OCT fees due! Information Regarding Local Executive Elections 2018- 2019; Jersey Day April 12th

Annual Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) membership fees are due January 1 each year. The College must receive payment before April 15 to maintain good standing status. TVDSB deducts OCT fees from those in a LTO position on January 1, 2018 (you will see the deduction on your pay stub). All other Occasional Teachers must submit their annual fee directly to OCT by April of each year. This can be done by credit card at www.oct.ca.   Please note that the penalty for late payment is $130 additional to the $150 annual fee and in the interim, you are not eligible to teach in Ontario.
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Registration is now open for the 2018 Spring General Meeting and Elections where members select their Local Executive for the coming year.
Have you considered running for a position? Join your Executive team and find out what is going on - you can make a difference!
Dinner meetings are held once a month after school at our TVOT Office.

Elections will be held May 17, 2018 at the Lamplighter Inn for the following positions:

President - two year term, full-time position; legal spokesperson and representative of Local; Grievance Officer; liaison/member of all committees; signing officer; attends all Provincial Rep. Councils, ETFO Annual Meeting, other ETFO meetings in Toronto (Local Constitution 7.2.1)  Candidates for President must have a minimum of one year of Local Executive experience (Local Constitution 9.1.2)

First Vice-President - assists the President, coordinates preparation of the newsletter, attends committees (Local Constitution 7.2.2)

Second Vice-President - assists the President and First Vice-President and acts as liaison to the P.D. Committee (Local Constitution 7.2.3)  

Secretary - records, prepares and circulates accurate minutes of past and present Executive and General Membership Meetings (Local Constitution 7.2.4)

Treasurer - maintains financial records, pays expenses of the Local as signing officer, drafts budget and reports to Executive and membership (Local Constitution 7.2.5)

Health and Safety Officer - acts as liaison with the Board's Joint Health and Safety Committee, the Local Executive and general membership; conducts annual audits of schools and participates in all applicable training (Local Constitution 7.2.7)

Executive Members at Large (4) - great learning position with duties as determined by the Executive (Local Constitution 7.1.1 - 7.1.3)

Chief Negotiator - negotiates the collective agreement; maintains agreement and reports to membership (Local Constitution 7.2.6)

Collective Bargaining Committee (President, Chief Negotiator and 4-5 others) - collects information from membership and prepares Local preliminary submission (Local Constitution 7.3.4)

ETFO Provincial Annual Meeting Alternates (5) - pool from which delegate vacancies will be filled; Toronto August 13-16, 2018 (costs paid) Local Constitution 10.1 - 10.3

Candidate Forms are posted on the Local website: www.etfotvot.com
The deadline for receipt of Candidate Forms:  5 PM April 27, 2018
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Jersey Day is April 12th
Across the nation tomorrow, people will be wearing their sport jerseys to show support for those affected by the tragic Humboldt Bronco team bus accident. If you do not own a jersey, you may want to show your support by wearing green and yellow tomorrow.