Parent -Teacher Interviews; Being in the Loop: Meet Marit Stiles; Amendments to Local Constitution; Flourish with French

Friday, November 18/22 is Parent- Teacher Interview Day.

As with the permanent Teachers, the expectation is that:

- LTOs will be responsible for scheduling parent interviews

- LTOs will let their Administrator know when those interviews will be held

- LTOs will let their Administrator know of their expected arrival and departure times as it is flexible on this PA Day

- LTOs will record the time and date of communication related to the interviews in the OSR Communication Log.

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Elementary Occasional Teachers in TVDSB are members of the largest education union in Canada. To keep abreast of information that impacts you provincially, we recommend you register as an ETFO Provincial Member .

Elementary Occasional Teachers in TVDSB are also members of their ETFO Occasional Teachers' Local (TVOT). To avail yourself of membership opportunities, including a $60 resource rebate and our $400 Professional Learning Development Fund/PLDF subsidy, please register on our Local's website as a TVOT Local Member /www.etfotvot.com.

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Elementary: is a regulary updated Podcast from ETFO Provincial which outlines issues in public education and opportunities for ETFO members. Recent posts include a discussion of the School Board's Collective Bargaining Act with prominent labour lawyer, Howard Goldblatt, Educating on Climate Change and Environmental Racism and How Does ETFO Select its Bargaining Goals?

You can listen to Elementary here or find it on most podcast apps. 

Click on Registration to attend this event with Marit Stiles who for the past 4 years has been the Official Opposition Education Critic for the Ontario NDPs.

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Visit ETFO Provincial's Health and Safety  website HERE / etfohealthandsafety.ca for information on your right to refuse unsafe work as a Teacher, workplace hazards, ergonomics, workplace violence and more. 

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Amendments to the TVOT Local Constitution moved by the Executive and to be presented to the membership on November 30th (TVOT Members can log into the TVOT Local Website / www.etfotvot.com for exact wording.)

- Housekeeping Amendments (to be moved en bloc) which will correct capitalization, consistent use of numbers e.g., five (5), and consistent use of terms;

- that Article 6.1.1 b) be amended to change "Vice President(s)" to “First Vice President” and “Second Vice President”;

- that Article 6.1.3 a) and b) be amended so that as of July 1, 2024 the term of office for the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Negotiator and Health and Safety Officer would be 2 years;

- that the Outreach Committee be deleted as a standing committee since this work is done by the full Executive; 

- that whenever possible, Local General Membership Meetings shall be presided over by a Parliamentarian from outside the Local;

- that 9.1.2 be amended so that President, First Vice President, and Second Vice President candidates must have a minimum of two years of Local Executive experience;  

 - that Article IX – ELECTIONS, Section 9.2.7 the Returning Officer shall have an additional duty to receive and vet the candidate profiles to be posted on the website and emailed to members according to Local Campaign Procedures;

- that Article IX – ELECTIONS, Section 9.3.2 be amended so that candidates have up to five minutes to address the Local Annual Meeting before the elections;

- that Article IX ELECTIONS, Section 3 Election Procedures, Subsection 9.3.7 be amended so that the vote count for all elected positions shall be announced to the members present and recorded in the minutes; 

- that Article IX – ELECTIONS, Section 3 Elections Procedures, Subsection 9.3.9 be amended so that when the elected position is not contested, the Parliamentarian will declare the candidate acclaimed to the position;

- that Article 11 be amended so that Resolutions to the Federation Annual Meeting shall be passed at the Fall General Meeting and Members shall be notified that submission of resolutions should be forwarded to the Executive of the Local prior to November.

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Looking for a resource that will give you the confidence to accept a daily French assignment when you are not FSL qualified?

Consider using some of your $60 Resource Rebate on this locally published resource. It's available from the TVOT Local at $15.35 plus postage. Contact us by email at mail@etfotvot.com or call 519-641-3936 for further details.

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