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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CEA President Kerrie Dallman with gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy The Colorado Education Association announced, Jan. 31, it will endorse gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy to lead Colorado in 2018. "Cary Kennedy is a champion for Colorado?s kids and educators, and has been throughout her entire career,? CEA President...
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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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?I know how important my job is.? Suzanne Hernandez, Westerly Creek Elementary The best part of being a teacher, according to Westerly Creek Elementary first grade teacher Suzanne Hernandez, is when you know you are making a difference in a student?s life. Unfortunately, the opportunity to make...
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Education & Politics DCTA Lobby Day will be Wednesday, February 7. If you are passionate about educating Colorado legislators regarding students and teachers? needs, join us as we talk with them in person. These one on one conversations will help shape policy discussions around hot topics...
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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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ProComp Bargaining convened again on Thursday as the DCTA and DPS Bargaining Teams gathered to continue discussing the identified issues both sides agreed were key to creating and implementing a new compensation system for DCTA bargaining unit members. Thursday?s session focused on the creation of...
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Mindfulness Workshop Thursday, January 18 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Lincoln Elementary 710 S Pennsylvania St Learn the value of Mindfulness not only as a powerful self-care practice, but as a tool to engage your environment in the present moment and to live authentically. This 90 minute workshop...
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The DCTA and DPS Bargaining Teams re-grouped last Thursday night to begin the arduous process of determining key issues surrounding the creation of a new ProComp agreement ? and identifying commonalities among those issues in an effort to engage Interest-based Bargaining (IBB) where appropriate. ...
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