Register now for April 24 full day Paid PD at the Lamplighter; OCT Fees due Today! Retirees and Mandatory Training; ETFO All-Member Meeting Registration; About Elected Positions on TVOT Executive;

 

April 24th Paid PD at the Lamplighter: You Got This! Classroom Management for the Daily Occasional Teacher (Repeat) -  If you didn't get in the first time, here is our very popular full-day workshop addressing the daily challenges OTs face when managing students, time, curriculum and resources. Learn strategies to motivate and engage students at all levels. To register and find out more, log into the TVDSB Employee Portal.  Lunch is included and participation counts for all purposes as a day of teaching.

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Teachers including all TVOT members must pay their annual $200 OCT (Ontario College of Teachers) fee today in order to be in good standing and remain eligible to teach in Ontario. This is a mandatory condition of employment with no grace period as fees are actually due in January.  Fees can be paid online  at https://sc.oct.ca/eservices/home/amf.aspx

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Retirees and Mandatory Training - Retired Teachers can no longer back date their mandatory training as this does not meet the restrictions of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP). This means those retirees who will have used their 50 days before June but want to remain on the OTE list in September, will have to complete the mandatory online training during the summer months, after the deadline and without payment. ________________ 

Registration for ETFO's Spring AQ Courses has been extended until Monday, April 20th at 1 PM to allow additional time for members to consider their needs and secure a spot. Remember that your TVOT Local offers a subsidy through our Professional Learning Development Fund (PLDF) to cover the registration costs of AQ courses offered by ETFO to those members who have been with us for a full year and who are registered at www.etfotvot.com .  

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WANT TO LEARN ABOUT TVOT ELECTED POSITIONS? 

Considered running for a position on the ETFO Thames Valley Occasional Teachers’ Executive?

It is the members at the TVOT Spring Annual Meeting who select their Local Executive.  

Why not join your Executive team and find out what is going on – you can make a difference!

Meetings are held one afternoon a month at our TVOT Office (release time provided).

 

Elections to be held May 21, 2026 at the Lamplighter Inn for the following positions:

President – two-year term, full-time position; legal spokesperson and representative of Local; Grievance Officer; liaison/ member of all committees; signing officer; attends all Provincial Rep. Councils, ETFO Annual Meeting, other ETFO meetings in Toronto Local Constitution 7.2.1  Candidates for President must have a minimum of two (2) years Local Executive experience Local Constitution 9.1.2

First Vice-President – two-year term; assists the President; coordinates preparation of the newsletter; attends committees Local Constitution 7.2.2 Candidates for President must have a minimum of two (2) year of Local Executive experience Local Constitution 9.1.2

Second Vice-President – two-year term; assists the President and First Vice-President and acts as liaison to the P.D. Committee Local Constitution 7.2.3 Candidates for President must have a minimum of two (2) year of Local Executive experience Local Constitution 9.1.2

Secretary – two-year term; records, prepares and circulates accurate minutes of past and present Executive and General Membership Meetings Local Constitution 7.2.4

Treasurer – two-year term;  maintains financial records; pays expenses of the Local as signing officer; drafts budget and reports to Executive and membership Local Constitution 7.2.5

Health and Safety Officer – two-year term; acts as liaison with the Board’s Joint Health and Safety Committee, the Local Executive and general membership; conducts annual audits of schools and participates in all applicable training Local Constitution 7.2.7

Executive Members at Large (4) - great learning opportunity with duties as determined by the Executive Local Constitution 7.1.1 – 7.1.13

ETFO Provincial Annual Meeting Alternates (5) – pool from which delegate vacancies will be filled; Toronto Westin Harbour Castle, August 17-20, 2026 (all costs paid) Local Constitution 10.1 – 10.3

 

Candidate Forms are posted on the Local website: www.etfotvot.com

The deadline for receipt of Candidate Forms is 5 PM April 30, 2026 Local Constitution 9.2.2

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