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Information for New
Long-term Occasional (LTO) Teachers
Congratulations on your new LTO teaching
position and welcome to OSSTF District 26. This web page is designed to
answer some frequently asked questions and provide links to appropriate web
pages. New LTO teachers are encouraged to explore this entire website, as it
contains valuable information, resources, and links.
Should you have any questions, contact the
OSSTF District Office.
We also encourage you to read the Frequently
Asked Questions page on this website, for more important information.
What is OSSTF District 26?
OSSTF District 26
is your union. One of it's main function is to ensure all rights, under
the Collective Agreement and Acts/Regulations bounding Education in Ontario,
is maintained.
District 26 is composed of three
bargaining units: Teachers, Occasional Teachers, and PSSP. Each
Bargaining Unit has it's own Executive. For more details on the
structure of District 26, <click
here>. Each Bargaining Unit has a Collective
Agreement. This agreement is binding between the Employer and it's
employees. This agreement details your salary, working conditions,
benefits, leaves of absence, etc. You should be receiving a hard copy of
this agreement. In the meantime, you are strongly encouraged to read
the on-line version of the OT Collective Agreement.
District 26 has three release officers
dedicating themselves, full-time, to offer services to the membership.
<Click here>
to view who these officers are and how to contact them. Each school has an elected OSSTF Branch
Steward. Acquaint yourself with your Steward - they can answer many of
your questions.
How is Salary Grid rate selected
& How am I Paid?
There are 26
bi-weekly pays from Sept 1 to Aug 31, deposited on Fridays. LTOs are
paid every two weeks, two weeks in arrears, based on confirmed
timesheets. <Click
here> for more information on timesheets.
For
the first 15 consecutive days in the same assignment, LTOs will be paid a
daily casual occasional rate. On the 16th day, you will be placed on the
LTO grid, retroactive to the first day of the assignment. The process of
placing a new LTO teacher at the correct location on the grid is based on two factors:
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Group Rating
Statement from the OSSTF certification department, and
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Related
teaching, professional, and/or trade experience
All LTO teachers
are placed at Group 1, Year 0 experience on the grid until such a time they
provide the necessary Group Rating Statement and/or Related Experience
documents. Once provided, salary will be retroactively calculated
to the date of hire as an LTO.
<Click
here> to view more details on Related Experience and OSSTF Rating
Statements.
Do I receive Benefits?
No
- However, as an LTO, third party companies offer benefits at your own
cost. <Click
here> for benefits offered by OTIP.
What is my Workload?
As
an LTO, your Occasional Teacher Collective Agreement ensures that your
workload is the same as the teacher you are replacing. Since you are
replacing a "contract" teacher (bound by a different Collective
Agreement), it
is imperative that you recognize and understand what your workload obligations
are (as per the Teacher Collective Agreement. The link below will offer
several links to pages to understand your workload, APA, and class caps.
These files are in Adobe Acrobat
(PDF)
format.
<Click
here> to link to the page that explains workload, tallying APA, and
class caps
Need Help or more
Information?
Contact the
District Office at 1-877-826-7783
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