Today Denver Mayor Hancock issued an Executive Order for Denver residents to “Stay at Home.” We anticipate more counties and municipalities will follow and will keep you posted as we learn more. This order does not exempt Education Support Professionals aka “classified” staff who live in Denver from attending work. For the purposes of this
Governor Polis issued an executive order suspending in-person learning in public and private schools across the state from March 23 to April 17. We will continue to keep you informed as we learn more about the impacts of this Executive Order. You can read more here: https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/colorado-takes-further-action-address-public-health-threat-covid-19. We will be posting resources to our JESPA
On March 14, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) by a vote of 363-40—the first of what is likely to be a series of bills. The House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) to provide free coronavirus testing for everyone and paid emergency leave. The
We are working hard to provide answers to your questions and clarify any concerns our Jeffco Education Support Professionals have regarding the COVID-19 school closure. We have reached out to the district with proposed contractual language in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. This MOU would clarify in writing that all employees will be
Arbitrator Found Jeffco Public Schools Violated Contract by Retaliating Against and Terminating a Whistleblower. JESPA Awaits Grievance Decision at School Board Meeting, March 5.
Join us for the next JESPA General Membership Meeting on Saturday, January 25th at 9am. The location has changed! Please RSVP Here
A group of bus drivers from across Jefferson County, who were joined in the room by JESPA members from many professions, spoke with the school board about the education funding crisis and how it is affecting Education Support Professionals and our students. Monte Hollander spoke for the group. An excerpt of his speech is below:
Paraeducators, parents, and teachers attended the Jeffco Board of Education meeting last night to speak about the problems in Jeffco’s Center programs for students with special needs, particularly Jeffco’s staffing guidelines, high student to para ratios, and the many unfilled positions for SPED paraeducators as a result of low pay.. The group asked the board
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