Message from DCF President Brenda Smith
Posted:
January 8, 2012
Dear Douglas County Employee,
Welcome back, I would like to provide you with some quick
updates:
Governor Hickenlooper recently announced a proposal to restore
$89 million to the state's budget for education. With so many
cuts to the classroom over the last few years, the Governor's
recommendation is welcome news. We still have a long way to go,
but the DCF is committed to ensuring our students have the best
opportunity in the state. Here is a link to the Denver
Post article with this news: "Hickenlooper
Plans to Restore Cuts to Education".
Additionally, information was presented to the DCSD Board of
Education on December 13th listing 26 million in "unassigned"
funds (PowerPoint attached). While we must recognize the
possibility of future changes to the state's proposed education
budget, we believe cautious optimism is in order. As we have
done in the past, the DCF will be doing a thorough analysis of
the District's budget and will be advocating in Negotiations for
the following:
- A factual look at what cuts actually need to be made to
our classrooms; including class sizes and teacher/class
ratios
- A quality certified teacher in each classroom as well as
quality classified employees in sites and schools
- Actively working to retain employees in Douglas County
If you have not already done so, please contact your building
rep to receive the link to provide us with your personal email
addresses and cell phone numbers.
In Solidarity,
Brenda Smith
President, Douglas County Federation
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