President's Reports
2022 - 2023 School Year
Congratulations to the newly-elected Richard Nigro and Melinda MacPherson-Sullivan, BTF President and Vice President and also to the newly-elected BTF Executive Committee members... << Read More >>
Welcome back. Hopefully, your summer “layoff” was a much needed, and deserved, restful, safe, and productive break. This year will again be, as are most, filled with challenges. However, we will, as always, change them into successes and accomplishments. With the finest... << Read More >>
2021 - 2022 School Year
June 2022
As per our last correspondence, we are scheduled to meet with the PERB mediator on Thursday, June 23, 2022. We will update you... << Read More >>
Welcome back. Hopefully, your summer “layoff” was a much needed, and deserved, restful, safe, and productive break. This year will again be, as are most, filled with challenges. However, we will, as always, change them into successes and accomplishments. With the finest... << Read More >>
2020 - 2021 School Year
During the most difficult times many have ever faced and hope never to face again, you have shown a dedication to our students, one another and also an inner strength that, while profound, is not at all surprising … You are Buffalo teachers.... << Read More >>
2019 - 2020 School Year
The District has agreed to a BTF Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU clarifies how part-time positions are handled. 1. If there is more than one part-time teacher in the same tenure area at the school and a full-time position is created, the part-time teacher with the greatest seniority shall have the contractual right to the full-time position. 2. If a portion of a full-time position... << Read More >>
As you can see from the emails to you, this has, as usual, been a busy summer – legal action to get the District to begin negotiations, court, arbitrations attempting to correct the transfer mess, etc. As you can see from our latest email to you (btfny.org –News/Alerts), the District has as of this writing, refused to agree to meet for negotiations. We have filed both a Declaration of Impasse and an Improper Practice charge against the District. << Read More >>
2018 - 2019 School Year
The District has agreed to a BTF Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU clarifies how part-time positions are handled. 1. If there is more than one part-time teacher in the same tenure area at the school and a full-time position is created, the part-time teacher with the greatest seniority shall have the contractual right to the full-time position. 2. If a portion of a full-time position [an itinerant position], eg. a teacher teaching .4 at one school and a .6 at another school ... << Read More >>
Welcome back. Hopefully, your summer “layoff” was restful, safe, and productive. This year will be, as are most, filled with challenges. However, we will, as always, change them into successes and accomplishments. With the finest and most dedicated teachers anywhere, how can we not prevail? As you can see from the emails to you, this has, as usual, been a busy summer – court, arbitration, attempting to correct the transfer mess, etc. << Read More >>
2017 - 2018 School Year
The District, as if this writing, has agreed to two (2) BTF Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs). We are awaiting the signature of the Superintendent. The first MOU, for this year only, will prevent reapplication by the few teachers who, as per the District, applied for a transfer online via the portal. They will not have to reapply in writing << Read More >>
Welcome Back! Hopefully, your summer “layoff” was restful, safe, and productive. This year will be, as are most, filled with challenges. However, we will, as always, change them into successes and accomplishments. With the finest and most dedicated teachers anywhere, how can we not prevail? As you can see from the emails to you, this has, as usual, been a busy summer - court, arbitration, attempting to correct the transfer mess, etc. << Read More >>