DEA represents a majority of the licensed professionals who work for the Davis School District in Davis County, Utah. This site is intended to serve as a resource for members, providing information on the governance of the Association, current issues, current collective bargaining agreements, contact information, as well as a link to other relevant resources.
The DEA’s president is Don Paver. As president, Don is on half-time release from his fifth grade classroom at Columbia Elementary. He can be reached at (801) 451-2277 or at don@dea.org. Don and the DEA staff are always available to answer questions, provide information, and give support to DEA members as they serve the public school community in Davis County.
Davis Education Association Office 85 South 185 East Farmington, UT 84025 Call:801-451-2277 Fax:801-451-0352
Regular Hours: M-Th: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Funding Not Enough Although lawmakers like to boast about their commitment to schools, additional money will, again, merely fund basic education for more than 10,000 additional students expected next year and mandated expenditures such as employee health and retirement funds. Read the Complete Editorial
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:02:00 +0000 Enough is Enough Teaching is my life's work. I have spent 35 years in public education. It is from this perspective, as we face a record number of education-related bills in the Utah Legislature, I must respectfully say, "Enough is enough." Read the Commentary by Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:13:00 +0000 Schools Need More than IPads The needs of Utah schools are many and diverse. Lockhart is wrong if she believes, as she has said, that technology will "transform the system" by itself. If she wants to be the education candidate for governor, she should offer a way to boost revenue, not only for iPads but for early-childhood education, better teacher pay and all the other items Utah schools so desperately need. Read the Editorial
When lawmakers decided to boost per-pupil spending last year by 2 percent, many Utahns cheered, envisioning that cash raining on teachers and classrooms.
In reality, much of that money was spoken for - by the state retirement system - long before it ever hit schools, a Salt Lake Tribune investigation has found.
