Being a building para representative of the HHHTA union I had the opportunity to go to Albany NY, On Friday November 4th-6th to the 44th Annual School Related Professional leadership Conference (SRP). This was my first time ever being invited to go. I had the pleasure of going with my fellow building union rep [...]
It has been a long 2 years, so there was an extra level of excitement in the air as the HHHTA’s Public Relations/Membership team was back in person to welcome all members to the 2022-2023 school year! Restarting the 6 year tradition put smiles on many faces as “Hellos” were said and summer stories/photos [...]
In November, Vanderbilt's students and staff participated in their 2nd annual Healthy Steps to Honor Vets Walk to benefit the General Needs organization. Physical Education teachers John Schroeder and Kim Steffens taught lessons about Veterans Day and then the students took "healthy steps" during their Physical Education classes. The gymnasium's Hall of Heroes was [...]
General Needs is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to serve Long Islands’ homeless veterans with dignity. The HHHTA has been raising money to help our veterans for the past few years. Last year, we raised over $3000 which was used for winter boots and clothing. We set a goal for the same [...]
On October 22, 2022, over 20 HHHTA members, family and friends came together on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to participate in the annual Run 4 Beigel 5K. Scott J. Beigel grew up in Dix Hills and was a Half Hollow Hills alumni and died a HERO! He saved 31 students during the Marjory Stoneman [...]
It was great seeing all of you at 2019 - 2020 Superintendent’s Conference Day Kick Off Coffee and Conversations! Once again, we held our LI Cares non- perishable food, health/ beauty and school supply drive and you (our members) really showed your support! Thank you. Our Count Me in Rewards table was visited by [...]
If you’ve never had the pleasure of taking part in an HHHTA Walking Food Tour, you’ve been missing out! This year a group of troopers (it was a cold, very damp, and windy October day) set out on a packed bus to discover what Williamsburg, Brooklyn had to offer. Upon arriving in Williamsburg, [...]
Over the course of the past few years, we have seen many challenges that, if successful, would be detrimental to our profession. These include charter schools, teacher performance evaluations tied to standardized testing, the ConCon and now Janus. Even though we are still fighting against these threats, each one has the potential to change [...]
“Peace, Love, Solidarity, and Sisterhood” - These words are a part of the vision of the amazing women of NYSUT. On November 2-3, 2018, the NYSUT Women’s Committee held their annual conference at NYSUT Headquarters in Latham, New York. For a second year, I was fortunate enough to participate and serve with dynamic and [...]
