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Amityville Teachers' Association welcomes back a new school year with excitement !
OCTOBER 6, 2025 * 4-6PM * LET'S RALLY TO FIX TIER SIX
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST!! LETS REPRESENT, SUFFOLK COUNTY!
It’s been a long time coming, but we’re full speed ahead for the Suffolk Tier 6 Rally on Monday, October 6th, at 4pm, at SCCC Brentwood Campus (1001 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY 11717- location to be confirmed).
SIGN UP TO ATTEND
Rally sign-up link: nysut.cc/ft6li
RALLY FAQ
- Who can we invite?
- Everyone! We all have a vested interest in fixing Tier 6
- What will happen at the rally?
- Speakers, visibility, giveaways, fun- if you or any of your members would like to play a significant role in this event, let us know!
- When is the rally slated to end?
- BY 6pm at the latest
- Are we no longer doing the rally Long Island-wide with Nassau?
- As of right now, as far as I know, no, we are doing one in each county separately
- Anything else?
- I will make some graphics sized for social media to help with recruitment and am here for any questions/needs!
the ata supports breast cancer awareness month with fundraisers all month long ...thank you to our lap team
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Amityville Teachers' Association attended the rally to fix tier 6 on march 8 in albany
Amityville Teachers' Association celebrates our school librarians & library month
In a quiet corner of the library, HS Librarian Nicole Rosario has transformed a great space into a free thrift store just for students. Gently used clothes and everyday essentials are neatly organized, inviting anyone to take what they like—no questions asked. It’s a small but powerful act of care, turning the library into not just a place for learning, but a hub of community support.
Middle School Librarian, Lynn Cesiro, began this year with a free book Fair in the Library and it continues all year with the Book Vending Machine. Students earn a coin for a free book from their English teacher or Mrs. Cesiro.
PAMES Librarian, Tim Quinn, prepared his fifth grade classes for an EARTH DAY project about renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation. They participated in a public announcement video to share their research! This was a PSEG sponsored event and challenge! And, PAMES students rose to the occasion and Amityville schools were chosen for an award for the project! Congratulations to
Elementary school library teacher, Lori Heavey, wears many hats, guiding her students from the imaginative journeys of book fairs to the exciting challenges of beginner coding. She sparks a love of reading with carefully chosen stories, then nurtures curiosity by introducing technology, helping children create, explore, and problem-solve. In her library, every child is seen and supported, growing
we won the fight for tier equity for tier 6!
NYSUT notches big wins in budget agreement
What happened? Thanks to your activism we won the biggest win for pension reform in 20 years in the recent budget agreement — lowering the Final Average Salary calculation from five to three years for Tier 6 members!
What does this mean? Now, an average of Tier 6 members’ last three salary years, instead of their last five salary years, will determine their lifetime pension payments. This is a big deal because educators usually earn more later in their careers.
Why does this matter? The new calculation means Tier 6 members will receive a bigger pension check, every month, for life. Individual situations will vary, but this works out to around $100,000 more in lifetime retirement earnings! It also gives Tier 6 members parity with Tiers 4 and 5 members.
This is a TREMENDOUS win, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU! Team members and activists sent over 40,000 emails to our lawmakers over the past few months.
Your voices got this done. And it wasn't just Tier 5 and 6 members: Members from Tiers 1-4 and retirees turned out in solidarity to push our message out. But, it’s just a start!
We won Tier 4 equity in 2000. We’re fighting for similar improvements for Tiers 5 and 6! We always knew this would be a long-term fight, but with your help we can Fix Tier 6!
Thanks again for getting involved. We need the collective power of every member to help get this done. Together, we can Fix Tier 6!
We are still fighting!
We advocated. We rallied. We won. It’s been a busy few months for NYSUT’s roster of dedicated lobbyists and activists, but making our voices heard in the halls of power has paid off in the final state budget. After many hours of negotiations, a cyber-attack and likely countless cups of coffee, the state Legislature approved a roughly $237 billion spending plan.
