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JESPA Calls for Accountability After Salad Bar Scandal at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

Jeffco Nutrition Director Misled Parents and Misused Funds Jefferson County, CO – Is what Beth Wallace did grounds for termination? Not in Jeffco. Beth Wallace, Executive Director of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) at Jeffco Public Schools, oversees tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded school nutrition programs which are critical in schools

04/23/2025 No Comments

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JESPA Exige Responsabilidad Tras Escándalo del Salad Bar en Escuelas de Jeffco

Jefa de Nutrición de Jeffco Engañó a Padres y Malgastó Fondos Condado de Jefferson, CO – ¿Lo que hizo Beth Wallace es motivo suficiente para ser despedida? En Jeffco, aparentemente no. Beth Wallace, Directora Ejecutiva de Servicios de Alimentos y Nutrición (FNS) de las Escuelas Públicas de Jeffco, supervisa decenas de millones de dólares en

04/23/2025 No Comments

Collective Bargaining

Jeffco Workers Grill UnitedHealthcare and District on Soaring Healthcare Costs

Bargaining Session Highlights Deep Distrust, Rising Costs, and Call for Real Accountability Jefferson County, CO —During a joint bargaining session on April 17, education workers from the Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) and the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) confronted UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and the Jeffco School District over the growing crisis of healthcare affordability.

04/18/2025 No Comments

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Jeffco Stop Dodging Accountability—Do Your Job

Jefferson County, CO — In response to recent public statements made by Jeffco Public Schools, the Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) is setting the record straight: there is a serious, ongoing failure in this district when it comes to addressing misconduct—including sexual misconduct—and it starts at the top. In a statement to the

04/17/2025 No Comments

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No Accountability, No Safety: The Crisis of Leadership in Jeffco Schools

In Fall 2024, a student at Ralston Valley High School suffered a serious head injury. The medical signs were clear: slurred speech, disorientation, and a large contusion with visible bleeding. A trained health professional was present. The policies for responding to emergencies were in place. But help was delayed — not because of confusion, but

04/10/2025 No Comments

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Safe Rides for Adults, Loopholes for Kids: The HopSkipDrive Exception

While lawmakers in Colorado move to strengthen protections for riders of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) through HB25-1291, there’s a glaring loophole that could put our most vulnerable passengers — students — at risk. HopSkipDrive markets itself as a safe, student-focused alternative to Uber or Lyft — but operates similarly by contracting with drivers through an

04/03/2025 No Comments

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JESPA Stands with the Edgewater Community to Keep Jefferson Junior/Senior High School Open and Thriving

Edgewater, CO — The Jefferson County Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) proudly stands with the Edgewater community in advocating for Jefferson Junior/Senior High School to remain a comprehensive 7th-12th grade school that reflects the needs, values, and aspirations of local families. The Edgewater community has a clear and powerful vision for Jefferson — one that

03/31/2025 No Comments

Action Alert

JESPA Members Must Stand Strong: The Fight for Education Funding Continues

Thousands of educators, school staff, and community allies gathered at the Capitol on March 20th for the No More Cuts: Statewide Day of Action, demanding that Colorado’s public schools stop being gutted to fix a broken budget. With a billion-dollar shortfall, lawmakers are once again looking to cut from those who can least afford it—our

03/21/2025 No Comments

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JESPA Calls for Real Policy to Protect Students and Workers

The Jeffco School Board’s new resolution on immigration enforcement is a symbolic gesture that changes nothing. It fails to provide real protections, clear guidance, or accountability for how schools handle ICE enforcement actions. JESPA has called for actual district-wide policies because it’s frontline support staff—not principals—who answer doors, greet visitors, and interact with law enforcement.

02/20/2025 No Comments

Collective Bargaining

Jeffco’s Healthcare Bait-and-Switch – We Need Answers!

At Tuesday’s BAC (Benefits Advisory Committee) meeting—one month since the district approved United Healthcare (UHC) without bargaining—Jeffco projected much higher premiums than originally discussed in January. Employees who choose to use UHC will be faced with premium increases of either 17% or 35%, depending on the plan. This is unacceptable. The district must publicly answer for these drastic cost

02/20/2025 No Comments

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JESPA Calls for Accountability After Salad Bar Scandal at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

JESPA Exige Responsabilidad Tras Escándalo del Salad Bar en Escuelas de Jeffco

Jeffco Workers Grill UnitedHealthcare and District on Soaring Healthcare Costs

Jeffco Stop Dodging Accountability—Do Your Job

No Accountability, No Safety: The Crisis of Leadership in Jeffco Schools

Safe Rides for Adults, Loopholes for Kids: The HopSkipDrive Exception

JESPA Stands with the Edgewater Community to Keep Jefferson Junior/Senior High School Open and Thriving

JESPA Members Must Stand Strong: The Fight for Education Funding Continues

JESPA Calls for Real Policy to Protect Students and Workers

Jeffco’s Healthcare Bait-and-Switch – We Need Answers!

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JESPA Calls for Accountability After Salad Bar Scandal at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

JESPA Exige Responsabilidad Tras Escándalo del Salad Bar en Escuelas de Jeffco

Jeffco Workers Grill UnitedHealthcare and District on Soaring Healthcare Costs

Jeffco Stop Dodging Accountability—Do Your Job

No Accountability, No Safety: The Crisis of Leadership in Jeffco Schools

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