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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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09/15/2025 No Comments
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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08/11/2025 No Comments
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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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.

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04/18/2025 No Comments
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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04/17/2025 No Comments
News

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

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04/10/2025 No Comments
Action Alert

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

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04/03/2025 No Comments
Community

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

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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

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03/21/2025 No Comments

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