RESTRAINT INTERVENTION:
DO: DON'T:
- have a plan; know available options - use physical force
- remain in control - lose temper
- seek assistance - act alone
- document/report all incidents to the Principal - talk to everyone about the incident
- remove your audience - over-react
- call the Professional Relations Services department - release any documents, information, (Provincial Office) statements etc. without counsel
- take courses - only qualified personnel should intervene
- know your rights and responsibilities
- remember that intervention is the last resort
Extracurricular ACTIVITIES:
- ensure student transportation is provided - volunteer to drive (eg Students home/
- partner two people (adults) events)
- ensure liability coverage - ever be alone with a student
- follow OPHEA Safety guidelines - scrimmage with students
- have current first aid training/kit - touch students
- be encouraging - stray from open public spots
- make parents aware of times - be critical of students and their abilities
- keep in mind that activities are voluntary - close doors when meeting with a student
- establish and make known criteria for team selection
- establish emergency protocol
DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES:
- be fair - single out
- recognize there is due process (Code of Conduct) - react physically, vocally, touch
- use positive reinforcement - discipline
- appropriate procedures to individual, circumstances - attack ancestry; make racial slurs
- focus on behaviour, not on the child - debate/get drawn into a power struggle
- be firm and consistent - whine/cry
- detach emotionally - over-react
- be kind, calm - use sarcasm
- communicate with parents - reveal confidential information
- document; keep Administration informed
PERSONAL DISCLOSURE:
- legislation - reveal personal family information shared
- Children's Aid Society confidentially
- Board Policy - spread negative reports about/of colleagues
- seek support from Prov. Professional Relations Services
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Annual General Meeting and Elections
Scheduled for Wednesday May 28, 2014 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Best Western Lamplighter Inn
591 Wellington Road South, London, ON
Dinner Buffet 5:00 PM
RSVP Required for meal
www.etfotvot.com to register
Notice of Constitutional Amendments received to date:
Any Executive member who is absent for 2 consecutive Executive meetings or 3 Executive/General meetings in total, may be replaced by motion of the Executive.
Dinner for Members at no charge to include:
Salad
- Caesar Salad garnished with parmesan shavings
- Garden Greens with a selection of house dressings
- Potato Salad with Pan fried pancetta and smoked cheese croutons
- Marinated Mushroom Salad
- Mediterranean Greek Salad
Antipasto
- Crisp Vegetable crudites with herb dip
- Sliced European deli meats
- Domestic and International cheeses
- Savoury array of breads, flatbreads and rolls
Savoury Affair
- Penne Pasta Primavera in creamy sundried tomato sauce
- Oven roasted Yukon Gold potatoes
- Rice Pilaf
- Chef's Market Vegetables and Middle Eastern Vegetables
Entree
- Slow roasted Prime Rib of beef and Ontario red wine jus
- Pan seared Salmon Filet with a dill infused white wine sauce
Selection of Desserts
- Seasonal fresh fruit and berries
- Assorted cakes, tortes, cheesecakes, pastries and homemade pies
Don't miss out - register to attend.
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May 14, 2014 PD Notification
Both sessions have filled and registration is closed.
Please email: mail@etfotvot.com or call the ETFO- TVOT office at 519-641-3936 to place your name on a waiting list if so desired.
Due to the unavailability of the Presenter of session 2; Tried and True...Classroom Management for Occasional Teachers has been replaced with :
I am the Teacher - Effective Management for the Occasional Teacher - Sylvia Van Campen, Presenter
The workshop provides occasional teacher locals an opportunity to access effective classroom management strategies based on the ETFO resource - I am the Teacher: Effective Classroom Management for the Occasional Teacher. Teachers receive practical classroom-tested strategies as well as networking opportunities with other occasional teachers. A resource book will be provided to participants.
