Points of Interest

Points of Interest: New Teacher Salary Schedule Implementation

Points of Interest / Duval Teachers United

January 11, 2022 The Florida Department of Education has finally approved the 2021-2022 Teacher Unit Grandfather and Performance Pay Salary Schedules, including the starting salary for classroom teachers at $47,500. The DCSB is now able to implement the ratified salary increases for all Teacher Unit groups. Details of the salary increase implementation and retroactive pay […]

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Points of Interest: Opening of School

Points of Interest / Duval Teachers United

We’re in this Together August 13,2021 With the opening of the new school year, it is important that everyone remembers the safety protocols in place that are meant to keep everyone safe and protected. This is a very stressful time, and everyone needs to do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. DTU is

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Points of Interest: Substitute Coverage

Points of Interest / Duval Teachers United

January 12, 2021 COVID-19 has imposed a hardship upon us all. The Substitute System has not escaped that hardship as they have struggled in their responsibility to fill vacant teacher positions. Classroom teachers are often called upon to be used as substitutes in order to provide appropriate coverage for classes. To that end, DTU and

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January “Keeping You Informed”

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January 12, 2021 The latest edition of the DTU newsletter, “Keeping You Informed” has been emailed out to all members. The newsletter is also posted under the Member Resources tab of the DTU website. Please read the newsletter for important information and the links for the teacher surveys.

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Hot Topics, Points of Interest / Duval Teachers United

We’re in this Together August 22, 2020 Leave Options, Isolation Rooms, Florida Classroom Assistance Supply Money, Small Group Instruction, Everyone at DTU hopes the opening of schools went well for staff, students, parents, and administrators. The Points of Interest today will include a power point presentation for leave options, the MOU for the staffing of

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Update: Teacher Elementary Lunch Period Supplement

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DTU recently sent out an email regarding the Lunch Supplement MOU. See the previous email here. Teachers have interpreted the email in different ways, so clarification is needed. The email was sent strictly as an informational piece to inform teachers of their options regarding lunch procedures. It is entirely up to teachers to decide what they

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Update: First Pay Check Date

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August 11, 2020 Pay calendars for ten, eleven-month, and twelve-month DTU Unit (Paraprofessionals, Teachers,UOPD) employees have been negotiated by DTU and the DCSB for the 2020-2021 school year.All twelve-month and twelve-month alt. employee pay calendars are already inplace and twelve-month employees are already being paid on a bi-weekly basis. The first electronic paycheck for 10

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Paraprofessional Training

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August 11, 2020 Below you will find the links for the DCPS pre-planning training schedules for Regular Education, ESE, and ESOL paraprofessionals. The training activities for all paraprofessionals (Regular Ed, ESE, and ESOL) will be provided on August 17th and August 18th. Please refer to the appropriate memos for information on registration and on whom

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Points of Interest: FAQs about the Teacher Salary Plan

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August 12, 2020 The following Points of Interest was sent back on June 30, 2020. After getting some questions from members regarding pay, DTU wanted to remind employees of the information they received pertaining to beginning salary pay. Please review the answers to the frequently asked questions included at the end of this mailing. DTU

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Update: 2020-2021 District Calendar

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August 12, 2020 Thank you to the members of DTU who participated in the Calendar Survey. Following the results of the 2020-2021 District Calendar Survey and the recommendation by the District Calendar Committee, a draft district calendar, reflecting Option (Draft) 1 on the DTU survey, is being sent to the Duval County School Board (DCSB)

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