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01/21/2021
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General Information JESPA
JESPA General Membership Meeting January 30th at 9am
Agenda items: Bargaining 2021 Priorities Bargaining 2020 Updates, Fact Finding, and Ratification Official Business and Reports Bylaws News, Upcoming Elections information We will hold a ratification of the 2020 “Tentative Agreements” that were reached at the table. Members will vote on tentative agreements that are not moving to fact finding. All tentative agreements must be
01/16/2021
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Campaigns
JESPA Applauds District for Food Service Changes
Starting last spring at the beginning of the the pandemic and remote learning, JESPA leadership asked the district to put employees to work to better serve students. JESPA leaders have been relentless in pushing the district to explore options to put ESPs to work to increase services and supports to our students. Food and internet
12/24/2020
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Collective Bargaining
12/23/2020
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COVID-19/ Coronavirus
Open Letter re: the district’s decision to close 141 of 156 school cafeterias during remote learning.
November 19, 2020 To Interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh and Jeffco District Leadership, It is the position of the undersigned that every school kitchen in Jeffco should be open and serving a hot grab-n-go lunch during lunchtime (11am-1pm) throughout remote learning, which starts on Nov. 30 of 2020 as other metro area districts, such as Denver,
11/23/2020
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COVID-19/ Coronavirus
Under Pressure from JESPA, District Relents on Furlough (for now)
This week district officials shared with JESPA leadership that up to a quarter of the ESP workforce could be furloughed in coming weeks. By Thursday afternoon, food service workers were receiving calls that they “shouldn’t report to work on Monday” due to a lack of work created by remote learning. Friday morning, the district adjusted
11/20/2020
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Action Alert
Open Letter to Supt. Schuh, Stop the Furloughs, Feed Our Students
As of today, food service workers across the district are being told over the phone that they’re “furloughed until further notice” and that the district is closing 141 of the 156 food service sites as of Monday, Nov 30th. Click here to sign this petition and share. To: Kristopher Schuh November 19, 2020 It is
11/20/2020
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COVID-19/ Coronavirus
Media Advisory: On National ESP Day, JESPA urges Governor and school district to work together on supporting students during pandemic
November 18, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On National ESP Day, Jeffco Education Support Professional Association urges Governor and school district to work together on supporting students during pandemic JEFFERSON COUNTY – Today, on National ESP Day, in an open letter to Governor Polis, the Jeffco Education Support Professional Association (JESPA) urges all state and local agencies from the Governor to local district
11/18/2020
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COVID-19/ Coronavirus
An Open Letter to Governor Polis Regarding the COVID Pandemic
18 Nov 2020 Dear Governor Polis It’s time to lead. It’s time to stop deflecting the decision making about public health during the pandemic onto local agencies, and stand up as our elected leader. Your actions, or lack of actions, are creating a dangerous partisan divide among Coloradans. It’s time to lead. It’s time to make
11/18/2020
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COVID-19/ Coronavirus
District Moves Toward Remote Learning
The Jeffco Public School Board has given its blessing that the district can move to remote learning for secondary students starting Monday and continuing in-person learning only for elementary students until at least early December. However, interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh has announced no decisions have been made, but he will make a decision by the
11/12/2020
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