All Occasional Teachers must be evaluated by QECO to obtain a salary placement beyond Category A1, the daily rate. A QECO evaluation may result in one of four category placements: Category A1 through Category A4, depending on individual academic criteria, as determined by Program 5. Those in a long-term assignment have until July 31st to provide the Board with a Qualifications Rating Statement and any supporting documents for retroactive adjustment. After receiving a QECO evaluation, it is the Occasional Teacher's responsibility to submit the new QECO rating to Sandi Douglas in Human Resource Services at the Board for the appropriate salary category placement. Visit http://www.qeco.on.ca/ for further details. N.B. a copy of your pay statement from the Employee Portal is sufficient proof of employment.
On another note, it's time to think about your future and completing the Bargaining Survey. Your current Collective Agreement expires August 31, 2012. The deadline might seem far off, but to those of us who negotiate on your behalf, it is time to begin work on your preliminary submission. One way we identify local bargaining goals is to solicit input from the general membership by means of a survey. We have posted the link to our Collective Bargaining Survey on our website: http://www.etfotvots.com/ for the month of May. Please help to determine your workingconditions by taking a few minutes to participate in this assessment of your needs. If you have any questions or wish to discuss an issue before you respond, please contact your Chief Negotiator, Terry Card at 519-641-3936/etfotvot@gmail.com.
TVARRIS Focus Group: Human Resources Services Manager, John Cuddie is interested in meeting with a focus group of 15 elementary Occasional Teachers to discuss TVARRIS. If you are willing to participate in an after school meeting to be held mid-June, please email us at tvotpd@gmail.com. We will forward the names of those interested to HRS by May 31, 2011. There are currently 12 names on the panel with room for 3 more.
Lastly, don't miss our Annual General Meeting and Elections scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Road South, London, Ontario. Dinner Buffet at 5:00 p.m. R.S.V.P required for meal to tvotpd@gmail.com/519-641-3936. All who attend will receive a copy of the ETFO Occasional Teacher Collective Agreement and a chance to win one of our many door prizes.
ETFO THAMES VALLEY OCCASIONAL TEACHERS' LOCAL
