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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.

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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

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02/20/2025 No Comments
Community

JESPA Adopts Resolution to Ensure Safety for Staff, Students, and Communities in Interactions with Law Enforcement

The Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) has adopted a new resolution affirming its commitment to the safety and security of all staff, students, and communities. The resolution calls on Jeffco Public Schools to establish clear, district-wide policies and training to ensure consistency in responding to law enforcement and immigration enforcement situations in schools and

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02/06/2025 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

Standing Up for Transparency in Jeffco’s Benefits Decisions

The Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) meets monthly to discuss and make recommendations regarding Jeffco’s benefits structure and offerings. JESPA has three representatives on the committee: Sarah McClintock, JCEAOP President; Sarah Smith, JCPK President; and Zander Kaschub, JESPA President. Recently, concerns have been raised about the misrepresentation of the BAC’s work by the Jeffco Total Rewards

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01/27/2025 No Comments
JESPA Wins

Bilingual pay will go into effect today Thursday, January 16th!

Your JESPA Bilingual Committee has fought hard to make pay increases for bilingual workers as fair and accessible as possible. Here are some of the committee’s wins: 1. All ESPs who use the Spanish, Vietnamese, or Russian languages in workplace settings are eligible for the additional 5% bilingual pay, as long as speaking another language

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01/16/2025 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

Snow Day Backpay Win for Custodial Department

There has been a resolution of a grievance regarding premium pay for custodial staff during the snow day on January 16, 2024. As a result of this grievance, 158 employees received an average of $110 each in back pay on their August paychecks for work performed on that day. Some of the staff had already

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09/12/2024 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

JESPA reaches Tentative Agreement, Issues Remain

The core bargaining team and our attorneys during mediation After a marathon mediation session that started the evening of June 5th and concluded at nearly 3:30 AM on June 6th, your JESPA bargaining team has reached a Tentative Agreement with the district.  Click here for Highlights of the Tentative Agreement As you know, this year’s

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06/06/2024 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

JESPA Declares Impasse in Negotiations with Jeffco Public Schools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEfHfXs0Ug4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   April 25, 2024 JESPA Declares Impasse in Negotiations with Jeffco Public Schools   Cites Failure in Discussions Regarding Unsafe Staffing, Outsourcing, and Healthy School Meals   JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO. – During last night’s bargaining session, the Jefferson County Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) declared an impasse in this year’s negotiations with

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04/25/2024 No Comments

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