Annual Meeting of the District Assembly (AMDA)
AMDA will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Oak's Inn in Wallaceburg. Cash bar is available beginning at 4:30 pm, dinner at 5:00 pm and the meeting will commence at 6:30 pm.
Prior to the meeting portion of the evening, we will be honouring our Student Achievement Awards in Honour of Marion Drysdale winners.
If you are interested in attending AMDA, please contact the District Office (519 542 1600 or 888 350 7272 or office@osstfd10.ca).
Welcome to our newly redesigned web page. It is hoped that you will return here often to keep updated with what is happening with our group. I will attempt to update it whenever I feel there is anything important to share.
Al Duffy, Occasional Teachers’ President
Professional Development funds are available for our group. If you wish to attend a conference or another type of Professional Development that benefits your credentials to acquire a full time position, we can help. Up to $300 can be acquired (one time only) by any member in good standing. Simply write a letter to myself at the District Office requesting these funds. Funds are limited and will be allocated first come, first served basis. If approved, you will receive the money upon proof of completion.
I continue, feeling somewhat alone at times, to battle the cafeteria supervisor situation that can and often does deny our occasional members up to 39 teaching positions per day. I have written to the Premier of Ontario, the College of Teachers and the NDP Educational Critic looking for any kind of support for our position. I will update if and when I receive any responses from these letters.
We are also attempting to receive a report from the Board with information about the use of the Staff Development Funds that were a part of the last contract negotiations. As you will recall from previous information to our members, ten staff development days per school each of the four years were negotiated to provide more work for Occasional Teachers. Contract teachers can use these days for Professional Development. An Occasional Teacher must be engaged and the students must not be sent to the supervised area with an unqualified person.
I continue to try to get any kind of a time line from the Board with regard to the use of the pink sheets and employee identification badges. I will write another letter to the appropriate Supervisor asking for this information and any kind of a time line that we can expect to have these two issues finally dealt with.
I encourage any member to contact myself by calling the District Office (542-1600) or by e-mail, aduffy@osstfd10.ca at any time if I can be of any service.
BENEFITS
If you have accepted a Long Term Occasional position or are considering one, please keep in mind that you may qualify for Benefits. Long Term Occasionals who teach for an entire semester are entitled to apply for the Board’s Benefit package and get the subsidized rate. If they wish to continue the benefits for a period in which they are not working full time, they can still access the benefits but must pay the entire premium cost. Please contact the District Office for more details.
PD DAYS
Another reminder to our members with regards to PD Days. Occasional Teachers are welcome at any of the PD Day events that the LKDSB sponsors. Please do not hesitate to participate if you are interested.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you are a Retiree working as an Occasional Teacher, you must remember that as of August 31, 2006 the 95-day window closed. Beginning September 1, 2006, you may work 95 days in each of the first three years in which you return to work, and 20 days in each year thereafter. Before signing any long-term contract, you are strongly advised to contact the OTPP to understand if this will impact your pension. We understand the penalties are quite severe if you work beyond the number of days allowed.
Publications
Minutes of the May 2009 General Meeting
Occasional Teachers' Branch Constitution
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OCCASIONAL TEACHERS' EXECUTIVE
To view the latest job postings, please visit the Lambton Kent District School Board website.
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