- Your mandatory TVDSB Offence Declaration is due June 30/23- Mandatory online training is due June 30/23 (no WHMIS or I.T. component this year)
- Last chance to submit online PD sessions for payment is end of school day June 30/23
- Final chance to claim for lost prep time is Thurs., June 29/23 -4 PM
N.B. - TVDSB has started to process the OTE required training for 2022/2023 so TVOT members who have completed theirs may see a TVARRIS job number for June 30/23 with the comments, "OT PD Required Training". Do not delete this job code. Any questions can be directed to Amber Mattox in Staff Development at a.mattox@tvdsb.ca. _______
DEADLINE: Lost Prep Time Payback Claims As agreed to by the Board, TVOT daily Occasional Teachers and LTOs who lost their prep periods have until Thursday, June 29th at 4 PM to submit their claims for a cash payback. To access the claim form, go to To submit a claim https://forms.office.com/r/bPHTc28D4Q or check the Occasional Teacher section of TVDSB's Outlook. For assistance, contact clare.macmillan@tvdsb.ca in H.R.
N.B. - Daily OTs who accepted full day prep payback assignments but did not receive 40 minutes of prep time at the beginning as provided by Article L18.03, are eligible to claim this lost prep time.
L 18.03 (c) If the assignment is for the Occasional Teacher to provide preparation time payback in full day assignment, then that Occasional Teacher shall be provided with a minimum of forty (40) minutes preparation time at the beginning of the assignment.
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TVOT Members are reminded that it is a condition of employment to keep TVDSB apprised of any changes to your address or contact information. Update your information in the Employee Portal where it says: View / Change My Personal Information. ______________
Unavailable to Teach Next Year? Apply for a Leave of Absence!If you are not available to teach for TVDSB next year, you can keep your place on the OT elementary list by applying for a leave of absence. Full-year leaves under Article L10.16 must be received no later than December 30th of the school year in which the leave is to begin. e.g. Dec. 30/23 for a leave for the 2023 - 2024 school year. This helps those members who may accept a LTO with another Board in the fall.
To apply, log into the Employee Portal and in the blue border along the left hand side, click on Laserfiche - Electronic Forms. There you will find forms for various negotiated leaves, ranging from part-year to full-year in length. The form will ask for your supervisor. Currently this is Clare MacMillan whose email is clare.macmillan@tvdsb.ca. __________
Please note: your Local TVOT Office will be closed after June 30th and will re-open when school resumes in September. We do however check our etfotvot@gmail.com emails on a weekly basis.Should an emergency occur where members require assistance from ETFO Provincial, you can contact them at 1-888-838-3836.
Stay In Touch with ETFO Central Bargaining this Summer! ETFO has central bargaining dates in July and August. Updates will be sent through ETFO's CB eNewsletter so make sure you register to receive these by emailing memberrecords@etfo.org . Check etfocb.ca for details on the process.
