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LRS Assigned by School

For any non-urgent questions, please email Nicole Herkey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you would like to contact the Labor Relations Specialist (LRS) assigned to your school click on their name below to send them an email. Response time can vary; however, you should receive a response within 48 business hours. If you have an emergency, please call the BTF at (716) 881-5400.

 

School   School Name   LRS             School
 School Name LRS  
3   D’Youville Porter Campus School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   95   Waterfront Elementary School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
6   Buffalo Elementary School of Technology   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   97   Harvey Austin School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
12   Central Processing    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   99    Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
17   Early Childhood Center   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   131   Academy School @ 4 (9-12)    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
18   Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Excell.   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   131   Academy School @ 4 (7-8)   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
19   Native American Magnet School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   156   Frederick Law Olmsted    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
27   Hillery Park Elementary   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   187   333 Clinton Street    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
30   Frank A. Sedita Academy   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   192   BAVPA   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
31   Harriet Ross Tubman School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    195   City Honors School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
32   Bennett Park Montessori   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   197   Math Science Technology Preparatory School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
33   Bilingual Center   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   197A   CSE @ MST   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
37   Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   198   The International Preparatory School @ 202   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
42   Occupational Training Center    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   205   Riverside Institute of Technology    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
43   Lovejoy Discovery School   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   206   South Park High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
45   International School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   207    Lafayette International   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
46   Adult Learning Center   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   208   Riverside Academy    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
48   048@39    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   210   Language Assessment @ 12   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
50   North Park Community School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   212   Leonardo daVinci High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
53   Community School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   273   Day Treatment Center   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
54   Dr. George E. Blackman School of Excellence ECC   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   301   Burgard High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
59   Dr. Charles R. Drew Science    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   302   Emerson School of Hospitality    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
59   Drew Annex   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   304   Hutchinson Central Technical High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
61   Arthur O. Eve School of Distinction    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   305   McKinley High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
64   Frederick Law Olmsted    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   309   East Community High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
65   Roosevelt ECC    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   335   Middle Early College High School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
67   Discovery School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   353   Newcomer Academy @ Lafayette    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
69   Houghton Academy    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   355   Buffalo Culinary
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72    Lorraine Elementary    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    357   Pathways Academy @ East    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
73   Speech   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   358   Virtual Pathways @ 205    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
74   Hamlin Park Claude & Ouida Clapp Academy    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   359   Virtual Pathways @ 206   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
76   Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   360   Virtual Pathways @ 301   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
79   Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   361   Virtural Pathways @ 307   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
80   Highgate Heights    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   363   Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
81   School 81   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   366   Research Laboratory H.S. for Bio.s & Life Sciences    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
82   Early Childhood Center    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   367   Virtural Pathways @ 197   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
84   Health Care Center for Children at ECMC    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   400   400 Unit   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
89   Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   400   400 Attendance    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
92   New BUILD Community School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   816   Visual & Hearing    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
93   Southside Elementary    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   910
  Teacher Center   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
94   West Hertel Academy   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   968   Westminister Charter School    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Important Information

  • The Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) Information 

    The APPR is a process by which teachers are evaluated in NYS. The intent of APPR is to assist educators to improve the quality of instruction in schools and to improve students' performance for colleges and careers. District APPR plans must meet strict state guidelines and be negotiated with local unions. Under state guidelines, APPR takes into account classroom observations and student performance. Teachers across NYS receive an overall effectiveness rating every year.

     

    APPR is complex and can often be overwhelming.  Click here to keep up to date on all the current APPR information.

  • Opt-Out Information 

    Teachers and parents share deep concerns about the standardized tests used by NYS for accountability purposes that include; stress on students, in-appropriateness and lack of validity of the Common Core-aligned tests, loss of learning time, and lack of transparency on state test content. Parents who decide it is not in their children’s best interests to take these assessments are part of an “Opt-Out” movement. BTF fully supports parents’ right to choose what is best for their children.

     

    Click here to keep up to date on the "Opt-Out" movement and other information.

  • COVID-19 Information

    For our members, BTF has collected COVID-19 resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, as well as our affiliates, NYSUT, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. Together we must, and will, be proactive to ensure that Coronavirus does not infect and spread to our students, staff and community.
     
    Click here to view recent information and writen correspondence. The BTF will post more information as it becomes available.

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 The BTF is proud to be a member of New York State United Teachers and affiliated nationally with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers.
          
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Calendar

 October 2025
  16       Executive Committee Meeting                        
  23   Council of Delegates Meeting 
  24   BTF Happy Hour         
      
 
 November 2025
 1-20   BTF Thanksgiving Food Drive
   4   Election Day (BTF Office Closed) 
  11    Veterans Day (BTF Office Closed)                    
24-26   Thanksgiving Recess (BTF Office Closed)
     

Office Information

Mailing Address:
Buffalo Teachers Federation
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Phone: 716-881-5400
 
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