TVOT members will have a chance to meet your Local Executive and to bring forward your questions at a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 19th at 4:30PM. All positions on the Executive have been acclaimed so there will be no elections and the meeting should only take an hour. To register, email Debbie, TVOT Office Administrator and we will send out the meeting link the day of the meeting. Hope to see you there!
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Just a reminder that the deadline to submit your claim for our $50 Book Rebate is May 31st. Members may purchase a professional book or books related to your professional needs and receive up to $50 per member per school year. Forms are available for those who are registered on the TVOT Member Portal .
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Anytime you get sick or injured at work, it is an occupational injury/illness and it should be reported on the TVDSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form. This includes teaching remotely. The Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers has published some tips to help us avoid musculoskeletal injuries and these can be accessed by clicking Safely Working from Home - for example, considered turning your former commuting time into extra sleep time.
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Registration for TVDSB Paid PD
The Board's System Staff Development department works with your ETFOTVOT Local to offer relevant professional development opportunities for our members and they have set up a most helpful site in TVDSB SharePoint Accessing Paid PD . Here you will find useful FAQs, information on How to Register for and Access OTE PD, Locating the OT PD Conference and the Online Reflection Form.
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Required 10 days to remain on OTE Roster
At this time, TVDSB is not prepared to waive the required 10 days needed to remain on the OTE Roster. Members are encouraged to accept remote teaching assignments however those who feel they not be able to teach 10 days, are encouraged to complete their mandatory online training (worth .5 of a day of work) and to register for three half-day sessions of paid PD offered by the Board in the Employee Portal under Conference Session Registrations > Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2020-2021. N.B. aside from the session on June 11th, online sessions can be completed anytime so long as you submit your reflection form. TVOT members who have a medical reason preventing them from work, must provide medical documentation to Abilities and Wellness .
TVOT members may request a full year's leave from the Board, that would run from January 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021 by applying on LaserFiche in the Employee Portal and listing Ann Moulton as your supervisor. This means the requirement would drop to 5 days, 2 of which would include online PD and mandatory training.
The Board will review applications for special circumstances at the end of the school year.
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