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Join us today! All Denver SSPs & Special Educators welcome!
Once again, SSPs and Special Educators came away from this latest round of negotiations with big wins for SSPs & Special Educators! Check out our 2025-28 DCTA-DPS Collective Bargaining Agreement to see the language. We know the work is never done. What do you want to see in the next round?? How do you plan to see it through?
Our SSP & Special Educator organizing leaders are always working to incorporate our member voices to ensure our priorities reflect common goals. Share your voice by completing surveys, reaching out to an organizing leader, and joining our virtual meetings and listening sessions.
*Members of the Educators ACCESS Caucus have view-only access to our working files linked below.
We advocated for:
Workload Calculator
Caseload Caps
Paperwork Time
In 2025, we won:
DLTs' ongoing role in workload calculations
Workload formulas to determine resources needed in each department
Team Leads' workload within contract hours
In 2022, we won:
Workload Model & Calculator
8 Paperwork Days per Year
We advocated for:
Equity
Transparency
Value
In 2025, we won:
ESS Workload Extra Duty Pay!
Assignment Coverage Pay
Increased Base Salaries Across the Schedule
In 2022, we won:
More Hard-to-Fill positions
Up to 12 years credit (vs 10) for experience for Hard-to Fill
We advocated for:
Validity
Reliability
Students First
In 2025, we won:
SSP & NII Sections of Article 10
Right to Request Team Lead Observations
Lack of access to Assistive Tech
shall not affect evaluation/ratings
In 2022, we won:
SSP GPS Collaborative Committee
LEAP Collaboration SpEd Sub-Committee
We advocated for:
Department Leadership Teams
District-Wide Advisory Committee
Collaboration Groups
In 2025, we won:
Expanded ESS Collab Committee with representatives from each department
Election Procedures & Decision-Making Documentation Requirements for DLTs
Contingency Planning to Consider Workload
In 2022, we won:
Stronger DLT Language
New DLTs for SpEd & ECE
ESS Collaborative Committee
Collaborative Committees for our Evaluations
We advocated for:
FERPA-Compliant
Safety
Noise-Controlled
In 2025, we won:
Room assignments made with consideration of workspaces for student services to ensure compliance with FERPA
District commitment toward accessible bathroom facilities for Center Programs
In 2022, we won:
Dedicated workspaces for itinerant educators
Improved language for educators who are assigned to work in charter schools
We advocated for:
Educators
Teachers & SSPs
Solidarity
In 2025, we won:
SSPs included by definition
New Article for Educators on
Centrally Managed Teams
Rights for Reduced Educators
In 2022, we won:
'Educators' replaced 'Teachers'
throughout our Agreement
Articles are inclusive; SSP Article now only addresses issues that are SSP-specific
New Article for Educational Sign
Language Interpreters
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