Summer Kick-Off Party Thursday, June 1, 4pm-7pm Ace Eat Serve 501 E 17th Ave Make this your first stop! Invite and bring teacher friends from across the district and even outside the district. All early career educators are welcome. Click here to RSVP. ...
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Summer/Fall Bargaining Strategy Meeting Thursday, May 25, 5pm DCTA Office 1500 Grant St Come to this strategy meeting to create a successful plan to keep your members and contacts engaged in the bargaining process while school is out in order to hit the ground running when school starts again....
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“I am passionate about having high expectations for my students.” Mollie McGrath, Bryant Webster A 4th Grade—ELA-S teacher at Bryant Webster, Mollie McGrath brings an international flair to her teaching perspective. The Wisconsin native spent her teen-age years growing up in Colorado and then studied at the...
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Whole Child Monday, May 15, 2017, 5pm North High School Sandoval Lecture Hall (B243), 2nd Floor District: Funding Whole Child Initiatives Nice, Not Necessary The DCTA Bargaining Team and DPS officials met last night as part of ongoing contract negotiations to discuss prioritization of programs that support Whole Child initiatives....
Read MoreWorkload Monday, May 1, 2017, 5pm North High School Sandoval Lecture Hall (B243), 2nd Floor The Tom and Susana Road Show, Part 2 Last night, with Superintendent Tom Boasberg and Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova in attendance, DCTA and the District met to discuss the issue of teacher and SSP workload....
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Education & Politics Every legislative session, we make sure our voice is heard at the Capitol on legislation that impacts public education and our members. If you are passionate about educating Colorado legislators regarding students and teachers’ needs, join us for a day at the Capitol...
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CO Sanctuary Schools Summit | Conferencia de Escuelas Santuario Our Brown students and school families are facing a rising wave of bullying, harassment, and traumatic family separations and emergencies as the new Administration carries out aggressive plans for immigration enforcement. How will we protect and support...
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Living Wage and Other Proposals Monday, April 17, 2017, 5pm North High School Sandoval Lecture Hall (B243), 2nd Floor District to DCTA: We can’t afford a living wage First-year teacher Kevlyn Walsh gave a passionate accounting to DPS officials last night of the challenges she faces as a teacher working...
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PHOTO: Allison Meier leads a discussion on restorative practices with various interested educators Chris Martin is a restorative practices champion today – but his transformation from skeptic to true believer didn’t come without some convincing. A sixth grade science teacher at Skinner Middle School, Martin said...
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“We can be proud as educators that we were a positive influence.” Silvia Curiel-Torres, Peer Observer Silvia Curiel-Torres has been an educator for 39 years – but she started rehearsing for the role long before she ever started teaching professionally. The childhood neighbors of a pint-sized Silvia...
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