Duval Teachers United

June 4, 2021 The UOPD Bargaining Unit has voted on the Tentative Agreement that addresses supplements for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school years.   The agreement includes a supplement of $750 to be paid to all unit members.   The votes were counted at the DTU office on June 2, 2021, and the results are as […]

June 4, 2021 Alyssa’s Law was passed during the 2000 Florida Legislative session. DTU and DCSB have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the implementation of the law. The law requires all public schools to implement a mobile panic alert system for specified purposes beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. To assure compliance,

May 28, 2021 The FDOE Emergency Order No. 2021-E—02 issued on April 9, 2021 provided additional flexibility for student growth scores.    DTU asked members to be involved in the feedback to the district about the Emergency Order.  Teachers came together on multiple Teams meetings to provide feedback on different options.  The consensus from all

May 26, 2021 DTU is sending the information below to make our members aware of threats that are out in society that may seek to undermine the efforts of Educators and their Unions. Please read the information below and be aware of the dangers that are out there in social media that may end up

May 24, 2021 2020-2021 UOPD Unit Collective Bargaining Supplement Ratification Package The DTU UOPD Unit Bargaining Team has already negotiated and ratified a three-year salary agreement for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 with the DCSB.  The 2020-2021 salary increase has already been distributed to UOPD Unit employees. DTU and the DCSB have been in negotiations to

May 24, 2021 The DTU Paraprofessional Unit Bargaining Team has already negotiated and ratified a three-year salary agreement for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 with the DCSB.  The 2020-2021 salary increase has already been distributed to Paraprofessional Unit employees. DTU and the DCSB have been in negotiations to provide the Paraprofessional Unit employees additional funds in

May 24, 2021 The 2020-2021 DTU/DCSB Teacher Collective Bargaining outcomes were impacted by many funding restrictions placed upon it by the Florida Legislature. The monies allotted by the Legislature for salaries were disproportionately directed at establishing a new beginning salary and bringing those teachers below that identified salary up to meet the new amount. No

May 12, 2021 DCPS Human Resources Department sent a survey to all Paraprofessionals via their work email to get input into what type of training the unit would like during the 2021-2022 pre-planning days.  Your input is very important as the district prepares for the start of the next school year. Please look for the

May 10, 2021 The regular 2021 legislative session has come to an end. As with any session, there was a lot at stake for Florida’s students, DTU members and our public schools, colleges and universities. During this session we saw literally hundreds of bills dealing with education.  As we started this session, it was made

April 7, 2021 Election to move from Grandfather Pay Salary to Performance Pay On April 6, 2021, the Duval County School Board (DCSB) approved the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between, DCSB and Duval Teacher’s United (DTU). The MOU provides teachers, currently on the Grandfather Pay Salary Schedule, an opportunity to convert to the Performance