Congratulations to Dr. Carrie A. Olson and Jennifer Bacon for their successful campaigns to bring an educator?s mindset and community support to the Denver School Board. Way to go, Carrie and Jennifer!...
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First ProComp Bargaining Session Thursday, November 16, 5:00 pm Acoma Campus 1617 S Acoma St With so many teachers now in ProComp, and so many different incentives to be earned, the result has been the creation of an unstable system that is spending more than the ProComp trust...
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Photo above: Stedman Elementary ECE teacher Pablo Benitez Pablo Benitez, Stedman Elementary Pablo Benitez was a terrible student. Throughout his middle and high school years, he felt disconnected from his teachers and school. It didn?t seem like his teachers were trying to connect with students. As a...
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We finally confirmed the following dates to kickoff bargaining on ProComp 3.0: Thursday, November 16 Thursday, November 30 Thursday, December 7 Monday, December 18 These sessions will take place at the Acoma Campus (1617 S. Acoma St) from 5 pm until roughly 9 pm and are open to the public....
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Did you know that there are 20,000 DACA teachers in classrooms all across the US, including Colorado? Did you know that the average age of 3 years old is the most common age of Dreamers upon arrival to the US? We have a short amount of...
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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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