Each teacher is expected to design lesson plans, lecture, run class discussions, grade essays and exams, mentor colleagues,
supervise homeroom, and patrol the cafeteria.
During the 1990s, however, the city's teacher union, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), argued that forcing teachers to
supervise homeroom was unprofessional.
Share certain roles necessary for administering summer session: monitoring lunch, recess, and dismissal;
supervising homeroom and attendance; and co-teaching a weekly elective class.