Important Information
Proposed Changes to the HEOT Constitution 2012:
Constitution ( Current Version)
7.1.6 forward to the Provincial office by August 31st of each year the annual audited financial statement 7.2.1 k) to call meetings of the Executive and the membership, when necessary l) to set agendas for executive and assembly meetings v) to forward the annual report of the Local to the provincial Federation office by June 1 7.2.1 q) to be responsible for fulfilling duties of the Executive that have not been filled through election or appointment
7.2.1 t) to oversee the set-up and content of the Local’s Information Technology CHATT Conference ( Occasional Elementary Talk) provided by the Board
7.3.2 b) draw up terms of reference respecting the methods of presentation of tentative agreements, the method of voting on tentative agreements and the minimum period of time between presentation and the voting c) be responsible for the Local negotiations d) solicit input from the general membership to be included in the preliminary submission e) be governed by the Provincial Joint Negotiations Procedures for the Collective Agreement
7.3.6 c) present proposed amendments to the Executive prior to the Spring Annual Meeting for approval and bring these amendments forward to the membership
7.3.6 d) make proposed amendments available to the general membership in advance of the Spring Annual Meeting
7.3.6 e) present amendments to the general membership for approval at the Spring Annual Meeting
8.1.4 the Treasurer will present the approved audited report of the previous year at the Fall General Meeting
9.2.2 nominations duly moved and seconded and with the consent of the nominee shall be accepted at the Spring Annual Meeting
9.2.4 for the position of President of the Local an interested candidate must declare his/her candidacy and be duly nominated at least one (1) week prior to the date of the Spring Annual Meeting where the election is taking place
9.2.6 if, in the event, that no candidates are declared as per 9.2.4 and 9.2.5 then, and only then, will nominations be accepted from the floor. Section 3 – Election Procedures
9.3.6 an unsuccessful candidate may seek another position on the Executive for which the member is eligible
9.3.8 the ballots will be destroyed by motion of the Spring Annual Meeting immediately following the elections
9.3.7 where the elected position is not contested, a motion to “suspend the rules and
10.2 delegates and alternates of the Local shall be a) the President b) the First Vice-President c) Treasurer
10.1 an Executive or Committee member of the Local may be appointed by the Executive as a delegate to the Federation’s Annual Meeting
Article XII – Amendments to the Local Constitution 12.1 proposed amendments to the Local Constitution must be submitted to the Executive at least thirty (30) days prior to the Spring Annual Meeting 12.2 the Executive shall publish all proposed amendments to the general membership at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Spring Annual Meeting 12.3 the Constitution shall be amended if at least 60% of the membership present at the Spring Annual Meeting vote in favour of the proposed amendment(s)
13.5 mileage, using Federation rates, is covered for all Executive and Committee members to attend a function which is necessary for the running of the Local 13.6 Executive and Committee Members will be provided with a suitable meal, using Federation rates, when attending a function which is necessary for the running of the Local 13.7 Dependent care will be covered for executive and committee members who participate, in an organizing capacity, in a function related to Local business |
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Suggested Changes May 2012
7.1.6 Change the date from August 31st to September 30th
7.2.1 DELETE k. l and v ( redundant clauses)
7.2.1 q REWRITE to say “ to ensure that duties of the Executive that have not been filled through election or appointment are carried out.”
7.2.1 t REWRITE to say “ to oversee the content of the HDSB Elementary Occasional Teacher Education CHATT Conference
7.3.2 NEW b – ensure that the Chief Negotiator is recognized as the official spokesperson of the committee. RENUMBER b, c, d, e as c, d, e f
7.3.6 c CHANGE to “ present proposed amendments to the Executive prior to the Fall General and Spring Annual Meetings for approval and bring these amendments forward to the membership.”
7.3.6 d CHANGE to “ make proposed amendments available to the general membership in advance of the Fall General or Spring Annual Meetings.”
7.3.6 e CHANGE to “ present amendments to the general membership for approval at the Fall General or the Spring Annual Meetings
8.1.4 CHANGE to “ The Fall General Meeting shall approve the Final Budget.”
9.2.2 REPLACE with “ Nominations for all Executive Postions shall be duly moved and seconded and received by the Local Office at least one week prior to the Spring Annual Meeting in which the election will take place.”
9.2.4 DELETE current clause and replace with “A list of nominated candidates will be made available to the membership one day after the deadline to receive nominations through the HEOT website and/or CHATT.”
9.2.6 CHANGE the numbers in this clause to read 9.2.2 and 9.2.4
ADD NEW SECTION 3 to read Section 3 - Campaign Procedures
i)have a maximum 200 word profile placed on the website prior to the Spring Annual Meeting.
ii) present a one page (81/2 by 11 inch) flyer to be distributed at the Spring Annual Meeting
iii) Address the Spring Annual Meeting for up to 3 minutes.
