When permanent teaching positions become available, Regulation 274 stipulates that only occasional
teachers on the LTO list who have completed a minimum of one LTO assignment at least four (4) months
long can be considered for new permanent positions.
When hiring for LTO and permanent positions school boards must:
O place notice of an available position on their websites for at least five weekdays;
O honour any collective agreement language applicable to hiring and teaching assignments.
Unsuccessful candidates to the LTO list, or to an LTO or permanent position, are entitled to meet with the
individual or panel that conducted the interview to discuss performance during the interview and how to
improve their chances during future interviews.
Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECEs)
Are Members of ETFO
In September 2010, designated early childhood educators (DECEs) and elementary teachers began
working side by side in classrooms across the province in the first phase of the Full Day Early Learning
Kindergarten Program.
Supporting new partnerships
FDK teams in kindergarten classrooms need considerable professional support to make the program
work. They need time for joint planning, curriculum preparation, and professional learning. ETFO has
made teachers’ professional needs a priority in bargaining and is similarly supporting the professional
needs of DECEs as collective agreements are bargained.
The success of the new FDK program depends on the willingness of teachers and DECEs to work in new
ways, to learn with and from each other, and to be prepared to grow daily alongside their young learners.
Meeting these challenges and benefitting from new opportunities will enrich their lives and the lives of
their young students.
Professional Learning
One of ETFO’s commitments to our DECE members was to support them with their professional learning
journeys. To that end we completed a needs assessment of our DECE members and have used this
information to begin to create professional learning opportunities for DECE’s for the upcoming year and
beyond.
We are also creating opportunities for DECE’s, teachers, or FDK teams to come and participate in learning
together through our Learning in the Early Years series. Members should watch the ETFO website and
also the e-newsletter for further opportunities. Any new projects, workshops or resources will be shared
through the DECE locals to share with their membership.
For more information go to www.etfo.ca.
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