FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2021 Statement from Rob Gould, special education teacher and president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association on Superintendent Marrero’s decision to pause the Denver Public Schools (DPS) small schools resolution: “We’d like to thank Dr. Marrero and the school board for listening to...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2021 The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) Endorses DPS School Board Candidate Xochitl "Sochi" Gaytan in District 2 DENVER, CO - The Denver Classroom Teachers Association endorses Xochitl "Sochi" Gaytan for DPS school board in District 2. This is in addition to their endorsements of...
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The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) endorses Scott Esserman At-Large, Michelle Quattlebaum in District 4 and Dr. Carrie Olson in District 3 for the Denver Public School (DPS) Board DENVER, CO - The Denver Classroom Teachers Association endorses Scott Esserman for DPS school board At-Large and...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2021 The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) kicks off their first round of school board endorsements by supporting Dr. Carrie Olson in District 3 DENVER, CO - The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) kicks off the first round of school board candidate endorsements...
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Fellow Members, This morning the DPS School Board announced their selection of Dr. Alex Marrero as the new superintendent of Denver Public Schools. With that, we share our remarks around the process and the final selection. We have constantly fought for the learning conditions of our students...
Read MoreOn Friday night, DCTA and DPS failed to reach an agreement on a new compensation system before the expiration of the current ProComp system. A vote of whether or not to go on strike will be held over two sessions. The first will be...
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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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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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DPS Budget to Increase by $28 Million On May 10, 2017, the Colorado Legislature passed the School Finance Act SB 296 that brought positive news to Denver Public Schools. DPS will see an increase of $252.85 in per pupil funding and an additional 764 pupils for...
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As you may know, the District last week announced a new policy proposal to ban any suspensions or expulsions for children in early grades. We responded with an open letter expressing our disappointment in the District?s decision to not include teachers in the conversation, despite...
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