It's important to know that your Collective Agreement provides:
- a full year leave (Article L10.16 - deadline to apply is December 30th) This is good if the OT is working for secondary or for another Board
- less than a full year leave (Article L10.17 and the number of days required to remain on the OTE list will be pro-rated to one day per each month they were active).
TVOT members are reminded that the Board's "Disconnecting from Work - Employee Procedure", has been in effect since June 2022. It provides guidelines to employees to eliminate or significantly reduce the practice of After-Hours work-related communications. “After Hours” generally means from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday and from Friday 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. “Disconnect from Work” means not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls, text messages, or the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from the performance of work. There will be no consequence or penalty for staff who do not respond to after-hours communication, subject to the requirements related to emergency communications.
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Anti-Bias Award - For an active ETFO member or group of members who develop and teach units and/or incorporate practices that work toward the elimination of bias. $500 Award
Anti-Poverty Award - For an active ETFO member or group of members who have given outstanding service to supporting anti-poverty initiatives in their school and/or broader community. $500 Award
Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award - For an active ETFO member or group of members to recognize active involvement in anti-racist and equity activism in the classroom or community. $500 Award
Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award (Woman’s Program) - For an active ETFO woman member to recognize active involvement in anti-racist and equity activism in the classroom or community. $500 Award
Arts and Culture Award - For an active ETFO member(s) to recognize involvement in arts and cultural activities for children in either the classroom or community. $500 Award
Children’s Literature Award (open to ETFO members/non-ETFO members) -For an active ETFO member or an individual or group of non-ETFO people who write a specific piece of published children’s literature appropriate for elementary school-age children that recognizes quality children’s literature that is in keeping with ETFO’s positions on social justice and equity. $500 Award
Environmental Education Award - For an active ETFO member to recognize their outstanding commitment to the care and protection of the environment. $500 Award
Faculty of Education Award - For a student at a faculty or school of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario, during the final year of their teacher training. Up to 17 $500 Awards (This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program).
Health and Safety Activist Award - For an active member of ETFO to recognize their outstanding commitment and involvement in health and safety activities. The recipient shall receive a recognition award and be invited to a luncheon and awards ceremony at ETFO’s Annual Meeting.
Honorary Life Membership Award - For an individual who has retired from the education profession, for one full calendar year prior to the February 1st nomination deadline, and who has given outstanding service to the Federation at the provincial level. The recipient(s) shall be given an ETFO pin and extended the rights and privileges of being an honorary life member. The recipient(s) shall be honoured at the Annual Meeting.
International Humanitarian Award for an ETFO Member - For an active ETFO member who has given outstanding service to supporting children in the global community. The recipient shall receive a donation of $500 to further the work being acknowledged by ETFO and receive a Certificate of Recognition from the president.
International Humanitarian Award for non-ETFO Member - For an individual or a group of individuals who do not hold ETFO membership, but have given outstanding service to supporting children in the global community. The recipient shall receive a donation of $500 to further the work being acknowledged by ETFO and a Certificate of Recognition from the president.
Local Humanitarian Award for an ETFO Member - For an active ETFO member who has given outstanding service to supporting children in the local community. The recipient shall receive a donation of $500 to further the work being acknowledged by ETFO and receive a Certificate of Recognition from the president.
Local Humanitarian Award for non-ETFO Member - For an individual or a group of individuals who do not hold ETFO membership but have given outstanding service to supporting children in the local community. The recipient shall receive a donation of $500 to further the work being acknowledged by ETFO and a Certificate of Recognition from the president.
Member Service and Engagement Award - To recognizes the excellence of ETFO locals at engaging and involving members. Outstanding service to members and innovative strategies to communicate with and involve members in the Federation are celebrated by this award. This award will be presented to the local following an awards luncheon, to which the president and up to two guests are invited, at an awards ceremony during the Annual Meeting. Up to two awards may be given each year.
New Member Award - For a member of ETFO with five years or less membership who has shown a commitment to the Objects of ETFO, and been significantly involved at the local and/or provincial level of the organization. The recipient shall receive a recognition award and be invited to a luncheon and awards ceremony at the Annual Meeting.
Outstanding Role Model for Women Award (Women’s Program) - For an active ETFO woman member who has been an outstanding role model for women at the local level during the previous school year. The recipient shall receive a recognition award and be invited to a luncheon and awards presentation at the Annual Meeting.
Outstanding Service as ETFO Staff Member Award - For an individual(s) who has given outstanding service to the Federation during their career. The staff member must be retired from the ETFO staff for one full calendar year prior to the February 1 nomination deadline. Retired staff members shall be nominated by the ETFO Executive, upon recommendation of the General Secretary or designate. The recipient(s) shall receive an award and be honoured at the Annual Dinner. The recipient(s) shall have the privilege of attending the ETFO Annual Dinner each year and any other privileges as determined by the ETFO Executive.
Political Activist Award - For an ETFO member’s outstanding commitment to union activism. The recipient shall receive a recognition award and be invited to a luncheon and awards ceremony at the Annual Meeting. ETFO may grant one award each year.
Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award - For an active ETFO member or members to recognize a curriculum unit, resource, etc. that they have developed. $500 Award
Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award (Women’s Program) - For an active ETFO woman member or a group of women members to recognize a curriculum unit, resource, etc. that they have developed. $500 Award
Rainbow Visions Award (open to ETFO members/non-ETFO members) - For an active ETFO member or group of members or to an individual, or group of individuals, who do not hold ETFO membership, who develop materials and/or incorporate practices that work toward the inclusion of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, plus (2SLGBTQ+) realities. $500 Award
Women Who Develop Special Programs in Science and Technology Award ( Women’s Program) - This award may be presented as an incentive for active ETFO women members to produce innovative educational materials related to science and technology. $500 Award
Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award – Women’s Program (open to non-ETFO members) - For an individual woman or a group of women who do not hold ETFO membership but have been outstanding social activists on behalf of women and children in the local or global community. Up to two awards of $2,500
Writer’s Award - For an active ETFO member or a group of members to recognize published or unpublished works. $500 Award
Writer’s Award (Women’s Program - For an active ETFO woman member or a group of women members to recognize published or unpublished works. $500 Award
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