ProComp negotiations will start soon, and the DCTA Bargaining Team has started preparation for the daunting task of negotiating a new compensation system for its teachers/SSPs. Since the time that ProComp 1.0 was created, and even since the time that 2.0 was implemented, education in...
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Photo above: District 4 DPS Board candidate Jennifer Bacon District 4 candidate has dedicated her life to education and social justice Jennifer Bacon grew up in Miami a member of a tight-knit family. Her father worked in economic development and eventually became a minister and her mother...
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Photo above: District 2 DPS Board candidate Xochitl “Sochi” Gaytan District 2 candidate seeks to bring transparency to Board decision making Xochitl “Sochi” Gaytan is a small business owner and real estate agent in southwest Denver. She’s also mother to two sons, one of whom is a...
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Photo above: Denver businessman and school board candidate Robert Speth DPS parent and Denver business leader seeks to lead district as At Large board member Although he was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Robert Speth nearly qualifies for “native” Coloradan status. A Denver resident for nearly...
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Photo above: DPS teacher and school board candidate Dr. Carrie Olson Longtime DPS educator wants to take her experience to the Board of Education Dr. Carrie Olson, PhD, is the mother of a DPS graduate, a teacher in DPS for more than 30 years and a longtime...
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Would you like to earn 15 hours of recertification credit? DCTA’s own nationally recognized trainer, Dr. Tim Brown will be providing another opportunity to take the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). ASIST is an Evidence-Based Practice designed to teach professionals and non-professionals alike how to...
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Rise Up October Committee Meeting Tuesday, October 3, 5:30pm DCTA Office/CEA Building 1500 Grant Street Rise Up will be working on the annual plan, as well as looking at questions and answers for new teachers. New teachers don’t know what they don’t know, but now that we’ve been in...
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Photo above: Valerie Lovato in her Eagleton Elementary classroom Eagleton Elementary teacher chosen to help inform statewide education policy matters Valerie Lovato first received the news while she was on vacation. The First Grade teacher at Eagleton Elementary was relaxing and enjoying some down time with her...
Read MoreDear Middle School or Secondary School Teacher, My name is Angela Tucker. I am a doctoral student at Northcentral University. I am studying how student violence in the classroom affects teachers. I want to learn if teachers receive the violence training they need to reduce stress....
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Final Negotiations Scheduled for Thursday DENVER (Aug. 30) – After an 11-hour bargaining session Monday, negotiators for the Denver Classroom Teachers Association say the school district has failed to compromise on a large number of issues still to be decided on in a new contract for...
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