Leave Bank                  MORE...   Educational Policy Assessments/ FAIR Implementation Differentiated Accountability ER&D New! EESAC IPEGS   National Board  Certified Teachers  Professional  Development Attendance Requirements New! - FAIR testing update.  Teachers are not required to grade the spelling test portion of the Broad Diagnostic Inventory for the second grade test ... Click here Highly Qualified FTCE Subject Area Exam Tutorial Sessions - Click here District's 5-year Strategic Plan - Click here (For clarification about questions regarding requirements for specific schools, refer to pages 17, 27, and 28) District Weekly Briefing Error on Number of Grades Required - Click here Consumables - The District has directed schools that beginning with 2009-2010 school year, schools shall not allow students in grades 3 - 12  to write  in or "consume" District adopted workbooks.  MORE Comprehensive Research-based Reading Plan - Click on view District Plans, and then choose Dade Curriculum Law - programs can't be suspended to administer assessments       UTD Stewards New! UTD Stewards -  Legislative Priorities Survey - This survey is to be filled out by UTD stewards only.  By now, you should have held a unit meeting at your school and developed a consensus regarding these issues.  If you have not held a unit meeting, please do so as soon as possible and then (Click Here) to access the survey.  Please complete this survey prior to 2/17/2010. Attention Stewards - The Council of Stewards Meeting will now be held at the Mahi Shriners Auditorium, 1480 NW North River Drive, Miami 33125. Meetings start at 6:00 p.m. (light dinner at 5:30 p.m.) Click here for directions UTD Council of Building Stewards & Executive Board Minutes  Click here UTD Congratulates the 2008-2009 Steward of the Year Antonio White.  Click here                           ESP News Attention ESP's!  Need to become “highly qualified” through UTD’s ER&D Meeting the Standards for Paraprofessionals course? - Click here PSRP Reporter A publication of the Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel division by the American Federation of Teachers. HUD's Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program - DETAILS    Legislative News New! 2010 Legislative Priorities - Click here 2010 Legislative Updates  Click here Meet with Legislators JOIN TIGER!   click here Join us at the Fire Tower to meet your legislator to discuss issues and ideas to improve public education - Click here FAQ about Political Participation School Board rules regarding Politics--        Participation of Staff . - Voter Registration     Information - Absentee Ballots Email the Dade Delegation Email Your Representative Email Your Senators                          MORE...   Teacher Resources New! Recertification FASTRACK at Nova - Click here Virtual Curriculum Project - Click here (Teachers and ESP's can access this resource by downloading iTunes and selecting the iTunes U link.) Cleanup and Green UP poster contest. Help our community and win a great prize! Click here Join the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service for Biscayne Bioblitz - Details Brazilian Teacher Support - Click here POSITION: Literacy Teacher (preferably Bilingual in Spanish and English) - DETAILS Grand Canyon University - earn their undergraduate or graduate degree in Education.   MORE Certification testing fees increase.  Click here 3-2-10 Issue, Parenting News You Can Use! DETAILS                                              MORE...               District Information Swine Flu Hotline - Miami-Dade County Public Schools Opens Information Hotline to Assist Public with H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) Questions - Click here Click here for 10-15-09 H1N1 Briefing Click here for Communicable Disease Control Information. School Recognition Funds - Click here MDCPS Staff Recruitment - Click here 2009-2010 School Allocation Plan - Click here Direct Link to Electronic Gradebook - Click here Code of Student Conduct  Click here MDCPS 2009-2010 School Calendar                 MORE...   Member Involvement Amazing UTD Black History celebration! Click here for slide presentation.  Members at North Beach Elementary Work to Contract - During the week of February 23rd, Stewards, Cassandra Harley and Elena Dell Aglio organized an activity showing their solidarity. Click here Join the NAACP. Click here           MORE...   Up Coming Events Mar 13 - UTD Membership Picnic from Noon to 4:00 PM at Tropical Park, Shelter 1. Mar 16 - Economic Services Committee Meeting 5:00 PM at UTD Headquarters Apr 6 - Retired Teachers Chapter Support Personnel Luncheon - 12 Noon at UTD Headquarters, 2200 Biscayne Blvd. - Click here               MORE...   The United Teachers of Dade, 2200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL  33137 Phone:  305-854-0220  -  Fax:  305-576-7761 Office Hours:  Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact the Webmaster for any comments or  suggestions concerning this site. This page was updated on 03/09/2010 01:10 PM