Wednesday, September 29, 2021

National Day; LTO Contracts; Deadlines! Columbia Invitation

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LTO Contracts 

At this time of year, HR is very busy processing all the contracts for members who are in long-term assignments. This means that LTOs may not receive their grid salary in time for this next pay, however be assured that LTOs will receive the appropriate salary paid retroactively to the first day of their assignments, on the following pay if they have signed a LTO contract.

To be paid on grid, TVOT members in long-term assignments must complete a LTO Contract so contact your school secretary if you have not yet received one. Those in posted LTO assignments can submit their contract on the first day, while those who are in assignments that evolve into LTOs, can ask for theirs on the 10th day.

Be sure to submit a QECO rating to HR and proof of any previous post-certification teaching experience so that you are paid appropriately. 

For further information please contact your ETFOTVOT Office .

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Vaccination Attestations are Overdue!

A reminder to those few TVOT members who have not yet submitted their attestation that you are urged to log into the Employee Portal and make your submission as soon as possible in order to teach in TVDSB and to avoid being reported to the Ontario College of Teachers.

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Paid Mandatory Training is Due Tomorrow!

TVOT members are reminded that they must complete the 14 online modules listed in the Employee Portal under "Employee Training" by Thursday, September 30th. For this, members will be paid for a half-day (additional to the 3 half-days available for paid PD and the half-day that is set aside for mandatory training that is due by the end of June).

Members can check to see that their completed modules have been recorded by logging back into the Employee Portal - if the check marks are still in place, then the completed modules have successfully been received. 

Awareness Training 2021 - 2022 September Mandatory Training
Links coming soon! This is the mandatory training that is required for the 2021 - 2022 school year. The training includes COVID Awareness 2021 - 2022, September - December Safety Spotlight, and IPOC training requirements.

COVID Awareness 2021 - 2022
Employee Incident Reporting and Investigation Form - Entering an Incident
October - Fire Code Training - Staff
November - Head Injury Prevention
December - Slips, Trips and Falls
Violence Awareness Video 1 - Legislation
Violence Awareness Video 2 - General Awareness
Employee Health and Safety Handbook
IPOC Roles and Responsibilities Updated Video
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Diabetes Type 1
Epilepsy
Concussion Training

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Our PD Committee has some openings!

Are you interested in professional learning? Would you like to contribute your opinion to help guide TVOT's PD offerings? Then we encourage you to join our Local's PD Committee. We meet several times a year and assist with the direction and planning of upcoming professional learning. We are seeking new participants with a variety of teaching experience. Meetings are held after school and when we meet in person, a dinner is provided and mileage is covered so if you are interested, pleaase contact your PD Chair, Vivek Nath . We look forward to meeting you!

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Welcome back to school. You've got this!

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You may be most familiar with OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan), as the provider of your group health and dental benefits. Did you know that we also offer personal insurance coverage? As members of the Ontario education community, you are eligible for exclusive rates on home and auto insurance. Plus, we offer the added convenience of an in-house claims services. If you are retiring soon, OTIP offers three retiree health, dental and travel insurance plans to choose from.  

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Read on and learn more about what OTIP has to offer you at https://www.otipinsurance.com/article123. 

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