Douglas County Federation

Join the DCF today!

Join the Douglas County Federation today and join a growing movement of educators in Douglas County Schools united in providing a top quality education for the children we serve!

DCSD educators participate in the Experience Dyslexia event at the Douglas County Federation on January 15, 2020

DCF members and DCSD educators gathered to learn more about Dyslexia and to discuss implications of current research and practice on classroom instruction and student outcomes.

DCF Member Emily Muellenberg appointed to Commissioner's Teachers Cabinet

The DCF is excited for member leader Emily Muellenberg's recent appointment to the Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet! Emily is a Social Studies teacher at Highlands Ranch High School and has been a DCF member since 2005. Congratulations Emily!

The Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet is an opportunity for Colorado teachers to share their hands-on classroom knowledge. This advisory group is made up of 20 practicing teachers from around the state representing small, medium, large, rural, suburban and urban school systems.

Dinner and Dialogue for New Teachers Focus Group

You are invited to a new teacher focus group for Douglas County School District teachers, hosted by the American Federation of Teachers and the Douglas County Federation. Dinner is included. We want to find out what new teachers, in their first five years of the profession, think about a myriad of issues surrounding their career and education in general. RSVP is required for dinner confirmation. Space is limited. If you have questions, call Kallie at 303-489-7616.

Please share this invitation with colleagues who are in their first five years teaching. Thank you.

Weingarten takes on critics of due process

AFT President Randi Weingarten appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" television show to make the case for teachers' due process rights, to correct widely held misconceptions about the teaching workforce, and to clarify that problems tied to evaluation are often mislabeled as due process issues.

AFT vows to fight back against attacks on teachers, unions

AFT convention delegates unanimously passed a special order of business—recommended by the executive council—to fight back against attacks on unions and teachers like Vergara v. California and Harris v. Quinn, and to fight forward to reclaim the promise of America.

Weingarten lays out bold call to move country forward

AFT President Randi Weingarten kicked off the AFT national convention in Los Angeles by outlining a bold plan to both fight back and fight forward to reclaim the promise of America and create economic and educational opportunity for all.

'Harris' decision makes things worse for working families

While the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the importance of collective bargaining and unions to families and communities in its ruling in Harris v. Quinn, let's be clear that working people, who have aspired to the middle class and tried to make a better life for their families, have taken it on the chin for years, AFT President Randi Weingarten says.

International teacher study offers lessons for U.S. schools

Findings from the 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) of middle school teachers present a stark contrast between how teachers in the United States are treated compared with the working conditions of their counterparts in top-performing countries.

Weingarten and Pechthalt discuss 'Vergara' decision

In a message to members following the June 10 court decision inVergara v. California, AFT President Randi Weingarten and California Federation of Teachers President Joshua Pechthalt discuss the ramifications of the ruling and what the AFT is doing to fight back. They also are urging AFT members to sign a thank you card to California teachers to let them know you honor their commitment and courage.