Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association on 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.
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 an emergency membership meeting will be held Wednesday. The board is scheduled to vote Oct. 18.
The specifics of the agreement were not released Sunday, but Ursetta said the details would be available at Wednesday’s meeting.
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, but 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.
