It was lovely to meet so many new members at our Fall General Meeting on November 26th at the Stoneridge Inn. We enjoyed a fine dinner, shared information and visited with colleagues. Thank you to those who took time to show their support for the TVOT Local - We've Got Your Back!
- Should an Administrator ask you to use your prep period to cover a class etc., then members are to keep track of the date, the school, the time of the scheduled prep period and the number of minutes that were lost as the Board will provide a form in June for members to receive compensation for this lost time. Remember - a right gained, is never a right secured - vigilance is key.
- If you are in a LTO assignment with an undetermined end, then you need to wait 90 calendar days in order to become eligible for ETFO Employee Life and Health Trust benefits. For more information go to https://etfo-elhtbenefits.ca/faqs/
- Article L35.00(iii) states: When a long-term occasional teaching assignment is completed prior to the required date for report cards to be submitted, the Occasional Teacher may be assigned to assist with the completion of these report cards. In such an event, the Occasional Teacher shall be paid for the time to complete the report cards up to a maximum of one (1) day. The rate of pay shall be the rate the Occasional Teacher received during the long-term occasional teaching assignment.
- An assignment becomes a LTO on the 10th consecutive day of replacing the same absent Teacher in the same assignment.
- As an LTO, you are eligible for salary that reflects your qualifications, however the onus is on you to provide the Board with a QECO / Qualifications Rating Statement or a card indicating your rating is in progress, prior to July 31st for retroactive adjustment. Note that the process can take several weeks.
- To obtain a QECO Rating, follow the instructions at www.qeco.on.ca or call QECO at 1-800-385-1030 and request an application form.
- Your rating is personal so it is up to you to sent the results to TVDSB Staffing Officer, Jessica Grison Roeder - j.grisonroeder@tvdsb.ca before the July deadline or forward a copy of the green QECO confirmation card if your application is in progress but will not be available by the due date.
- You may also be eligible for credit for post-certification teaching outside of TVDSB. This includes working as a daily OT in Ontario. The same July 31st deadline applies to proof of any post-certification teaching experience, outside of TVDSB so be sure to submit those documents to HR so they will be considered when advancing you on the LTO salary grid.
For further details contact your ETFO TVOT Local at etfotvot@gmail.com .
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Teaching can be a demanding profession. Your mental health is just as important as your students’. ETFO Provincial recognizes that psychosocial hazards, such as workload, the challenging behaviours of students, or workplace violence can cause psychological injury. These should be reported just like any other workplace injury.
ETFO Provincial H&S Website provides excellent resources on identifying and addressing these hazards -
TVDSB Accident / Incident Reporting and Decision Chart -
The TELUS Health One Employee Assistance Program offers confidential counselling, Care Now Programs covering topics related to relationships, work, body, mind, and personal finances, and workshops on stress management, resilience, and self-care -
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