EDUC-1024EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Due Process, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, High School Diploma
12 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Band Operated Schools
Federal government responsibility for the funding of First Nations students
living on reserves
-
Bands now operate their own schools
-
Not subject to provincial jurisdiction- need not follow provincial curriculum
although it is the norm
-
Funding
Feds pay for student if attending school in first nation community
-
First nation student lives in first nation community but attends provincial
funded school… feds pay that school a tuition
-
First nation student lives in school board area and attends provincial funded
school… Ontario pays
-
Metis (FN and European) and Inuit students .. Same applies
-
Parent
Natural or guardian (responsible for the care of a child)
-
Right to info
Student records privileged… designated education personnel and parents
(doesn't matter custody)
-
Due process: if student engaged in prohibited activity the principal must inform
parent asap (if student is 18 or older or living on own the student must give
consent)
-
Legal Obligation
Overall parents required to have student attend school between ages 6 and 18.
-
Parents can be brought to court and fined
-
Principal
Appointed by Board
-
Must be an OCT member, taught a minimum of 5 years, holds qualification of 3
of 4 divisions, has an Honours Specialist qualification and:
-
At least half of a masters A.
OR
A 2nd specialist B.
Principal Qualification Program
Completion of PQP must be completed to be a principal or vice principal in
Ontario
-
Principal Duties
Education act: includes all duties of teacher plus maintain order and discipline in
school
-
Basically manages all aspects of school and the building itself
-
Principal Teacher evaluation
Principal evaluates teacher every 5 years
-
Principal informs at beginning of year, meets, observes a lesson, meet again,
principal writes up report including satisfactory/ unsatisfactory, principal and
teacher sign
-
Principal may see more than one lesson
-
You-the school teacher
Must meet requirements of education act, OCT act,
-
Must be certified by OCT
-
The OCT
1994 Ontario Royal Commission on Learning: teachers are professionals
-
1996 Ontario passes OCT Act to allow teaching profession to regulate itself
-
OCT
Set requirements to enter teaching, suspends or revokes certificates, set
standards, accredits teacher education programs (like LU's), investigates and
hears complaints vs members
-
Blue pages in Professionally Speaking magazine
-
37 members: 23 OCT, 14 government appointed
-
Certificate of Qualifications and Registration
Proof of registration in OCT and is a licence to teach in Ontario
-
Each year you will receive a certificate: your degree, where you did Bed, basic
and additional qualifications
-
Additional Qualifications
OCT regulates AQ's
-
Expand your knowledge in which you are qualified and acquire knowledge in
new areas
-
Ie. Coop, special education, guidance, dance, computer studies, native studies, writing
Who is a teacher?
Member of OCT, does not include Principial, vice principal, SO.
-
Guidance, special education teacher, librarians etc are all OCT's
-
Private schools do not have to conform
-
You basically have a licence to teach in Ontario
-
Certification
Minimum 3 year undergrad
-
B Ed
-
Apply to OCT for certification and pay fee… Canadian Criminal Record Check
-
Tech Teacher
No degree needed but…
-
High school diploma
-
5 years minimum in field
-
Trade certificate
-
B Ed
-
Federations
If you are hired you MUST become a member of your union
-
Ie:
Highschool Public: OSSTF
Elementary Public: ETFO
Catholic Separate: OECTA
Francophone Boards: AEFO
Ontario Teachers' Federation
Any teacher working in Ontario is a member of OTF- the umbrella of OSSTF etc
-
A teacher candidate is an associate member of the OTF and is bound by
behaviour code
-
OTF promotes/raises status in teaching
-
Teacher Classifications
Evaluate your qualifications for SALARY
-
Who?
-
OSSTF- public highschool teachers everyone else….
-
QECO- Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario
-
What do they look at?
Degree, honours degree, masters, 3 session specialist program
-
What if I Take a course?
