Duval Teachers United

January 13, 2022 DTU is looking for volunteers to serve on the District Student Progression Plan Committee. The Committee addresses yearly changes to State academic, promotional and graduation requirements for students. All meetings are held on-line through TEAMS. Teachers are needed for the Committee in the following areas: Committee Teacher Categories Elementary School K-2 (primary) […]

To:      All DTU Members, From: Terrie Brady, DTU President             Ruby George, DTU Executive V.P. The Florida Legislative session began on January 11, 2022 and is scheduled to end on March 11, 2022. DTU encourages all its members to stay up to date and informed on what is happening in the 2022 Legislative Session.

January 5, 2022 Due to the number of inquiries on the reading requirement, we are sending this information out again to provide clarification.  Please refer to the information below.  For any teacher who has to renew June 30, 2022, please visit the DCPS certification page https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/27283 for specific instructions on the renewal credit information and

We’re in this Together! 2021-2022 Teacher Unit Salary Implementation: December 13, 2021 The salary schedules ratified by the Teacher Unit were approved by the DCSB on December 7, 2021. The new salary schedules must now be approved by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) before implementation. Once that occurs, teachers will be notified when they

Interim Committee Week Six                        December 3, 2021 This was the last and final committee week of the 2022 legislative session. The session is around the corner. We anticipated more being done this week, however, only a few bills were taken up for consideration. Priority Legislation Update: Currently we are tracking more than 100 education-related bills

We’re in this Together! Conversations on the Use of ESSER Funding A sharing of ideas is being conducted on-line by DCPS for educators regarding the use of Federal ESSER Funds (Elementary and Secondary Schools Relief Funds). A list of 18 categories are provided as areas for possible spending of the funds. The funding is intended

2022 Legislative Session 4th Committee Week                                            November 5, 2021 As the fourth committee week ends, we found out there will be one less committee week this year than normal. November 15-19 was scheduled to be the fifth committee week, but instead Governor DeSantis has called the Legislature into a special session that week to

October 28, 2021 Ratification emails have been sent to the entire teacher unit from DTUJAX with the complete Tentative Agreement to your DCSB email address. There is no email balloting process. You must vote by using the U.S. mail-in ballot. U.S. Mail Ratification Document: A synopsis of the Tentative Agreement will be sent to everyone

October 11, 2021 The 2020-2021 final summative evaluation results are available in the PERFORM Evaluation Portal for review beginning today, Monday, October 11th.  You will receive an email requesting your review and electronic signature once your administrator has completed the 20-21 final summative evaluation form with student growth.  Your final summative evaluation score is a