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ESP Bill of Rights

DSEA ESP members spent a year gathering input from union members to develop an ESP Bill of Rights, a document our local unions can use in contract negotiations to set a baseline for how support staff should be treated – and compensated.
By: DSEA Staff
Published: July 2025

No educator should need a second job to feed their family.

Yet, far too many paraprofessionals, custodians, school bus drivers and other Education Support Professionals across Delaware are struggling to cover basic household expenses.

That’s why our members spent a year gathering input from union members like you as they worked to develop an ESP Bill of Rights, a document our local unions can use in contract negotiations to set a baseline for how support staff should be treated – and compensated.

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