Mandatory Training Final Reminder: In order to receive a 1/2 day of pay for the Mandatory Training found in the Employee Portal, it must be fully completed by this Friday, June 28th, 2024, by 4pm. All Mandatory Training must be completed by August 31 (unpaid) prior to returning to work. Remember that there are 13 videos to watch, along with your Cybersecurity and Privacy Training (3 quizzes in total) and your annual Offence Declaration.
If you are a teacher-retiree working as an Occasional Teacher and concerned that the Board's paid mandatory training may affect your pension, please contact: Terri Manning, TVDSB System Staff Development Specialist. Email: t.manning@tvdsb.ca
A New Look to Paid PD!
Starting this fall, all paid PD registrations, PD online modules and the PD reflection form will be moving from their current location in the Employee Portal to their new home in TVDSB's Brightspace platform! Stay tuned for more instructions for access in September, 2024!
Prep Payback:
A new form for Prep Payback in the Board's Sharepoint will be used similar to previous times, and we are awaiting a beginning date. Please continue to record date/location/lost prep minutes as you have been doing.
A reminder that your Local ETFO TVOT Office will be closed after Friday June 28th 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.
ETFO's 10-year Battle: A Supreme Court Decision on Educator's Rights to Privacy!
You might be interested to know about the recent, June 21st, 2024, Supreme Court decision that found employees still retain some reasonable expectations around privacy rights at work as outlined in Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Read more about ETFO's fight and the Supreme Court decision here: https://www.etfo.ca/news-publications/media-releases/etfo-celebrates-supreme-court-of-canada%E2%80%99s-landmark-decision-to-uphold-educators%E2%80%99-privacy-rights
Remember, it is a condition of employment to update your contact information in the Board's Employee Portal under View/Change my Personal Information. Please update any new home addresses or phone numbers as soon as they change.
Celebrate the diversity of music, dance, and food from around the world at the annual Sunfest in Victoria Park. Free admission (donations accepted)!
