Advocacy
We organized from 2018 through 2022 to pull together the priorities listed below. We came away from this latest round of negotiations with big wins for SSPs & Special Educators! Check out our 2022-25 DCTA-DPS Collective Bargaining Agreement to see the language. We know the work is never done. What do you want to see in the next round?? How do you plan to see it through?
Our SSP & Special Educator organizing leaders are always working to incorporate our member voices to ensure our priorities reflect common goals. Share your voice by completing surveys, reaching out to an organizing leader, and joining our virtual meetings and listening sessions.
*Members of the Educators ACCESS Caucus have view-only access to our working files linked below.
We advocated for:
Workload Calculator
Caseload Caps
Paperwork Time
We won:
Workload Model & Calculator
8 Paperwork Days per Year
We advocated for:
Equity
Transparency
Value
We won:
More Hard-to-Fill positions
Up to 12 years credit (vs 10) for experience for Hard-to Fill
We advocated for:
Validity
Reliability
Students First
We won:
SSP GPS Collaborative Committee
Special Education LEAP Collaboration Sub-Committee
We advocated for:
Department Leadership Teams
District-Wide Advisory Committee
Collaboration Groups
We won:
Stronger DLT Language
New DLTs for SpEd & ECE
ESS Collaborative Committee
Collaborative Committees for our Evaluations
We advocated for:
FERPA-Compliant
Safety
Noise-Controlled
We won:
Dedicated workspaces for itinerant educators
Improved language for educators who are assigned to work in charter schools
We advocated for:
Educators
Teachers & SSPs
Solidarity
We won:
'Educators' replaced 'Teachers' throughout our Agreement
Articles are inclusive; SSP Article now only addresses issues that are SSP-specific