$1000 Retention Stipend - Details! More In-person Paid PD with dinner; Proof of Teaching Experience; Dress Purple Day

 

RETENTION STIPEND

TVDSB and the Union are pleased to inform members of the following Letter of Understanding (signed without prejudice or precedent) - 

The parties agree that in an effort to support schools during unprecedented staffing challenges, the following stipends will come into effect October 20, 2022 until January 31st, 2023. The parties agree that the stipends are available only for daily occasional teachers and do not include time worked in a long- term assignment or an assignment that evolves to a long-term assignment.

CONDITION	STIPEND PAYABLE
Thirty-Five (35) daily occasional assignments or more from October 20, 2022 until January 31, 2023, with a minimum of two (2) days worked in each month.	$500 less statutory deductions
Ten (10) daily occasional assignments or more on a Friday or a Monday from October 20, 2022 until January 31, 2023.	$250 less statutory deductions
Ten (10) daily occasional assignments or more worked at a high coverage needs school location (please see the attached schedule for identified high needs school locations).	$250 less statutory deductions

  

It is noted that in order for the above conditions to be met, the assignment must be actively worked. Participation in paid PD is not considered a day worked for the purposes of this letter of understanding.

Should a daily occasional teacher meet more than one condition as outlined above, they would be eligible to receive multiple stipends for a combined total of no more than $1000 less statutory deductions.

For the purposes of this Retention Stipend, these are the TVDSB High Coverage Needs School Locations:

A. J. Baker PS

Adelaide - W.G. MacDonald PS

Aldborough PS

Annandale Public School

Blenheim District PS

Caradoc North PS

Caradoc PS

Centennial Central PS

Davenport PS

Delaware Central PS

Dunwich-Dutton PS

East Williams Memorial

Ekcoe Central PS

Emily Stowe PS

Hickson Central PS

Innerkip Central PS

J.P. Robarts PS

Kettle Creek PS

Laurie Hawkins PS

Mary Wright PS

McGillivray Central PS

McGregor PS

Mosa Central PS

New Sarum PS

Northdale Central PS

Oxbow PS

Parkhill-West Williams

Parkview PS

Plattsville & District PS

Port Burwell PS

Port Stanley PS

River Heights PS

South Dorchester PS

South Ridge PS

Southwold PS

Sparta PS

Springfield PS

Straffordville PS

Summers' Corners PS

Tavistock PS

Thamesford PS

Valleyview Central PS

West Elgin Sr PS

West Nissouri PS

Westfield PS

Westminster Central

Wilberforce PS

Zorra Highland Park

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Another Paid PD In-Person Event!

Lamplighter Inn, London

4:30-7:30 PM (dinner included)

(registration opens in the TVDSB Portal on October 27th)

Choose from the following workshops:

1) Understanding the Progression of Multiplication and Division: this workshop explores how to teach multiplication and division in a meaningful progression using concrete tools, visual representations and meaningful models.

2) Flourish with French: this workshop will enable participants to accept a daily French assignment with confidence, even if they are not FSL qualified. Those who attend will receive a complimentary copy of TVOT's publication and explore the curriculum linked themes/units with one of its authors. 

3) Culturally Responsive and Relevant Teaching in the Junior and Intermediate Classroom: this session will engage participants in utilizing diverse texts, democratizing learning spaces, empowering learners to confront and challenge social injustice and how to adopt an asset-based, growth mindset about students' abilities.

For more details on these session, log into Conference/Session Registrations in the TVDSB Employee Portal (opens Oct. 27/22).

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Proof of Previous Teaching Experience

LTO salary is dependant on the QECO rating and on any previous teaching experience.  

LTOs with post-certification teaching experience outside of Thames Valley are urged to submit proof of this experience to HR so that they are given credit for this in their salary.

The Board will accept letters of experience on Board letterhead and signed by someone in Human Resources or an Administrator.

The letter must include:

- the position

- the start and end date(s) of the position(s) - specific as to the day, month and year

- if the position was full-time or less than full-time for each school year

- the teaching FTE (full-time equivalency)

- list of any leaves of absence, including the type of leave with start and end dates

- contact information (email or phone number) should further clarification be required

The deadline to submit letters of experience for LTO assignments in the current school year is July 31st.

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- In a full 1.0 FTE long-term assignment, you are entitled to 240 minutes of prep time / 5 day cycle with no more than 80 minutes of supervision duty / 5 day cycle. 

- The Local urges any OT/LTO who loses their scheduled prep period, to keep track of the dates and how much time was lost, as the Local believes TVOT members should be compensated for these violations of the Collective Agreement.

- For purposes of Employment Insurance, a day is reported as 8 hours.

- The annual pocket calendars and fall newsletter are still with Sterling Marking Products who tell us there have been supply chain issues and equipment breakdowns. They apologize for the delays and hope to mail these out sometime next week.

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ETFO Awards Program and Bursaries

This awards program distributes over $120,000 per year and recognizes members and others for their distinguished academic achievement, service and outstanding contributions to education and the Federation. 

Click here for more information on ETFO's Awards or ETFO's Scholarship and Bursaries . 

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By dressing in purple on October 27th, Children's Aid Societies in Ontario hope to raise awareness among students about their right to safety and well-being.To support this goal, they have developed classroom resources availabe at Dress Purple Day Classroom Resources .

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