This year's Spring General Meeting and Elections will be a virtual Zoom event to be held Wednesday, May 19th after school.
Consider joining and lending your voice to the Local's Executive Team. Monthly meetings are held after school and we would appreciate hearing your perspective. You can make a difference.
Candidate Forms are posted at www.etfotvot.com under "Events", click on "Read More" or contact us at mail@etfotvot.com to request a copy be sent to you via email.
- 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 – 7.1.13
- 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; a virtual meeting this year to be held in mid-August Local Constitution 10.1 – 10.3
Your Ontario College of Teachers fees are due by January first however Teachers have until April 15th to pay these fees to OCT. If you were in a LTO as of January 1st, TVDSB has deducted your fees already and you can check your electronic pay stube to confirm this deduction. All other Occasional Teachers must submit payment by the due date in order to continue teaching in Ontario. The cost to be reinstated by OCT is $130 in addition to the $170 annual fee so it pays to meet the deadline.
Click OCT Fee Payment for access to online payment.
IMPORTANT: TVDSB is not willing at this time to waive the requirement that elementary Occasional Teachers must teach 10 days to remain on the List. We remind members that paid PD counts for all purposes as a day of teaching. Should you not be able to teach due to Covid concerns you might apply to HR for Leave for Exceptional Circumstances under Article L10.15 . You can reach us at etfotvot@gmail.com to discuss this possibility.
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Just a remider that TVOT members can apply for this year's $50 Book Rebate. Forms must be received at the Local office by May 31st, along with original receipts dated within the previous 60 days. Each year many of your colleagues take advantage of this programme to build their professional library of resources.
$350 Professional Learning Development Fund Subsidy
Again this year the Local will provide up to $350 to TVOT members who have been with the Local a year or longer, and who wish to take an AQ course or other professional course to support their practice. Congratulations to the many members who have already applied for funding and have successfully completed their courses.
Forms for the Book Rebate and the PLDF can be found at www.etfotvot.com in the Member Portal so be sure to register for access to this site as it is restricted TVOT members only. You can contact us at TVOT Local for assistance with access to the site or the application process.
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