Welcome to
Teacher ProComp

Trust Board

The Teacher Compensation Trust is responsible for receiving, managing and distributing funds raised by the ProComp mill levy. One of the most important functions of the trust is to ensure that ProComp is financially stable over time. The Trust also is responsible for monitoring how Denver Public Schools spends the monies derived from the Trust and ensuring that they are spent only for ProComp related expenses and spent in a manner consistent with the ProComp Agreement.

A full description of the responsibilities and requirements of the Trust can be found in the Teacher Compensation Trust Agreement [pdf] that was ratified by the Board of Education and the DCTA Executive Board.

The Trust has eight members, appointed according to the rules of the ProComp Agreement. Three Trustees are representatives of the District; three are representatives of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association; and two are representatives of the community. The community representatives are appointed by the agreement of the other six Trustees.

District Trustees*

Bruce Hoyt, Treasurer of the Board of Education
Brett Fuhrman, Chief Financial Officer
Suzi DeYoung, Executive Director, Budget/Finance

*Serve as long as they hold the designated positions within DPS

Denver Classroom Teachers Association Trustees*

Jerry Graves, Abraham Lincoln High School
Donald Gilmore, Teacher on Special Assignment
Mark Harmon, Johnson Elementary School

*Serve three-year terms

Community Trustees*

Tom Buescher
Lee White

*Serve three-year terms

Key Functions of the Trust

Receive payments to the Trust
Make payments from the Trust for all approved uses of mill levy funds, including:
- Teacher salaries and bonuses
- Reasonable and necessary expenses of administering the Trust such as legal and other professional fees, Trustee expenses, the rental or leasing of equipment and supplied as needed by the Trust

Meetings of the Trust

The Trust meets at least six times per year or as needed to carry out the work of the Trust. All meeting dates, agendas and minutes will be posted on this web site.

Upcoming meetings:

October 28, 2009

Reports of the Trust

By December 31 each year (beginning in 2006), the Trust is required to issue a report on the financial stability of the fund over time. Another report, issued by July 1 of each year, will describe the impact of the most recent collective bargaining on the Trust's financial model.