This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Earlier today the heads of Toronto Education Workers, Elementary Teachers of Ontario, and the OSSTF Toronto TBU, OTBU and PSSP met to discuss the TDSB plan for reopening schools.  The... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. During today’s TDSB Special Board Meeting senior staff unveiled a new model for secondary teaching/learning, attached here and is also in the full agenda package that was provided for... Read More

Per the July 31st President’s Memo the Board documents with details about school reopening are now available.  For ease of access they are attached below. Returning to school slide deck for August 4 presentation to Trustees Returning to school guide for safe opening at the TDSB This is the information that is being shared at […] Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. At some point this evening or later tonight, the report to Trustees that contains updated plans for September school reopening will be made publicly available on the TDSB website.  Today... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Today the Government announced the plan for reopening schools in September.  The technical briefing document is attached here and the general Guide here.  In these documents you will find... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Earlier this week at a Special TDSB Committee of the Whole Meeting, the TDSB released their timeline for finalizing programming plans for the 2020-21 school year.   Their planning is based... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. It has recently been drawn to my attention that in none of our communications this month have we spoken about National Indigenous History Month, nor about the impacts of colonoliasm and... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. “Synchronous” learning  Yesterday, in response to the requirement by the Minister of Education that all students have the opportunity to engage in “synchronous” learning, the TDSB released... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Moving forward together No one can argue that this hasn’t been an extraordinary year, but the past few weeks have been particularly intense and emotional for all of us as we  […] Read More

President’s Memo, April 17, 2020 Yesterday, the TTBU Executive met with Branch Presidents via telephone town hall. Last night you received a memo that outlined most of what was reported on during that meeting.  This memo contains the remainder of what we reported to Branch Presidents yesterday. If you haven’t yet read yesterday’s Informing... Read More