Announcements
Find out what’s going on inside Denver Public Schools. Our students, teachers, administrators and district employees do amazing work everyday. You can find examples of our work here.
Attracting and Retaining Teachers

The changes the district has proposed during negotiations with the Denver Classroom Teachers Association would result next year in the largest increases to teacher compensation in the modern history of public education in the State of Colorado. Click here to download the latest PowerPoint presentation describing the district's proposal.
At the core of the proposal is the fundamental belief that today's tax dollars should be spent to benefit today's teachers who are serving today's kids. The vast majority of ProComp money would be spent paying for base-building increments, but the proposals also increase significantly the size of non-base building incentives (e.g. to teach in a hard-to-serve school). Simply put, over two thirds of ProComp money under the proposals would be spent on base-building elements.
The district's proposal would be a huge step forward to helping achieve what should be a shared goal - better attracting and retaining strong teachers.
More About Negotiations
PowerPoint Presentations
- How teachers fare under DPS proposal - August 6, 2008
Michael Bennet's Message to Teachers
- Letter to parents on contract negotiations | Español - August 19, 2008
- Message to teachers on salary calculator - August 6, 2008
- Attracting and Retaining Teachers - May 22, 2008
- Bargaining Update - May 19, 2008
Board of Education's Message to Teachers
Editorial Opinions
- Response to DPS offer is sickening - The Denver Post, May 29, 2008
- Contract Clashes - Rocky Mountain News, May 29, 2008
- An Unprecedented Offer for Teachers - Rocky Mountain News, May 23, 2008
Newspaper Coverage
- Merit Pay Splits DPS, Union - Denver Post, August 11, 2008
- Model Plan of Merit Pay in Ferment - Education Week, July 29, 2008
- DPS Pay Plan Loses its Luster - Rocky Mountain News, July 11, 2008
- Sick Calls Hit DPS Over Stalled Contract Talks - Rocky Mountain News, May 28, 2008
- Teachers Get "Sick" Over DPS Impasse - The Denver Post, May 28, 2008
- DPS, Teacher Talks Collapse on Pay - The Denver Post, May 23, 2008
- More articles...
TV Coverage
- Michael Bennet on CNN's Lou Dobbs - August 18, 2008
- Michael Bennet addresses key questions - 9 News, June 3, 2008
Reports
- A+ Denver Report on ProComp
-
DPS Employee Compensation: the Role of Pension Benefits - Piton and Donnell-Kay Foundations
See What's Happening at Denver
Public Schools
Sep
05

