JESPA
@jeffcoespa.bsky.social
We’re the union of Education Support Professionals in Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado
Raise your hand if you think workers deserve power, not just pizza parties 🙋🏽♂️🙋♀️
April 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Raise your hand if you think workers deserve power, not just pizza parties 🙋🏽♂️🙋♀️
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A student at Ralston Valley HS vomited blood in the clinic. It took 90 minutes for 911 to be called.
The health tech says he was blocked.
This story raises huge questions about safety, authority & retaliation in schools.
coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
The health tech says he was blocked.
This story raises huge questions about safety, authority & retaliation in schools.
coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
Lack of immediate 911 call at Ralston Valley High School sparks safety concerns - Jeffco Transcript
A delayed 911 call at Ralston Valley High School has sparked union outrage and safety concerns. JESPA demands accountability and new protections for school staff.
coloradocommunitymedia.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A student at Ralston Valley HS vomited blood in the clinic. It took 90 minutes for 911 to be called.
The health tech says he was blocked.
This story raises huge questions about safety, authority & retaliation in schools.
coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
The health tech says he was blocked.
This story raises huge questions about safety, authority & retaliation in schools.
coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
We will not stop demanding accountability coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
Lack of immediate 911 call at Ralston Valley High School sparks safety concerns - Jeffco Transcript
A delayed 911 call at Ralston Valley High School has sparked union outrage and safety concerns. JESPA demands accountability and new protections for school staff.
coloradocommunitymedia.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We will not stop demanding accountability coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/22/d...
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EXCITING NEWS! HB 25-1274 just passed out of the House. Big thank you to our sponsor, Rep. Lorena Garcia and every member of the House who helped to advance this important legislation to create a path to fully fund Healthy School Meals for All!
April 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
EXCITING NEWS! HB 25-1274 just passed out of the House. Big thank you to our sponsor, Rep. Lorena Garcia and every member of the House who helped to advance this important legislation to create a path to fully fund Healthy School Meals for All!
JESPA and JCEA members packed the board room and asked the district and United Healthcare tough questions. However, the district failed to bargain again, saying the Jeffco Board of Education had not authorized a proposal. Read the bargaining highlights here.
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Jeffco Workers Grill UnitedHealthcare and District on Soaring Healthcare Costs - JESPA
Bargaining Session Highlights Deep Distrust, Rising Costs, and Call for Real Accountability Jefferson County, CO —During a joint bargaining session on April 17, education workers from the Jeffco Educa...
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April 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
JESPA and JCEA members packed the board room and asked the district and United Healthcare tough questions. However, the district failed to bargain again, saying the Jeffco Board of Education had not authorized a proposal. Read the bargaining highlights here.
jeffcoespa.org/2025/04/jeff...
jeffcoespa.org/2025/04/jeff...
Jeffco - Stop Dodging Accountability! Do your job! open.substack.com/pub/jeffcoes...
Jeffco Stop Dodging Accountability—Do Your Job
Jefferson County, CO — In response to recent public statements made by Jeffco Public Schools, the Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) is setting the record straight: there is a ...
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April 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Jeffco - Stop Dodging Accountability! Do your job! open.substack.com/pub/jeffcoes...
United Healthcare tells Jeffco Employees that denial rates is “fake news”
April 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
United Healthcare tells Jeffco Employees that denial rates is “fake news”
Jeffco Public Schools has ensured armed security is present for its employees to question Administrators and United Healthcare corporate representatives
April 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Jeffco Public Schools has ensured armed security is present for its employees to question Administrators and United Healthcare corporate representatives
At bargaining now with JCEA. Healthcare is on the table — and so are our lives. We’re not here to play games with corporate profits. We’re here to demand care, transparency, and dignity for every worker. Watch on JESPA livestream .
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#UnionStrong
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#UnionStrong
JESPA Healthcare Bargaining
YouTube video by JESPA
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April 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
At bargaining now with JCEA. Healthcare is on the table — and so are our lives. We’re not here to play games with corporate profits. We’re here to demand care, transparency, and dignity for every worker. Watch on JESPA livestream .
www.youtube.com/live/FdWa_LH...
#UnionStrong
www.youtube.com/live/FdWa_LH...
#UnionStrong
No 911 calls allowed?
No Accountability, No Safety: A Crisis in Leadership in Jeffco Public Schools
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No Accountability, No Safety: A Crisis in Leadership in Jeffco Public Schools
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No Accountability, No Safety: The Crisis of Leadership in Jeffco Schools
In Fall 2024, a student at Ralston Valley High School suffered a serious head injury.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
No 911 calls allowed?
No Accountability, No Safety: A Crisis in Leadership in Jeffco Public Schools
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No Accountability, No Safety: A Crisis in Leadership in Jeffco Public Schools
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JESPA members share stories with Board of Education about healthcare, dignity, and respect.
These are important stories that reflect reality in Jeffco for Education Support Professionals.
youtu.be/bjkcvTgvLNA
These are important stories that reflect reality in Jeffco for Education Support Professionals.
youtu.be/bjkcvTgvLNA
Healthcare, dignity, and respect! JESPA members share powerful stories with the Board of Education
YouTube video by JESPA
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April 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
JESPA members share stories with Board of Education about healthcare, dignity, and respect.
