Key Documents

Please make sure you understand your right to representation when you suspect you may be called in to any kind of meeting that could be disciplinary.  Please make sure you keep this with you at your work place in the event it is needed. These cards will be available at general membership meetings. 

Weingarten Rights

The DFT Constitution and By-laws [Download here] or here dft_constitution.pdf.

Here are the highlights of the 2024-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement:

https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/109/777/original/2024-2026_Contract_Highlights.pdf

Here is the link for the two year ratified agreement between DPSCD and DFT:  DPSCD-DFT 2024-2026 AGREEMENT.

Here are the calendars for 2024-2026: 2024-2025 Calendar  and  2025-2026 Calendar

The salary schedule is posted.

Please read this document for frequently asked questions about the evaluation process: Evaluation Exemption FAQ. Principals notified teachers on October 8, 2024 as to their status.

Here is the calendar for the 2025-2027 biennial election of officers, executive board members and trustees: Click here to read the document.

1. Please complete the nomination form in its ENTIRETY in print.  Here is the Nomination Form. The nomination form is not to be altered in any way.
2. Once eligibility is determined by the DFT Office, each person who has submitted a nomination form will be notified as outlined in the Bylaws.
3. If you have a grievance regarding the election process as outlined in the Bylaws and would like to present to the Election Committee, you must send an email to dft231ec@gmail.com by 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 4, 2024. You will receive an emailed confirmation with instructions. Grievance procedures are in Article V, Election Procedures, Section 12.
4. The list of eligible candidates will be posted on October 31, 2024.

Please see Article V Elective Officers, Sections 1, 2 and 12 of the Bylaws in Key DFT Documents on DFT Website.

More information may be forthcoming from the DFT Election Committee.

Please click here to see the 2023-2024 Tentative Agreement:  https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/096/060/original/DFT-DPSCD_2023-2024_Ratification_Packet_8.21.23_corrected.pdf

Salary Schedule Charts

For those members who need a salary credit (moving from B.A. to Masters, Masters to MA 30 or  doctorate) please fill out the Request for Salary Credit Form which is found on the DPSCD Hub. 

Please click the link, 2021-23 TA, to view the Tentative Agreement in full. 

Please click the link, 2020-2021 DFT Negotiated Salary Changes, to download and view the document.