District?s ProComp "Plan": Work More Years For Less Pay (Oh, And You Can Still Forget About Planning Your Future) First things first. Don?t worry about your pay. DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg, notified teachers via his newsletter this morning that they will continue to be paid and...
Read MoreComment comes after DCTA recommends an extension to current ProComp Agreement DENVER ? Following preliminary progress during a marathon 15-hour bargaining session, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association advocated signing an extension of the current ProComp Agreement until mid January in order to finalize details on a...
Read MoreBuoyed by collective bargaining actions in West Virginia and Oklahoma, DCTA joins wave of teacher discontent sweeping the nation DENVER ? The Board of Directors for the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) voted unanimously tonight to call for strike preparations among its members if Denver Public...
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Many Denver educators pay a heavy price in delayed dreams, reduced health care and lowered standards of living to stay in district Every profession comes with its own pitfalls. But few careers require as much dedication, perseverance and sheer sacrifice as choosing to serve as a...
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Above: DCTA's detailed salary schedule for a compensation vision that provides real stability and predictability DCTA compensation proposal offers teachers the ability to plan a career, creates opportunity for DPS to recruit and retain top professionals The Denver Classroom Teachers Association unveiled its vision for teacher compensation...
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?Vision for a New Compensation System? will provide a new framework for compensation system. At Monday?s scheduled Compensation Bargaining Session, representatives from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) will unveil DCTA?s ?Vision for a New Compensation System? to DPS representatives and the public. The new vision...
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DPS believes a school should earn ?Distinguished? status based solely on test scores. DCTA advocates for a more holistic approach. Continuing its efforts to negotiate a Compensation Agreement that provides predictability, stability and growth potential, the DCTA Bargaining Team again hammered away at the District?s insistence...
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Photo above: Bargaining teams from DCTA and DPS negotiate for a new compensation agreement as the meeting is broadcast via Facebook DCTA argues that test scores are not the only measurement of success at latest Compensation Bargaining Session Negotiation teams for both DCTA and DPS returned to...
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Thank you to all who showed support for the continuation of negotiations around a new compensation system! We are happy to report that your support worked! We signed a new, short extension of the current ProComp Agreement through March 14, and both parties have agreed...
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DCTA balks as DPS sabotages ProComp Bargaining progress Despite citing the progress made to date in ProComp negotiations, DPS refused to consider a brief two-month extension of the current agreement in order to finalize a new ProComp agreement ? and instead insisted on a prolonged three-year...
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