These are important stories that reflect reality in Jeffco for Education Support Professionals.
youtu.be/bjkcvTgvLNA
These are important stories that reflect reality in Jeffco for Education Support Professionals.
youtu.be/bjkcvTgvLNA
Colorado’s Jim Crow-Era Labor Law Still Holds Workers Back — and Polis Wamts to Keep It That Way open.substack.com/pub/jeffcoes...
Colorado’s Jim Crow-Era Labor Law Still Holds Workers Back — and Polis Wants to Keep It That Way
If the governor vetoes SB5, the Worker Protection Act, he’s not choosing balance — he’s choosing corporate power over working people.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Colorado’s Jim Crow-Era Labor Law Still Holds Workers Back — and Polis Wamts to Keep It That Way open.substack.com/pub/jeffcoes...
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Thousands of educators walked out of their classrooms Thursday to stand up for their students. Where was @govofco.bsky.social ?
Instead of standing with us or addressing the funding crisis in our neighborhood schools, he chose to spread misleading statements—trying to divide parents and educators.
Instead of standing with us or addressing the funding crisis in our neighborhood schools, he chose to spread misleading statements—trying to divide parents and educators.
March 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thousands of educators walked out of their classrooms Thursday to stand up for their students. Where was @govofco.bsky.social ?
Instead of standing with us or addressing the funding crisis in our neighborhood schools, he chose to spread misleading statements—trying to divide parents and educators.
Instead of standing with us or addressing the funding crisis in our neighborhood schools, he chose to spread misleading statements—trying to divide parents and educators.
@neapresident.bsky.social thank you for standing with Education Support Professionals in our fight for the common good
March 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@neapresident.bsky.social thank you for standing with Education Support Professionals in our fight for the common good
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Congratulations to Andy Markus, the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional of the Year! Andy is a middle school Assistant Facilities Manager in Utah who knows that the care we put into our school environment reflects in the success of our students. We are so proud to name him our ESP of the Year!
March 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Congratulations to Andy Markus, the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional of the Year! Andy is a middle school Assistant Facilities Manager in Utah who knows that the care we put into our school environment reflects in the success of our students. We are so proud to name him our ESP of the Year!
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Destroying the Department of Education will have disastrous consequences for students all across the country.
It will harm the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban, and urban communities across America—all to pay for tax handouts for billionaires.
It will harm the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban, and urban communities across America—all to pay for tax handouts for billionaires.
Trump set to sign executive order shuttering the Education Department
Closing the department requires an act of Congress, but Trump could make it nearly impossible for remaining employees to carry out their work, much like at USAID.
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March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Destroying the Department of Education will have disastrous consequences for students all across the country.
It will harm the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban, and urban communities across America—all to pay for tax handouts for billionaires.
It will harm the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban, and urban communities across America—all to pay for tax handouts for billionaires.
JESPA has raised school safety as a key concern at the bargaining table as inconsistency and lack of accountability to district policies has gone unanswered.
Jeffco school board presses district on gaps in safety policies
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Jeffco school board presses district on gaps in safety policies - Jeffco Transcript
The Jeffco School Board received an update on the district’s Student Safety Enhancement Project during its February meeting, with district officials outlining measures to improve school safety protoco...
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March 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
JESPA has raised school safety as a key concern at the bargaining table as inconsistency and lack of accountability to district policies has gone unanswered.
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‘Why Jefferson? Why now?’ Families fight to save school amid closure plans
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/26/families-fight-to-save-jefferson-jr-sr-high-school/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/26/families-fight-to-save-jefferson-jr-sr-high-school/
‘Why Jefferson? Why now?’ Families fight to save school amid closure plans
Parents, students, and teachers demand answers as Jeffco Public Schools proposes shutting down Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School.
www.chalkbeat.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘Why Jefferson? Why now?’ Families fight to save school amid closure plans
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/26/families-fight-to-save-jefferson-jr-sr-high-school/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/26/families-fight-to-save-jefferson-jr-sr-high-school/
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Today Colorado educators and advocates described negative impacts of budget cuts on their students. I am grateful to Jeffco educators for visiting with me, and for all they do for our kids. I stand in support of educators and our public schools. @coloradoea.bsky.social @nationaledissues.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today Colorado educators and advocates described negative impacts of budget cuts on their students. I am grateful to Jeffco educators for visiting with me, and for all they do for our kids. I stand in support of educators and our public schools. @coloradoea.bsky.social @nationaledissues.bsky.social
Jeffco: “We’re Better Together!”
Also Jeffco: “But not families.”
Also Jeffco: “Healthcare should be fair… so let’s make it equally bad for everyone.”
Also Jeffco: “We want to attract and retain staff… singles only.”
Also Jeffco: “But not families.”
Also Jeffco: “Healthcare should be fair… so let’s make it equally bad for everyone.”
Also Jeffco: “We want to attract and retain staff… singles only.”
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Jeffco: “We’re Better Together!”
Also Jeffco: “But not families.”
Also Jeffco: “Healthcare should be fair… so let’s make it equally bad for everyone.”
Also Jeffco: “We want to attract and retain staff… singles only.”
Also Jeffco: “But not families.”
Also Jeffco: “Healthcare should be fair… so let’s make it equally bad for everyone.”
Also Jeffco: “We want to attract and retain staff… singles only.”