Designated PD Days:
As a Thames Valley elementary Occasional Teacher, you are entitled to 4 half days of paid professional development on days when you would not otherwise be able to earn money. These count for all purposes as a day of work. This year, one of these days will be allocated for mandatory training. The required modules will be posted no sooner than April 2015 so modules that you see posted before that date are not required for elementary Occasional Teachers. Your options for the other paid day include self-directed PD; Staff Development's online modules available by registering on the Employee Portal; or attendance at the PA Day held at your favourite school (with the Principal's permission). Consider any of these for the October 11th PA Day or subsequent Board PA Days. Forms and further details are available on the Staff Development website.
To ensure TVARRIS is most effective:
1) Book off on TVARRIS when not available so the system does not bog down calling people who cannot work that day. There is no penalty for being unavailable so long as OTs teach 5 full days to remain on the OT List;
2) Recognize there will be many half-day jobs and with so many balanced schools, it might not be possible to put together a full day of work;
3) Consider taking late calls. As stated in the Collective Agreement, is an OT "arrives within a reasonable time of taking such late request", he/she will be paid for the full assignment.
Pocket Calendars and September Newsletter:
Calenders are at the Printers and will be mailed to all ETFO - TVDSB Occasional Teachers at the end of the month along with your first newsletter of the year.
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