Master Agreement ("the contract") & Teacher Rights

JCEA and the Jeffco Board of Education began negotiating on their first Master Agreement in 1968. Since then a very comprehensive, yet flexible and innovative contract has evolved. In 2003 JCEA/JPS negotiated a new four-year contract effective September 1, 2003.

Teams reach a Tentative Agreement!

Negotiations between JCEA and JPS concluded in a Tentative Agreement (TA) on May 5 that has now been ratified by the membership. The JCEA Board of Directors certified the election results on May 21.

You can access the 2007-2011 contract by clicking on:
Master Agreement
• You can access school board/district policies by clicking here:
• Want to get information about school district employment: including: application process, contract work year, compensation policies, benefits and salary schedules? Click on JPS' JeffcoNet
• Want to know more about your negotiated sick, medical, personal, military and jury duty leaves, then visit JeffcoNet, click on "JCEA contract" and then "Article 35" To connect with JeffcoNet, click here!
Want to know more about your rights and responsibilities concerning:
  1. Maternity/child care leave,
  2. Teacher evaluations,
  3. Reassignment and transfer process,
  4. Colorado Child Abuse Law,
  5. The application of "just cause" standards to discipline and evaluation,
Then visit our member-only pages!

Contract-related forms: (view and download)

Negotiations Notes: is a JCEA on-line publication that provides important information about JCEA/JPS negotiations immediately prior to and during actual contract talks. You will be able to download copies of the Negotiations Notes in both a pdf format, on the member-only pages as soon as they are published.To promote timely communications, JCEA will notify ARs by voice mail and Email that information about bargaining is available.

Members are urged to contact their ARs to ensure they will receive timely notice via voice mail and/or Email distribution lists. Please note, Article 24-1 gives JCEA ARs the right to communicate with members using"District-wide communications systems, ....". You can also view and download archived issues on our member-only pages

JCEA's Negotiations Team represents teachers: JCEA's Negotiations Team looks like the teachers they represent throughout the bargaining process. They are from high, middle and elementary schools and teach a variety of disciplines. Members of the Team must be nominated by the president and approved by the JCEA Council. Then, they must agree to hours of specialized training. JCEA greatly appreciates the valuable contributions these members make to improve teaching and learning conditions in Jeffco Public Schools.

Members of the 2008 JCEA Negotiations Team: Seated: Stephanie Rossi, Chair; Mary Bitterlich; Standing clockwise from left: Kristy Parsons, Mike Jagel, Leann Turano, Ryan Cole, President Nancy Henderson, Executive Director Lisa Elliott, and Kerrie Dallman, Vice-president.

JCEA/JPS contract variance process: JCEA and JPS have agreed on a process for schools to request variances in the contract. The proposed variances are reviewed by a committee made up of representatives form JCEA, JPS and the community. Before the committee considers any request, a check-list form must be submitted in a timely manner. To access that form click here! Then, click on ER Procedures.

Contract/rights information pamphlets: JCEA has developed many contract-related pamphlets (see list below) to support members and clarify their rights. You can view and download them on our member-only pages

  • 23 facts every selection committee needs to know!
  • Promoting yourself: A practical guide to Article 34, the voluntary transfer process.
  • Promoting yourself: A practical guide for "temporary" contract teachers
  • The Jeffco Teacher Performance Evaluation Process...It shouldn't be a mystery!
  • Evaluation Preparation: Using the Process to Improve Performance
  • Know where to draw the line; adult/student boundaries
  • The Leadership Advisory Team: Getting started and keeping going!
  • Leadership Advisory Team bylaws in MSW format
  • Cooperative Decision Making: Partnering for Student Success (a JPS publication)
  • Maternity leave: What to expect when you're expecting!
  • The Child Abuse Law: Your Rights and Responsibilities
  • Charged with child abuse: I never thought it could happen to me!
  • Tips for Witnesses
  • First Amendment Rights in the Classroom
  • Interviews, depositions & subpoenas: What are a counselor's professional and legal obligations?

JPS principal hiring process: Teachers have a right to be involved in the hiring of principals, as per district policy. Download the process by clicking here.

JCEA Lion Award information and nomination form: To encourage teacher advocates, JCEA created the Lion Award, which has been awarded annually since 1982. Award criteria and nomination form (due in March) can be downloaded by clicking here!

JCEA Diamond Award information and nomination form: This award recognizes members for outstanding service to education through collective bargaining. Award criteria and nomination form (due in March) can be downloaded by clicking here!

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