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A Historic Win: JESPA Secures 6-Year Agreement with Major Gains for ESPs

JESPA is proud to announce the successful ratification of a new six-year agreement with Jeffco Public Schools—our longest contract to date, effective from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2031. This landmark agreement provides long-term stability, guaranteed compensation increases, and enhanced protections for Education Support Professionals (ESPs) across the district. This win is the result

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Collective Bargaining

We’ve Reached a Tentative Agreement!

This 6-year Collective Bargaining Agreement is the result of years of organizing, deep community relationships, and the relentless work of JESPA members fighting for dignity and respect. This didn’t happen overnight. It took: Thousands of one on one conversations and meetings Late night planning and strategy sessions Hundreds of members joining committees Building reps stepping

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Collective Bargaining

As Contract Deadline Nears, JESPA Holds the Line on Workers’ Rights — But the Fight Isn’t Over 

By JESPA Communications  With just one month left before the Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) contract expires, the union representing thousands of frontline education workers in Jeffco Public Schools is entering the final stretch of a high-stakes negotiation. Months of collective action have led to significant gains—but core issues like fair pay, affordable healthcare,

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Community

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

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Community

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

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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.

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Community

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

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