Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association Sunday announced a tentative contract agreement for this school year.
The agreement was reached late Friday night after several months of negotiations, the school district said in a press release.
The proposed settlement must still be ratified by the members of the DCTA and formally approved by the Denver Board of Education. DCTA president Kim Ursetta said the membership vote would be completed within two weeks. The board is scheduled to vote on Oct. 18.
The specifics of the agreement were not released Sunday.
The two sides had been at odds over a contract for this school year. And the negotiations had been at an impasse since a federal mediator pulled out of the discussion.
The district had tendered a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase, and the union wanted a 4.47 percent raise.
District officials said their offer, plus yearly step increases and an extra day of teaching, is an average increase of 6.8 percent.
Today, the district is to announce the closure of more schools in a move intended to improve student achievement and save money.
The number of schools on the list has been a tightly held secret within the administration.
