Thank You, PD, Fall Meeting, and More!

 

Wed. Oct. 28th, 2026

A big thank you to the Occasional Teachers who attended the Oct. 24^th rally in Victoria Park!

 

Dec. 1^st, 2026

Best Western Lamplighter Inn

 Three technology topics to be announced soon!  Look for registration in the Employee Portal in a couple of weeks.

 

Our Occasional Teacher members have a diverse range of skills, knowledge, experience and know firsthand the realities and needs of occasional teaching. If you are an OT and are interested in offering a relevant workshop, please contact us at: mail@etfotvot.com

Please check your e-mails for registration information for ETFO Provincial’s Virtual Town Halls on Nov. 9^th and 10^th where they will discuss the to find out how voting “YES” gives our central bargaining team the strongest possible mandate to negotiate fair agreements and improvements to your working conditions, which are students’ learning conditions.

Both Central Strike Vote Virtual Town Halls will be open to all members. This means education worker and teacher/occasional teacher members can attend either meeting.

 

Are you in an LTO and still getting paid at the daily rate?

The Board has finished processing all delayed LTO forms and your grid rate should be reflected on your upcoming paycheque. If you still see the daily rate, please ensure your school has submitted your LTO form. If you need any assistance: etfotvot@gmail.com

 

 

L16.07 a) of our collective agreement says that, an Occasional Teacher who accepts and reports for an assignment shall be placed in that assignment unless otherwise mutually agreed.

Please note that L 16.07 b) stipulates that, “where there is a vacant classroom assignment reassignment of the Occasional Teacher from a non-classroom assignment, may be necessary at the discretion of the Principal to address student needs. “

ETFO TVOT believes that OTs like to assist where needed but ultimately make the final decision as to whether they are comfortable with the reassignment.

If you have recently be reassigned from a classroom assignment, or have been reassigned  from a non-classroom assignment when there was no unfilled vacancy, please e-mail us at: etfotvot.com

 

 

 

Rally, PD, and More!

 

Wed. Oct. 21st, 2026

 

 

What: Rally for Publicly Funded Education

When This Saturday, October 24th at 1 pm

Where: Victoria Park, downtown London, ON

We look forward to seeing our Occasional Teacher members out to show support. Please wear your Red for Ed. t-shirt, if you own one! Any questions: etfotvot@gmail.com

 WORK IS DOWN!

Daily absences were down over 20% from the same time last year for the month of September. Consider accepting daily assignments in the county schools.

TVOT Local is providing a PAID PD opportunity:

Date:  Monday, November 2

Time:  4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location:  Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Road South

Registration: Employee Portal > Conference Registration > Elementary / Dual Occasional Teacher PD. Registration will open on Wednesday October 21 at 8:30am

A delicious buffet dinner will be provided. 

Please send any dietary restrictions to: mail@etfotvot.com

A choice of 3 workshops:

Your First LTO, Survive to Thrive (Repeat session)

This workshop provides daily OTs who are seeking an LTO, ways to develop an effective program and to learn how to communicate with parents, build report card comments, track your class feedback and much more.

MAX of 30

Assessment and Evaluation with Digital Tools for Elementary Teachers (Repeat Session) 

Find out how Google tools and extensions can help teachers capture learning in action and strengthen everyday assessment practice.

MAX of 30

NEW!  An Introduction to using UFLI 

An introduction to UFLI, an explicit and systematic program that teaches students the foundational skills necessary for proficient reading and the parts of an effective lesson: phonemic awareness, visual/auditory/blending drills, new concepts, word work, and connected text.

MAX of 30

 

 

Think back to the first time you were in a fall LTO and submitted your QECO category change for the first time to the Board, and through no fault of your own, had your QECO processing delayed beyond the Dec. 31^st submission deadline. Were you paid retroactively back to the start of your LTO? If this is the case, please email us, asap at: etfotvot@gmail.com

 

 

Article L18.01 of our collective agreement stipulates that Occasional Teachers should receive “all keys necessary to the assignment”. If you are not receiving keys for your daily assignments at particular schools, please e-mail the Local at: etfotvot@gmail.com. Under no circumstances should you be required to trade a personal item (e.g. car keys) for the classroom keys.

 

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