Strike Votes; Your Pension Webinar; Cyber Security Resources; Memo from Stephen Lecce re Middle East

Your TVOT Local thanks everyone who attended the mass meeting at Budweiser Gardens last week.

TVOT voters gave your Local negotiating team, a strong Local strike mandate. 

ETFO Central strike results will be released by Provincial ETFO once all Locals have completed voting.

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Being A Member Webinar – Your Life as a Teacher (for early to mid-career members) - 1.5 hours Your pension is one of your most important financial assets. Consider this your Pension 101. Designed for all early to midcareer members, you will gain an understanding of how your contributions and pension are calculated, how to maximize your pension benefit and how some life events may impact your pension. Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 4:30 pm You will receive an email confirming your registration and a reminder email one hour before the webinar begins.

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Click on these links for resources to support the annual K-12 Cyber Awareness Month of October:

https://ecno.org/cyber-awareness/ provides posters, videos, quizzes etc.

https://ecno.org/cyber-awareness-calendar/ is an interactive calendar highlighting monthly themes 

https://cybersecurityontario.ca/ is a learning hub for educators

https://cybersecurityontario.ca/k-12 additional Ontario resources for educators

N.B. The memo below was released to school boards last night. It asks that educators be aware of the impact that the tragic events in the Middle East may have on students, and encourages staff to ensure safe spaces for all: 

Memorandum to: Chairs of District School Boards; Directors of Education; Secretary/Treasurers of School Authorities

From: Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education 

Subject: Supporting students following recent terror events in Israel

Over the weekend, governments from around the world and at all levels across Canada, including Ontario, condemned the horrific acts of terrorism against Israeli civilians at the hands of Hamas, a terrorist group as defined by the Government of Canada.

Emerging from these tragic events, discussions about matters taking place in the Middle East may make their way into schools. Many students have direct connections to these horrific acts through family, community, identity and history. They will inevitably be impacted by what they see on the news or read on social media.

We have seen the unfortunate rise of intolerance and antisemitic acts at a record high in Ontario and in Ontario's schools. As educators and staff, we ask you to be proactive, compassionate, and determined to stop any form of hate impacting students, such as Antisemitism or Islamophobia in Ontario classrooms. We ask that you remind your school communities about the ongoing importance of creating safe spaces for the students and staff that enter each day.

Please lean into the newly mandated Holocaust education curriculum to better understand how to provide students with knowledge of history. The following resource hub was developed in partnership with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) to align with the Ontario curriculum and may be  helpful in discussing, recognizing, and combatting antisemitism: Unlearn Antisemitism

Thank you for your ongoing leadership and commitment to creating learning and working environments that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for all students and staff.

Sincerely, 

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education