DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
Dr. Vitti guests on "The Teachers' Lounge"
Dr. Nikolai Vitti, DPSCD general superintendent, recently was a guest on the metro Detroit broadcast "The Teachers' Lounge."
WHAT'S NEW: How to be heard on Social Studies standards
What's missing from Michigan's proposed social studies standards? Read Bridge magazine feature:
Read proposed K-12 Social Studies standards:
You can offer comments:
WHAT'S NEW: Early dismissal protocol
Today, June 18, 2018, all schools will dismiss three (3) hours earlier than the normal dismissal time. The early dismissal is due to high temperatures developing into the afternoon.
Please see the following DFT/DPSCD contract language:
Article Twenty-Five: Emergency School Closures
Emergency Weather Conditions
"When individual schools are closed after the start of the school day, teachers will also be dismissed."
In the case of students who are not picked up immediately after dismissal:
Article Seven: School Schedules
Section seven:
"At the elementary school level, teachers will escort their students to the designated dismissal door; any students not picked up will be escorted by the teacher to a place identified in the building procedures. At the middle and high school levels, teachers will clear the halls of students in their area of the building."
WHAT'S NEW: Our Official AFT & AFT Michigan 2018 Convention Delegate Lists
The official delegates for the upcoming AFT & AFT Michigan 2018 conventions are:
AFT Michigan 2018 Convention
- Enid Johnson
- Kimberly D. Mitchell
- Marsha Lewis
- Beverly Wilkerson
- Crystal Lee
- Samantha Hoskin
- Angela Link
- Marva Fletcher
- Dwan McGrady
- Sean Perin
2018 AFT Convention
WHAT'S NEW: DFT-DPSCD Agreement on Bonus Payment, Repayment of TIP and Professional Compensation
Please see the attached Letter of Agreement between DFT and DPSCD: http://dft231.mi.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2018-05/dft-dpscd_5-2-18_agreement.pdf
WHAT'S NEW: Important information regarding pay out of sick days upon retirement
If you are represented by the DFT and are planning on retiring at the end of this school year, and if you wish to be paid for your sick days when you retire, be aware of the language contained in the DPSCD/DFT contract dealing with the payment of unused sick days upon retirement. The contract language says: