For immediate release Feb. 25, 2019 Denver Educators Ratify Salary Plan with Denver Public Schools DENVER ? Denver Classroom Teachers Association members overwhelmingly ratified the tentative agreement reached with Denver Public Schools, Feb. 14, for a new compensation plan for Denver educators. More than 97% of members voted in favor of the agreement that will...
Read MoreThanks to the generosity of our community, we have some funds available to disperse to DCTA bargaining unit members to help avoid some of the worst consequences of lost wages due to the strike. To be clear, our strike fund will not be able...
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Early Thursday morning, we reached an an historic agreement with Denver Public Schools on behalf of Denver?s educators. The tentative agreement, which must be ratified by the full DCTA membership, reforms a pay system which largely relied on unstable bonuses, and provides stability for students...
Read MoreDENVER ? Tomorrow Denver educators will strike for our students after 15 months of negotiations with Denver Public Schools. The district has failed to deliver a fair, transparent and professional salary plan that pays all teachers a living wage at the base level and limits unpredictable bonuses that disrupt our...
Read MoreDENVER ? For 15 months, Denver educators have clearly expressed their vision for a fair, competitive and transparent salary schedule that prioritizes base salary over complicated, unreliable bonuses. Denver students deserve teachers and special service providers who stay in Denver for the entirety of their careers, and Denver educators deserve to...
Read MoreWe appreciate the optimism by Denver Public Schools that we can get to an agreement and avert a strike and we hope that they come to the table tomorrow with a serious proposal. We want to be with our students in our classrooms. However, if...
Read MoreBelow is information regarding our next bargaining session on February 8. This session will be open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. ...
Read MoreDENVER ? The rights of teachers to strike was affirmed today by Gov. Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in the state?s decision not to intervene in the labor dispute between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools. Denver teachers and special service providers...
Read MoreDENVER ? The state confirmed today the accuracy of DCTA?s cost projections for a fair, competitive and transparent salary schedule for Denver teachers. The state?s memo to Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools also acknowledged that a basic philosophy on how teachers and special service providers should be...
Read MoreDear Denver teachers, SSPs, parents, students, and community, Last Thursday, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) Bargaining Team met with the District in one last effort to get to a deal and to avert a strike. Our priorities have consistently remained the same: to bargain a fair, competitive, and transparent...
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