Key Documents

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.

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

2019-2020 Tentative Agreement and Wage Reopener

2016 -2017 Detroit Federation of Teachers contract with Detroit Public Schools Community District. Click the following Web link: 

http://dft231.mi.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2017-08/detroit_federation_of_teachers_cba_2016-2017.pdfs Community District. 

The 2012-2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Federation of Teachers [download here].

Click below for the 2009-2010 10-month salary schedule.

Additional Resources