A union of educators, teachers, paraprofessionals and office personnel
September 14, 2020 The flu season is upon us. Contracting the flu this year has been projected to be of particular concern because the state of Florida and our entire country is still battling to control COVID-19. There are many reasons to get an influenza (flu) vaccine each year. DCPS Employee Wellness has partnered with […]
July 27, 2020 Duval Teachers United (DTU) and Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) has worked to determine the start of school dates for the employee groups listed below based on the start of school dates for students. Please watch your email for information about your first days back to school from your principal or supervisor.
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July 27, 2020 On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the Duval County School Board voted to delay the opening of schools for employees until August 12, 2020. Students will begin on August 20, 2020. One of the major questions coming from employees is when they will receive their first paycheck? The superintendent has negotiated with Duval
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July 27, 2020 Certificated teachers, at the schools listed below will be participating in early return for the 2020-2021 school year. ISI Region: July 28-29, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All certificated teachers at the schools listed below will be participating in “early return’ on July 28th and July 29th. Teachers will be paid their
July 16, 2020 We’re In This Together! Duval Teachers United is working collaboratively with our state affiliate the Florida Education Association to look at any and all legal challenges that can be made to the Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran’s Order regarding the opening of school with mandatory face to face instruction. We are hopeful
DTU We’re in this Together! Points of Interest: FAQs about the Teacher Salary Plan June 30, 2020 On June 24th, Governor Ron DeSantis formally signed the Teacher Salary Plan into law. There is still much that is unknown about the bill implementation. How the funding will be allocated locally will be determined based on negotiations
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Click here for the schedule for paychecks for DCPS employees for the month of June.
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DCPS District Calendar Changes- Click HERE for the latest School Board approved calendar. DTU and DCPS continue to monitor and negotiate changes on working conditions due to the impact of Covid-19 on daily district operations. The State has not approved waivers to date from districts regarding the make-up of student instructional time. These are the
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We’re in this together! Click HERE for Petition to CorcoranIncluding public school educators, students, and health professionals on a committee to explore how to reopen schools in the Fall should be common sense. Unfortunately, the current committee appointed by Gov. DeSantis, with Commissioner Corcoran as the chair, is lacking those important voices. Yesterday, we
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DTU – We’re in this together! April 8, 2020 Wellness Phone Calls There were some concerns last week when classroom teachers were instructed to make weekly wellness calls to the parents of their students. This message is to help clarify the expectations for the parent wellness phone calls: Non-instructional staff should be utilized to make
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