Red 4 Ed Shirt delivery to St. Thomas; Correction to last week's Blog; ETFO AQ Courses; OCT Fees due by next week; Mandatory Training Modules

 

TVOT members living in St. Thomas, can pick up a Red for Ed t-shirt on Thursday, April 9th between 3:45 - 5:00 PM at the CASO Railway Station, 750 Talbot Street in St. Thomas. We are working on our second order as more than 1,000 Red 4 Ed t-shirts have been distributed to the Thames Valley membership by our Local and by the permanent Teachers' Local. Wear yours on Mondays at school, and definitely on the April 29th Day of Action. For those members not in St. Thomas, please order one at our OT Office: mail@etfotvot.com or 519-641-3936 and let us know your size (S - 4X). 

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We made a mistake.

For those members who are considering running for Local President or Vice President positions, the TVOT Constitution clearly states that "For the position of President, First Vice President, and Second Vice President, candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years of Local Executive experience." Article IX - Elections, 9.1.2

Elections will be held at the TVOT Spring Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026 at the Lamplighter Inn.

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If you have been a TVOT member for 12 months, you can apply for the Local's Professional Learning Development Fund (PLDF) and have your ETFO AQ course paid for by the Local. Course registration closed April 14/26. Here is the link to the courses being offered this spring https://etfo-aq.ca/catalogue/ 

PLDF Applications can be found in the Member's section of the TVOT website www.etfotvot.com

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OCT annual fees must be paid by April 15th in order to remain on the OT List. The penalty for late payment is $130 in addition to the $200 OCT fee. The onus to pay is on the Occasional Teacher so here is OCT's link https://www.oct.ca/members/college-fees

Only those in a long-term assignment in January will have their fees deducted from their pay, and this will is recorded on the LTO's TVDSB paystub.

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The Mandatory Training Modules for elementary Occasional Teachers, will be posted on April 13th in the TVDSB Employee Portal under "Employee Training".  Once there, scroll down to "2025 - 2026 OTE Required Training" and complete the following modules by 4 PM on June 26th for a half-day of salary to be paid on July 12/26.  The location code "HR 1" in your TVARRIS calendar verifies that you will be paid, so do not edit that entry.

If these modules are not completed by the deadline, then they must be completed without payment in order to be remain on the OTE List for September, 2026.

Below are the mandatory modules for this school year -