Congratulations; Link to TVDSB Reflection Survey; Last Call for TVOT $75 Resource Rebate; Chapter 2 Summary - Promises Unfulfilled

TVOT General Meetings provide an opportunity for members to connect with their peers and keep in touch with those elected to advocate for Occasional Teacher interests. Thursday's Spring Annual Meeting in the Crystal Ballroom of the Lamplighter Inn, provided a luxurious setting for a delicious dinner and an exchange of information with the membership. It also gave us a format to say "Farewell" to ETFO Thames Valley Teacher Local President, Craig Smith who will be leaving their TVTL Executive after many years of exemplary service to the permanent elementary Teachers in TVDSB.

For those who could not make it, here is your TVOT Executive for 2025 - 2026:

• President - Terry Card
• First Vice President - Kevin Utley
• Second Vice President - Vivek Nath
• Secretary - Sharon Pinylo
• Treasurer - Krisanne Nunes
• Health & Safety Officer - David Griffith
• Executive at Large Members - Allison Joseph, Farida Makhani, Ruth Ann Morley, Nancy Springer.

The TVOT Collective Bargaining team for 2025 - 2026 is:

• Chief Negotiator - Terry Card
• Committee Members - Kevin Utley, Vivek Nath, Allison Joseph, Farida Makhani, Krisanne Nunes.

Your Representatives to the ETFO Annual Meeting at Toronto in August will be: Terry Card, Kevin Utley, Vivek Nath, Sharon Pinylo, Krisanne Nunes, David Griffith, Farida Makhani, Ruth Ann Morley, Nancy Springer, Meera Merchea, Keri-Lyn Kok.

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TVDSB Reflection Surveys trigger payment for those who have attended a paid PD workshop, whether hosted by the Board or by your TVOT Local. Here is the link to the TVDSB Reflection Survey https://stafflearninghub.tvdsb.ca/d2l/home 

Please contact Terri Manning in Staff Development at t.manning@tvdsb.ca if you have any difficulties.

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TVOT Resource Rebate claims must be submitted by May 30th for members who want to be reimbursed up to $75 for books or items applicable to their elementary teaching practice. Forms are only available to those registered on our Local's website www.etfotvot.com so act quickly! Our books must close on this expenditure at the end of this month.

Those members who have provided ETFO Provincial with an up to date email address will have received the link to participate in ETFO's 2026 Collective Bargaining Survey. The survey takes 10 minutes to complete and closes on May 30th.  If you did not receive the link, contact cbsurvey@etfo.org

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