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OCT has been clear that they want all Teachers/Occasional Teachers to complete OCT's Sexual Abuse Prevention Program/SAPP. To that end, TVDSB will accept completion of SAPP as eligible for a half-day of the four half-days of paid PD OTs can access each school year. (Reminder that retirees must reserve one half-day in June for completion of the mandatory online modules that will be posted in a month or so.)
To request payment, log into the Employee Portal > Conference Session Registration > Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2021-2022 and register for the OCT Abuse Prevention Program. Once you have finished, submit the online reflection form to Staff Development along with a screen shot of the accreditation noted on your OCT. This will confirm your successful completion. Members who have already completed SAPP and have not used all of their paid PD, can follow the same steps and will be eligible for the half-day of pay. Those who still have not competed SAPP by next school year can use a half-day from the 2022 -2023 allotment and the Board will accept their completion for the first few weeks of September. NB: Those who are in LTOs next September can complete the program on the first PD Day at their schools.
ETFO Provincial assures the Local that government officials have reiterated that completion is not mandatory for those who were certified before January 2022 however the OCT website will reflect that this training is "incomplete" for members who chose not to participate.
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2) TVOT members only need to teach 10 full days to remain on the TVDSB elementary OT List however, Teachers' Pension Plan requires more than 10 days of teaching for it to count towards your pension retirement factor. Nobody wants to have to stay an additional year at the end of their career for the sake of one day they could have put in at the start.
3) By law, Teachers/OTs must be present at least 15 minutes before the commencement of classes in the morning, and at least 5 minutes before the commencement of classes in the afternoon.
4) If there is an absent EA or ECE at the school, an Occasional Teacher may be asked to step in however we will only act as an additional Teacher in the classroom.
5) The TVOT Local is in discussion with the Board regarding compensation for OTs being asked to give up their prep periods because there is nobody to available to provide coverage so please continue to track each occurrence and we will notify members when we come to an agreement.
6) The "Quarantine" code is still available for LTOs who fail the Covid screening or who are experiencing Covid symptoms or who test positive for the virus.
7) Neither permanent Teachers or LTOs are paid for statutory holidays as we are exempt from that part of the Employment Standards Act. Our rights have been achieved from negotiated agreements Employment Standards Act - Professionals NB> LTOs receive 4% vacation pay and are paid the same as a permanent Teacher with similar previous teaching experience and QECO Rating so be sure to submit these to HR no later than the end of July.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, check our recent blogs to find out about::
- The $450 daily Occasional Teacher retention stipend
- Columbia Sportswear Outlet Store invitation
- TVDSB's $650 Math AQ subsidy
- The TVOT $60 Resource Rebate
- The TVOT $400 Professional Learning Development Fund
- Y@home
- TVDSB's Employee Assistance Program
