AECEO Association of Early Childhood Educators
Ontario
AEFO
l’Association des enseignantes et des
enseignants franco-ontariens
ALP
Annual Learning Plan
AQ
Additional Qualification
ASCD
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development
CAS
Children’s Aid Society
CBC
Collective Bargaining Committee
CEA
Canadian Education Association
CEC
Council for Exceptional Children
CFSA
Child and Family Services Act
CLC
Canadian Labour Congress
COQ
Certificate of Qualification
CPP
Canada Pension Plan
CSBA
Canadian School Boards’ Association
CSC
Curriculum Services Canada
CTF
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
CUPE
Canadian Union of Public Employees
DECE
Designated Early Childhood Educator
DSB
District School Board
EA
Education Act
EA
Educational Assistant
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
ECE
Early Childhood Educator
EI
Education International
EI
Employment Insurance
ELP
Early Learning Program
ELL
English Language Learner (formerly ESD)
EQAO
Education Quality and Accountability Office
ESP
Education Support Personnel
ETFO
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
FI
French Immersion
FSL
French as a Second Language
FNMI
First Nations, Métis and Inuit
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
IEP
Individual Education Plan
IPs
Individual Plans (for students with
anaphylactic allergies)
IPRC
Identification, Placement, and Review
Committee
LEAF
Legal Education and Action Fund
LGBTQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered,
Questioning or Queer.
LNS
Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
LTD
Long Term Disability
LTO
Long Term Occasional
MOE
Ministry of Education
NEA
National Education Association
NTIP
New Teacher Induction Program
OCBCC Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
OCT
Ontario College of Teachers
OECTA Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association
OFHSA Ontario Federation of Home and School
Associations
OFL
Ontario Federation of Labour
OHRC
Ontario Human Rights Commission
OPC
Ontario Principals’ Council
OPSBA Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
OPSEU Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union
OSR
Ontario Student Record
OSSTF Ontario Secondary School Teachers’
Federation
OT
Occasional Teacher
OTF
Ontario Teachers’ Federation
OTIP
Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan
OTPP
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
PAR
Position of added responsibility
PLC
Professional Learning Community
PQP
Principal’s Qualification Program
PRS
Professional Relations Services
PSP
Professional Support Personnel
PTR
Pupil Teacher Ratio
QECO
Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario
ROE
Record of Employment
RTO
Retired Teachers of Ontario
RTW
Return to Work
SEB
Supplementary Employment Benefits
SO
Supervisory Officer
SOE
Superintendent of Education
TPA
Teacher Performance Appraisal
TVO
Television Ontario
WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
System
WSIB
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
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