DCTA News
Make Some Noise! Big turnouts are having a big impact on DCTA/DPS negotiations
Rob Gould is in his 20th year of teaching and in his second decade of serving as a conduit to district officials as a member of the DCTA Bargaining Team. In all those years of negotiations, he has never before witnessed the high level of...
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Monday, March 13, 2017: Bargaining – Student Discipline
Student Discipline Monday, March 13, 2017, 5pm North High School Sandoval Lecture Hall (B243), 2nd Floor ...
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March 4, 2017: Student Loan Forgiveness & Retirement Planning
Will I be able to afford to retire...
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William Anderson, Manual High School
DCTA Member Profile ?Teachers are the driving force of education.? William Anderson, Manual High School William Anderson is what you might call a ?teacher?s teacher.? Passionate for his profession and determined to make a difference, he happily works tireless hours (well, maybe not always happily) to help his...
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Denver Education Community Responds to Immigration Orders
Joint statement from Denver Public Schools, Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Padres & J?venes Unidos, Colorado Education Association A response from Denver education community to President Trump?s executive orders on immigration. We stand together ? as a school district, educators, students and families ? to oppose the actions...
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Michael Diaz-Rivera, Columbine Elementary
?If my students aren?t able to focus?then we are all wasting our time.? Michael Diaz-Rivera, Columbine Elementary A 5th grade ELA teacher at Columbine Elementary, Michael Diaz-Rivera may be a rookie in the profession (he?s been teaching for one year), but he?s already learned one of the...
Read MoreMonday, January 23, 2017: Bargaining Session – Healthcare
Thank you to the 75+ teachers, SSPs, and community members who attended our first bargaining session! The main topic of discussion was healthcare benefits. The District has proposed removing the monthly healthcare stipend for new employees who do not take their insurance through the District. DCTA...
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Our Students. Our Profession. Our Careers.
On January 18th, in front of hundreds of teachers/SSPs and community members, your DCTA Bargaining Team unveiled its rallying cry: ?Our Students. Our Profession. Our Careers.? along with our demands to the District, ahead of the upcoming contract negotiations. This year, both the Master Agreement,...
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Innovation Plans
Assistance with Innovation Plans Thank you to those of you who have reached out to us asking for help drafting renewals to your Innovation Plans. We are in the process of scheduling our visits and would like to encourage any other schools that are either considering...
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