September 6, 2022 Classroom teachers will receive Florida Classroom Assistance Funds from the State for the 2022-2023 school year. The allocation is $325 and will be paid out to classroom teachers by September 30, 2022. The funds will be direct deposited. Who Qualifies for the Funds: Classroom teachers must be hired by September 1, 2022 […]

August 23, 2022 The Teacher Unit Collective Bargaining Tentative Agreement was ratified by Teacher Unit members on August 21, 2022. Votes were tallied at 6:00 p.m. at the DTU office. 96% of the votes cast were in favor of ratification of the Agreement.  4% of the votes cast were not in favor of ratification. The

July 25, 2022 2022-2023 Paraprofessional Pre-planning Training Paraprofessionals will report to their respective home schools on the first day of school, August 8, 2022. Unless otherwise specified below, Paraprofessionals will remain at their home schools throughout pre-planning. There will only be a one-day training during pre-planning for specifically identified members of the Paraprofessional Unit. Training

Are you a Paraprofessional looking for a Summer Job? June 9, 2022 TIME SENSITIVE If you are a paraprofessional in search of a summer job, Duval County Public Schools has paraprofessional positions available for summer school.  Please apply through the district’s Recruit & Hire platform on the DCPS website.  If you have any questions regarding

June 1, 2022 The chart below outlines the final paychecks for 10, 11, and 12-month employee groups represented by DTU. The chart shows the last regular paycheck and optional paycheck dates. Also shown are the first day of work for the 2022-2023 school year, the first pay date for the 2022-2023 school year, hours worked

May 24, 2022 In 2020-2021, DTU negotiated and UOPD Unit members ratified a three-year contract for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. DTU also returned to the table to negotiate an increase the beginning salary to at least $15 an hour in December of 2021.  Below you will find the details for negotiated salaries.  This outlines what

May 24, 2022 In 2020-2021, DTU negotiated, and Paraprofessionals ratified a three-year contract for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. DTU also returned to the table to negotiate an increase the beginning salary to at least $15 an hour in December of 2021.  Below you will find the details for negotiated salaries.  This outlines what employees have

May 24, 2022 Now that the Legislative Session has ended, DTU is beginning the Teacher Collective Bargaining process for 2022-2023 salaries. Bargaining for salaries will be complicated this year as the Legislature currently has created about 20 policies and laws that school districts must follow when bargaining teacher salaries with the union. Remember, the State

Duval Teachers United has been servicing its members for 40+ years. DTU Units include Teachers, Paraprofessionals and United Office Personnel of Duval (UOPD). DTU continues to grow. In the past three years, we have added new groups of DCSB personnel who petitioned PERC (Public Employees Relations Commission) to be represented by DTU. The newest Teacher

ATTENTION ALL DTU MEMBERS March 28, 2022 The Duval County School Board on March 1, 2022, passed a resolution to ask voters on August 23, 2022,  to approve a 1-mill increase in property taxes, mostly to give teachers and staff competitive pay increases and to improve arts and athletics programs for students.  The resolution has