The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association has announced its latest job action.
It isn’t a full-fledged strike, but it a withdrawal of administrative duties as of next Tuesday, February 11th.
OECTA says their members will only do their scheduled teaching and supervision duties.
That doesn’t include any extracurricular activities, but it does mean teachers won’t accept any additional tasks or assignments.
OECTA job actions will now include the following:
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Within a 300-minute instructional day, all OECTA members will do only their scheduled teaching and supervision assignments and will not agree to, or participate in, any additions/modifications to their schedule with the exception of assemblies and/or liturgies during their regular instructional time.
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This includes the internal/on-call coverage of another teacher’s class – such coverage will be the responsibility of the administration.
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Occasional teachers will only take on the scheduled timetable of the absent teacher they are replacing.
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The length of the instructional day for OECTA members not assigned to a school (i.e. Consultants, special assignment Elementary Unit members at the board office, Resource Teachers, etc.) shall be 300 minutes. Such members will ensure that they take their full and uninterrupted lunch break, which is not included within the 300 minutes.
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OECTA Members will NOT miss or reschedule their planning or preparation time unless it is missed because the member was on voluntary out-of-school activity, for example on a school trip.
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OECTA Members will NOT act in the capacity of a Teacher Designate, Teacher In-charge or equivalent, nor accept any further delegation of authority.
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Beginning February 11, 2020, OECTA Members will NOT accept the duties of acting administrators. OECTA members in this role prior to February 11 may continue to act in this role until the assignment ends.
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OECTA Members will NOT accept any delegation of authority in the absence of a principal or vice-principal.
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OECTA Members will NOT disperse their students to other classrooms when they are absent.
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OECTA Members will NOT accept students dispersed from the classroom of an absent teacher during instructional time.
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OECTA Members will NOT complete any tasks related to the OSR.
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OECTA Members will NOT participate in certification training for Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) programs outside the 300-minute instructional day.
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OECTA Members will NOT collect or distribute paperwork that is generated by the Ministry of Education, the school board, or the school administration (e.g. exam schedules, timetables schedules, department reports, submissions for newsletters, web sites, blogs, etc.), nor will OECTA members produce said paperwork.
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OECTA Members will only complete paperwork that directly impacts the needs of individual students (e.g. IEPs, student behavioural plans, etc.).
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Course selection forms will be processed as per usual practice.
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OECTA Members will NOT use their own money to purchase materials or resources for their students, the classroom, the school, or the board.
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OECTA Members will NOT perform teaching or assigned work outside of the 194 school days, even if entitled to or offered lieu days in return.
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OECTA Members will NOT attend any meetings, with the following exceptions:
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Those that deal with Special Education, NTIP, or TPA. These meetings must be scheduled during the 300-minute instructional day.
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Parent-teacher interviews/meetings etc. will continue as per past practice.
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Joint Health and Safety meetings and inspections, and Joint Staffing meetings, both board and school level, continue as per past practice.
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