TVDSB's Inclement Weather Policy
- Schools remain open in inclement weather even when buses have been cancelled
- Occasional Teachers, whether daily or long-term, should always exercise good judgement to ensure that they can arrive at work safely
- Article L10.08 states that a daily OT or a LTO who is delayed by the weather between their home and their work site but who arrives at school as soon as possible during the school day, he/she will be paid for that day of work.
- On snow days, LTOs may access the "Act of Nature Days" provided under Article L9.04 (b). This means that if the weather between the LTOs home and their work site, prevents them from getting to work safely, they have access to up to 3 days per year. Note: there is a total of 5 days for act of nature and care days so the act of nature claim would be deducted from this total.
- If a daily OT arrives to find collapsed classes, please ensure: 1) you are not being asked to supervise an unreasonable/unsafe number of students and 2) that the timetable of the Teacher you are replacing is being honoured i.e., that you still receive the prep periods of that Teacher and that you take on no additional supervisory duties.
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Earn a Day's Pay on November 17th and Gain Skills for the LTO Interviews
Daily OTs have opportunity to earn a day of pay plus seniority credit, EI credit, and pension credit and gain skills necessary to succeed in the February LTO List interviews when they participate in any of these paid PD opportunities.
Learn how to accommodate the rising number of students in the Thames Valley whose first language is not English. OTs may wish to register for the half day session with Tara Brown/"You Can't READ a Book and RUN from a Lion at the Same Time: Priming the Brain" detailing the concept of "reframing our responses" then spend the other half day visiting a classroom where "Reframing our Responses" is put into practice. Spaces are still available in these sessions.
Remember:
- Three days (six half days) have been negotiated for this year but a half day must be reserved for mandatory training which is posted each spring
- Participation in these days counts towards the 10 full days needed to remain on the elementary OT Roster
-LTOs are eligible to attend if their assignment is less than .5 FTE
Registration is via the Employee Portal under "Conference/Session Registrations" Elementary Occasional Teacher PD (2017 - 2018)
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Our Invitation to Shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store!
We are invited to shop at the Columbia Employee Store. You will need to download and print-off the invitation which is found on our website, www.etfotvot.com in the "Member Services menu".
Please read the instructions on how to participate found on the invitation!
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