The DCTA bargaining team negotiated with the district for five hours last night. Conversations were fully centered around compensation including a cost of living adjustment, step increases, extra duty pay, incentive pay/stipends and the overall salary schedule. We utilized the interest based bargaining (IBB) model...
Read MoreThe DCTA bargaining team negotiated with the district for five hours last night. Conversations were centered around evaluations, educator voice, class sizes, caseloads, workloads and planning time. We utilized the interest based bargaining (IBB) model to facilitate today’s conversations (learn about IBB here). Here are some...
Read MoreThe DCTA bargaining team negotiated with the district all day today. We utilized the interest based bargaining (IBB) model to facilitate today’s conversations. The IBB approach is different from traditional bargaining. It is meant to replace traditional positional bargaining with a process of joint problem-solving...
Read MoreLast week, the bargaining team spent two whole days negotiating our master agreement with the district. Conversations were centered around the rights of BIPOC educators, Article 19 and Articles 21-29. We were also joined by researchers at CU Boulder who presented their findings on bias...
Read MoreThis week, the bargaining team spent two entire days negotiating our master contract with the district. During that time, we covered contract articles 13-29. We additionally had conversations around paid family leave. Some of our proposals from yesterday’s session include: Providing educators 4 additional weeks of...
Read MoreToday the bargaining team spent several hours negotiating our master contract with the district. We are disappointed in many of the district's proposals and priorities as they do not address the direct needs of our students or educators. Some of the districts proposals from today...
Read MoreThis week, our bargaining team and the district reached a tentative agreement around Innovation and correcting the inherently flawed process that was often used to systematically remove collective bargaining rights from educators. Most of us know that educator rights and innovative learning are not mutually...
Read MoreStanding with Students and Educators in Uvalde, Texas No matter where we come from or where we live, our public schools should be the safest place for students and educators – but today we mourn the loss of 19 students and two educators who have...
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CONTACT Angelina Ursetta Denver Classroom Teachers Association aursetta@coloradoea.org 720-663-7618 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2022 The following statement can be attributed to Rob Gould, special education teacher and president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA): “The Denver Classroom Teachers Association has been constant in our advocacy for high quality and fully supported...
Read MoreEducator Rights and Innovation Are Not Mutually Exclusive By: Rob Gould, special education teacher and President of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Dr. Joyce Brooks and Marilyn Winokur, DPS Grandparents & Co-Chairs of Coloradans for the Common Good There is nothing more important to Denver educators...
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