Two Grievances
Your Local has received numerous reports of schools altering the timetables of daily Occasional Teachers to assign duties or classes during prep periods etc. and of schools reassigning Occasional Teachers to assignments other than that which they accepted. In response, your Local submitted two policy grievances over these violations of our Collective Agreement and we have been successful. Principals are to be notified of these provisions so please notify the Local immediately should you become aware of more infractions.
As a reminder, these are the pertinent Articles:
L16.06 Job Integrity - An Occasional Teacher who accepts and reports for an assignment shall be placed in that assignment unless by mutual consent.
L18.02 Timetable - The timetable for an Occasional Teacher shall be the same as the timetable as the Teacher they are replacing...
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Payment for Paid PD Participation
Though the last pay was for time worked up to October 28th, October 27th was a Friday and since paid PD events have to be input manually into the system after receipt of the reflection forms, there is no way participation could be recognized in time for the November 10th pay period so those who attended should look for it on the next pay.
Hope this provides some clarification of the process.
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Not Available to Teach?
In order for the callout system to be most effective, it is important for Occasional Teachers to make themselves inactive for even single days when they are not available to teach. There is no penalty for being unavailable but remember that the Board requires elementary OTs to teach 10 full days to remain on the OT Roster. (N.B. two-half days equal a full day), As well, for a year to count for Teachers' Pension purposes, one must teach more than 10 days per school year.
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Continuity of an Assignment:
Just a reminder to members of the provisions of Article L5.07 (c) which states:
(c) A Short-Term or Long-Term Occasional Teacher hired to replace an absent Teacher, properly subject qualified for such position, will not be replaced by another Occasional Teacher other than by mutual agreement of the Occasional Teacher and the Board.
This means an OT who is replacing an absent Teacher should be asked back the following day(s) should that Teacher remain absent (so long as they had the qualifications). Of course, if the school recognizes that the absence will become a LTO, the position must be posted per Regulation 274. The OT would stay until the conclusion of that process and if interested and qualified, could apply. N.B: Many LTO positions cannot be filled from the LTO List and so are being filled from applicants from the OT Roster, so we encourage members to apply even when you are not on the LTO List.
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PD at the Lamplighter - November 16, 2017
There are still spots available for tomorrow afternoon's PD event at the Best Western Lamplighter, 591 Wellington Rd. south from 4:30 pm - 7:30 PM. Choose one of the following topics that will be presented:
1) No Daybook, No Problem : Writing Strategies & Activities
2) No Daybook, No Problem : Reading Strategies & Activities
3) Breaking Down the Barriers: Using Literacy
4) Your First LTO : Service to Thrive!
Please register at www.etfotvot.com
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You are Invited to our Fall General Meeting and Banquet taking place on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 from 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM, at the Four Points by Sheraton London, 1150 Wellington Rd. in London,
This event is a wonderful opportunity to come out and meet your peers and talk with your Local Executive. I it also our chance to collect new items for Merrymount Children's Centre for those who wish to make a donation of an item from the centre's wish list.
A wonderful evening has been planned along with a delicious meal that is free to all ETFO-TVOT members!
Register at www.etfotvot.com
ETFO THAMES VALLEY OCCASIONAL TEACHERS' LOCAL