Notify QECO or OSSTF immediately
-
Your responsibility
-
If you miss date of notification you may miss BIG pay raise
-
Hiring of a teacher
Responsibility of school board
-
Principal respect for teacher assignments
-
Temporary letter of approval (TLA)- by Ministry of Education= allows teacher to
teach out of division, subject or hold a position where teacher does not have
qualifications
-
Hiring someone not of OCT
Board cannot find OCT member
-
Ministry of education grants letter of permission
-
Contracts
Education Act provides for 2 types:
Teacher contract: successfully completed probation requirement A.
Occasional teacher contract B.
New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)
Probation period is for 2 years
-
If coming from another board with 3 or more years experience only 1 year
probation
-
If successful… PERMANENT contract
-
The ongoing years of contract is TENURE
-
Board must provide: orientation, mentoring, PD and Training for all new
teachers
-
New teacher completes 2 satisfactory ratings in a 12 month period and you
get a permanent contract (test question!)
-
Occasional Contract
Taking over for a teacher on leave
-
May be included in NTIP
-
Redundancy
Contract dictates how many teachers a school has depending on school
population- student teacher ratio
-
Critical for school to have students to keep teachers, run programs
-
High competition
-
If staff reduction is deemed necessary redundancy is based on seniority (even
by 1 day)
-
Teacher must be notified by a specific date (usually in spring), does not mean
you will not be back, just at that point student/teacher ratio does not look good
for next year, it may change and you are re-hired
-
Termination
Teachers may terminate contract at end of June
-
Written notice
-
If board terminates your contract when it needs to explain to union why
-
Again written proof (absences, poor evaluations, written up)
-
Bottom Line
Under NTIP… impress
-
Extra-curricular, contacting parents, in early/leave late, getting reports, in on
time, great classes
-
Your rep all starts with practice teaching
-
Education is a small world
-
Teacher duties
Maintain a healthy physical, emotional, and social learning environment and to
communicate with families (call home with good stuff)
-
Unless assigned by principal, be in class 15 minutes before morning class begins,
5 minutes in pm
-
Instruction, evaluation, supervisory duties, teaching plans up to date, safety,
discipline, report cards, admin tests by EQAO
-
Protecting student records
Confidentiality
-
Privacy of student information is protected under Education Act, Freedom of
Info Act
-
Cannot discuss in public (even marks)
-
In place of the parent (in loco Parentis)
Accidents, fights etc that may cause injury.. You don’t want this to be because
of you negligence
-
Teachers are to perform duties from a parental perspective (duty of care)
-
Duty of care
Teachers have a duty of care to protect their students from all reasonable risks
of injury or harm
-
Foreseeability. Plan ahead, anticipate potential risks, and address these
-
Due Diligence
Did you do your due diligence if a student was hurt? Were you negligent?
-
Your obligation is to NOT act in a negligent fashion
-
Some activities inherent danger, just act with high duty of care
-
Proof of negligence
Based on proof that the harm was reasonably foreseeable and you did nothing
to prevent it
-
Then there is breach of duty
-
Duty of care also relates to instruction/training.. Did you train before activity
-
Reduce Liability
Ie. Degree of supervision required, training to prepare for the activity
-
If this student was my child, what would I, as a careful parent, do to fulfill my
duty of care?
-
Duties to your fellow teachers
Adverse report on another member they must be furnished with a written
statement first UNLESS it is suspected sexual abuse
-
Teacher candidate cannot make negative statements about their associate
unless you write them a statement first
-
Exception
Unless they disclose a significant difficulty to their faculty advisor or the
placement office.. This is deemed a confidential conversation
-
Education in Context ctd
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
10:28 AM
Band Operated Schools
Federal government responsibility for the funding of First Nations students
living on reserves
-
Bands now operate their own schools
-
Not subject to provincial jurisdiction- need not follow provincial curriculum
although it is the norm
-
Funding
Feds pay for student if attending school in first nation community
-
First nation student lives in first nation community but attends provincial
funded school… feds pay that school a tuition
-
First nation student lives in school board area and attends provincial funded
school… Ontario pays
-
Metis (FN and European) and Inuit students .. Same applies
-
Parent
Natural or guardian (responsible for the care of a child)
-
Right to info
Student records privileged… designated education personnel and parents
(doesn't matter custody)
-
Due process: if student engaged in prohibited activity the principal must inform
parent asap (if student is 18 or older or living on own the student must give
consent)
-
Legal Obligation
Overall parents required to have student attend school between ages 6 and 18.
