Letters of Agreement

Participation in the before after school Extra duty assignments is voluntary as outlined in the document.

Before and After School 26-28 LOA

The LOA is for school-based staffed to voluntarily peroperform duties set forth in the document.

Voluntary Lunch Duty LOA

This Letter of Agreement provides for the terms and conditions for the supplemental, voluntary position of Early Career Teacher Mentor.

Early Career Teacher Mentor LOA 

These letters of agreement can be found in the ratified collective bargaining agreement for 2026-2028, found under the https://dft231.mi.aft.org/key-documents.

• Lead Teacher (Teacher Leader)  pages 33-36
• Training and Support Coordinators (TSC)  page 37
• Class Size Overage Supplemental Pay pages 38-40
• Five-Day GSRP / Pre-K Schedule  pages 41-48
• Ancillary Staff Overage pages 49-50
• ESL/Bilingual Retention Bonus pages 51-52
• School Point of Contact pages 53-55
• Bilingual interpreter pages 56-57

To ensure safe, orderly, and well-supervised student entry and dismissal procedures before and after the instructional day and additional time beyond the regular workday is necessary to ensure proper supervision of students before and after school, this LOA has been created: Before/After School.

DPSCD has created the Autism Spectrum Disorder or Emotional Impairments Tuition Assistance and Endorsement Program. This will provide teachers the opportunity to receive tuition support while enrolled in teacher preparation coursework taken at select Michigan approved Educator Preparation Providers towards obtaining the ASD & El Endorsement as well as additional compensation for general education teachers providing support to students diagnosed with ASD.  Please read the LOA in its entirety: ASD.EI Tuition Program LOA​.
 

​Please read the letter of agreement that has been signed for the Voluntary Lunch Duty Supplement: ​Lunch Duty LOA for 25-26. 

Here is the letter of agreement for the PreK 5 Day program:  PreK 5 Day LOA

Here is the FAQ for the PreK 5 Day program: FAQ Document for PreK 5 Day 

Here is the letter of agreement for the Retention Bonus. Note this applies to members who did not receive a bonus and are eligible under the terms of the LOA: Retention Bonus LOA. If you received this bonus in June 2025, this does not apply to you.

This LOA outlines the terms and conditions under which DFT bargaining unit members on salary schedule 1 with a hire date on/after July 1, 2020 may receive additional credit for internal and external creditable years of service and according to the degree held:  Professional Compensation LOA.