Can it Be?

Well here we are - 7 days left until the end of the school year.  As everyone is busy cleaning out classrooms and desks, we too are busy planning for next year's school year.  2010 - 2011 brought many an opportunity for Professional Development for the elementary Occasional Teacher and we were pleased to see how many of you took advantage of these very beneficial events. 
In a nutshell, next year's tentative PD schedule looks like this:


October 2011:     SMARTBoard PD (always fully registered when offered)
Oct/ Nov 2011:    PD Boutiques offered at the offices of ETFO TVOT
Nov  24  2011  :     Fall General Meeting at Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll
Feb/ Mar 2012:    PD Boutiques offered at the offices of ETFO TVOT
March 7 2012 :    PD Evening Meeting at Lamplighter Inn, London
April 20, 2012:     Designated Paid PD at Althouse College (includes AM and PM sessions)
May 24, 2012:     Spring General Meeting and Elections at Lamplighter Inn, London


All events will be detailed in our Fall, Winter and Spring newsletters.


We are currently working on finalizing the handy pocket calendars that will be mailed to you in September. Please remember to refer to these as we go to great lengths to include accurate information and contacts that are very pertinent to the OT. 

Regarding LTOs, the second round of LTO assignments will be posted on First Class under the Occasional Teachers’ Folder on August 15^th.  

Those LTOs currently in a continuous assignment which extends beyond 3 months will be paid an additional $8.00 per day worked (pro-rated for part-time) in addition to regular salary, in lieu of benefits, commencing the fourth working month.  This amount includes vacation pay and     statutory holiday pay. This is the second installment for full year LTOs and it will come with your July 15^th pay.

As well, if you expressed an Interest in an Elementary Teaching Position and received an evaluation this year, submit your receipt for single board Apply to Education subscription to Sandi Douglas at the Board for reimbursement per Article 17.03 of the Agreement.

This will be our last Wednesday Blog posting for the school year.  We thank you for reading and hope you found it beneficial.  We look forward to resuming on Wednesdays in September. 


Have a safe, enjoyable and relaxing summer!