DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
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 2019-2020
September 19, 2019
October 10, 2019
November 14, 2019
December 12, 2019
January 16, 2020
Februrary 13, 2020
March 12, 2020
April 16, 2020
May 14, 2020
June 11, 2020
Meeting Location
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
1358 Abbott Street
Detroit MI 48226
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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.”
Your vote is your voice
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest column outlines the urgency of using our voices—our votes—in this life-changing election, when we will make a choice “between President Donald Trump, who has trafficked in chaos, fear, lies and division, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who seeks to reverse Trump’s failures on COVID-19 and the economy, and to unite and uplift the American people.” Besides the four crises we face—a pandemic, an economic crisis, racism and a climate emergency—democracy itself is on the ballot, as Trump continues to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election.