DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
National March for Public Education Comes to Detroit July 22
DETROIT – Teachers, parents, students and supporters from across metro Detroit will be holding a rally and march for public education at Clark Park in southwest Detroit this Saturday, July 22, 2017. The event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is being held as part of a national march in Washington, D.C. and 15 other cities across the country.
WHAT'S NEW: Voting on tentative agreement extended to July 21
Voting on the DFT tentative contract agreement with the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been extended from Wednesday, July 19 to Friday, July 21.
Ballots must be postmarked by that date. Ballots will be counted on Thursday, July 27, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees headquarters, located at 115 West Willis St., Detroit, MI 48201-1809. Members will have the opportunity to observe the ballot-counting process at that time.
Remember, if you have questions regarding our Tentative Agreement with DPSCD, please call us at 313-875-3500, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHAT'S NEW: Gladys Clark of Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School Teacher of the Year
The Detroit Goodfellows on June 14 announced the winner of the eighth annual Goodfellow Teacher of the Year contest — Gladys Clark, an eighth-grade teacher at Detroit Public Schools Community District’s (DPSCD) Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School!
Detroit Goodfellows board members surprised Clark in her classroom with the news and presented her with a $200 gift card to buy classroom supplies. Additionally, she will be acknowledged at the Detroit Goodfellows Annual Tribute Breakfast this fall.
WHAT'S NEW: DFT Talks Teacher Shortage on CNBC
Our Donavon Gardner and Terrence Martin talk about American's teacher shortage challenge.
CLICK TO HERE TO WATCH http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/a-potential-teacher-crunch-looms.html
DFT General Membership Meeting Calendar
Below are the meeting dates for the school year 2021-2022
September 16, 2021
October 21, 2021
November 18, 2021
December 16, 2021
January 20, 2022
Februrary 17, 2022
March 17, 2022
April 21, 2022
May 19, 2022
June 16, 2022
Meetings are currently held virtually. Members must be in good standing to attend.
Finally—it’s President-elect Biden
Patience—counseled by former Vice President Joe Biden all election week as Americans waited for votes to be counted—finally paid off Nov. 7, four days after Election Day, when Biden won in Pennsylvania and gained enough Electoral College votes to acquire a new title: president-elect. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the union’s leaders and members “can’t wait to get started” on the work ahead “with an administration that will embrace and fight for the values we hold dear.”