RENUMBER old Section 3 – Election Procedures as Section 4
ADD 9.4.6 The order of Elections shall be : President, 1st Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, PL Chair
RENUMBER old 9.3.6 ,and 9.3.8 to 9.4.7, 9.4.8
DELETE 9.3.7
10.1 Delegates and Alternates to the ETFO Annual Meeting shall include – the President, the !st Vice President and the Treasurer
10.2 an Executive or member of the Local may be appointed by the Executive as a delegate or alternate to the ETFO Annual Meeting
Article XII Amendments to the Local Constitution
ADD “the Fall General Meeting and” before the Spring Annual Meeting in 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3
Article XIII Finances
REMOVE 13.5, 13.6 and 13.7 and place these articles in a Policy Statement Document
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Nomination of Schools for Schools of Recognition:
In your February newsletter there was a form to use to nominate schools for School of Recognition awards from the HEOT group. We are asking that you continue to send in your nominations for any school which you feel welcomes OTs and pays attention to our Collective Agreement. Keep sending in those nominations and make the Awards Committee's job as difficult as possible to make a decision to recognize one school in each of the board's 3 geographic areas. Each of the winning schools will be recognized at our Spring Annual dinner.
Tutoring & Conflict of Interest Guidelines for ETFO Members:
Professional Relations staff of ETFO Provincial receive many calls from members asking whether they can engage in private tutoring on their own time. The following message has been developed by Provincial staff and should be considered when you make a decision about tutoring.
ETFO believes that every student in the public system should have access to the resources, services and support needed to experience success.
Although ETFO does not support privately funded tutoring, members are legally able to engage in tutoring on their own time. It is important that members familiarize themselves with the Ontario Teachers' Federation policy on tutoring which requires adherence to the following two rules: First, in engaging in private tutoring, the teacher must NOT tutor their own students for remuneration. Second, if the teacher accepts a student for tutoring, the teacher should consult the student's regular teacher. In any private tutoring arrangement, the teacher will be in violation of the Code of Ethics if her or she makes adverse comments about the student's regular teacher, or if the teacher interferes in an unwarranted manner between the student and the student's regular teacher.
Teachers are also bound by the Professional Misconduct Regulations 437/97 under the Ontario College of Teachers Act. Section 26 states that a teacher is guilty of professional misconduct when practicing the profession while in a conflict of interest. While the Regulation does not define what constitutes a conflict of interest, arbitrators and courts have frequently commented on this issue in the context of assessing disciplinary penalties imposed on employees who place themselves in a conflict of interest. Public servants, such as teachers, are held to a higher standards than other employees in conflict of interest situations.Teachers should be guided by the following rules which have been held to apply to public servants:
- They must not advance their own agendas, financial or otherwise, that might prejudice their employer's interests or reputation.
- They must not seek for private gain to make use of information not available to the general public to which they have access by reason of their official duties.
- They must not place themselves in situations where their judgment could, even unconsciously, be affected by their private business.
- Their interest in their private financial affairs must not clash, or appear to clash with their employer's interest.
Members should follow the following guidelines when engaging in private tutoring:
- Some school boards have policies on tutoring and if a teacher breaches the policy, he or she may be disciplined and/or reported to the College of Teachers.
Here are some specific guidelines which should be considered before engaging in tutoring:
- Find out whether the board has a policy about tutoring and follow it.
- Private tutoring should not take place on school property or during the instructional day.
- Members should not tutor their own students for financial gain.
- Members should not advertise private tutoring through connections at the school, through school or board publications, or through the board's computer network.
- Regular communication should occur with the student's own teacher so as not to work at cross purposes or outside the regular classroom curriculum.
- Members tutor students do so at their own risk, and may not be eligible for ETFO support should problems arise from the private tutoring situation.
HARRI Problems?:
If you have any problems related to HARRI ( the Halton call out system) then you should send your queries to Lily O'Brienat the J.W. Singleton Centre. Lily is in charge of HARRI.
Lily can be reached through e-mail at o'brienl@hdsb.ca or by phone 905-335-3665 x 3239.
ETFO Advisory to Members:
ETFO Provincial has once again issued an Advisory to Members about EQAO Marking. It states quite clearly: MEMBERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY EQAO MARKING EXERCISE.
The Federation views province-wide testing of every student at grades 3 and 6 as both a misuse of student time, and an ineffective use of funds that should be redirected to support student learning. The consistent trend within the media of ranking schools by assessment results has been unfair to students and is potentially destructive to the education system.
HEOT has its own Constitution!
Log into Services and click on Constitution
Officers for 2011-2013:
Al Bero, President
Bette Anne Stevenson, 1st Vice President
Cecile Leach, Secretary and Communications
Daliah Brown, Treasurer
Bette Anne Stevenson, PL Chair
Roberte Rivard, Goodwill/Awards/Social Chair
DonnaBethune Health and Safety Representative
Derek Livingstone - Member-at-Large - Political Action
Meghan MacLeod - Member-at-Large - PL Assistant
