Dear Members, Today you received a letter from the Board indicating your current staffing disposition for the 2017-2018 school year. While no bumping was required everyone is guaranteed a job this year, some people still don’t know yet where they will be working. The Members of the Executive understand that this may be unsettling for... Read More
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TTBU All-Member Update – Gov’t response to violence in schools; Board response to member concerns & more…
Board response to concern re advance student access to marks In the past couple of months a number of schools have reported the above-noted concern. OSSTF Toronto shared this concern with the TDSB. Recently the TDSB responded as follows: “It appears that there is a TDSB application called e-reg that is used primarily by external […] Read More
June T.O. Teachers’ Buzz is out!
In this edition, the Pride Parade, Action re:Action student conference and more! Read More
Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of May 29, 2017
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF NEW BILLS INTRODUCED BILL 136, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT Included in the proposals in PC MPP Gila Martow’s (Thornhill) bill is the launching of an inquiry into whether the existing accessible parking system for people with disabilities is effective. BILL 137, STOP THE CALLS... Read More
2017 TTBU Executive By-Election: Nominations
As of the deadline of 4:30 pm, June 1, 2017, the following nominations were received: For the position of Executive Officer – Rick Beer, R.H. King Academy – Jenny Chen, Riverdale C.I. – Rony Masri, Humberside C.I. The position of Executive Officer will be filled via election at the June TTBU Council meeting. Read More
Staffing Update – Bumping
We are happy to report that the Board has determined that there will be no “bumping” required as part of the 2017-2018 Board-Wide placement staffing process for secondary teachers. This is the first time since 2011 that the Board has been able to make this decision and means that no OSSTF TTBU Members will be […] Read More
TTBU All Member Update – Call for Provincial Equity Committee Members, District General Meeting and more…
Final Reminder: District Annual General Meeting The District Annual General Meeting and end of year BBQ is coming up at The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre on Thursday, June 15 directly after the TTBU Council Meeting. This is a final reminder of the deadline for on time motions to this meeting – today, Friday, May 26th, at 4:30 […] Read More
Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of May 8, 2017
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF NEW BILLS INTRODUCED BILL 131, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH AWARENESS DAY ACT The bill proclaims May 14 in each year as Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day. BILL 132, FAIR HYDRO ACT The Liberals introduced their bill that will ultimately reduce hydro-electric rates by a total of 25 per […] Read More
TTBU All Member Update – AGM Dinner: last call, District General Meeting info & more…
TTBU Annual General Meeting – Last Call for Dinner Registration This is a last call for members to register for the Awards Dinner following the meeting! Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12. A reminder that the meeting agenda and on-time motions can be found on our website. District Annual General Meeting The […] Read More
TTBU Update – AGM on time motions, Contract extension & Bill 115 remedy info and more…
2017 Annual General Meeting and Celebration Dinner All Toronto Teacher members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Celebration Dinner being held at the Don Valley Hotel and Suites on Thursday, May 18, 2017 – an evening of reunion as we come together as a collective from our various work sites across the city to […] Read More