-
Parents can be brought to court and fined
-
Principal
Appointed by Board
-
Must be an OCT member, taught a minimum of 5 years, holds qualification of 3
of 4 divisions, has an Honours Specialist qualification and:
-
At least half of a masters
A.
OR
A 2nd specialist
B.
Principal Qualification Program
Completion of PQP must be completed to be a principal or vice principal in
Ontario
-
Principal Duties
Education act: includes all duties of teacher plus maintain order and discipline in
school
-
Basically manages all aspects of school and the building itself
-
Principal Teacher evaluation
Principal evaluates teacher every 5 years
-
Principal informs at beginning of year, meets, observes a lesson, meet again,
principal writes up report including satisfactory/ unsatisfactory, principal and
teacher sign
-
Principal may see more than one lesson
-
You-the school teacher
Must meet requirements of education act, OCT act,
-
Must be certified by OCT
-
The OCT
1994 Ontario Royal Commission on Learning: teachers are professionals
-
1996 Ontario passes OCT Act to allow teaching profession to regulate itself
-
OCT
Set requirements to enter teaching, suspends or revokes certificates, set
standards, accredits teacher education programs (like LU's), investigates and
hears complaints vs members
-
Blue pages in Professionally Speaking magazine
-
37 members: 23 OCT, 14 government appointed
-
Certificate of Qualifications and Registration
Proof of registration in OCT and is a licence to teach in Ontario
-
Each year you will receive a certificate: your degree, where you did Bed, basic
and additional qualifications
-
Additional Qualifications
OCT regulates AQ's
-
Expand your knowledge in which you are qualified and acquire knowledge in
new areas
-
Ie. Coop, special education, guidance, dance, computer studies, native studies, writing
Who is a teacher?
Member of OCT, does not include Principial, vice principal, SO.
-
Guidance, special education teacher, librarians etc are all OCT's
-
Private schools do not have to conform
-
You basically have a licence to teach in Ontario
-
Certification
Minimum 3 year undergrad
-
B Ed
-
Apply to OCT for certification and pay fee… Canadian Criminal Record Check
-
Tech Teacher
No degree needed but…
-
High school diploma
-
5 years minimum in field
-
Trade certificate
-
B Ed
-
Federations
If you are hired you MUST become a member of your union
-
Ie:
Highschool Public: OSSTF
Elementary Public: ETFO
Catholic Separate: OECTA
Francophone Boards: AEFO
Ontario Teachers' Federation
Any teacher working in Ontario is a member of OTF- the umbrella of OSSTF etc
-
A teacher candidate is an associate member of the OTF and is bound by
behaviour code
-
OTF promotes/raises status in teaching
-
Teacher Classifications
Evaluate your qualifications for SALARY
-
Who?
-
OSSTF- public highschool teachers everyone else….
-
QECO- Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario
-
What do they look at?
Degree, honours degree, masters, 3 session specialist program
-
What if I Take a course?
Notify QECO or OSSTF immediately
-
Your responsibility
-
If you miss date of notification you may miss BIG pay raise
-
Hiring of a teacher
Responsibility of school board
-
Principal respect for teacher assignments
-
Temporary letter of approval (TLA)- by Ministry of Education= allows teacher to
teach out of division, subject or hold a position where teacher does not have
qualifications
-
Hiring someone not of OCT
Board cannot find OCT member
-
Ministry of education grants letter of permission
-
Contracts
Education Act provides for 2 types:
Teacher contract: successfully completed probation requirement A.
Occasional teacher contract B.
New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)
Probation period is for 2 years
-
If coming from another board with 3 or more years experience only 1 year
probation
-
If successful… PERMANENT contract
-
The ongoing years of contract is TENURE
-
Board must provide: orientation, mentoring, PD and Training for all new
teachers
-
New teacher completes 2 satisfactory ratings in a 12 month period and you
get a permanent contract (test question!)
-
Occasional Contract
Taking over for a teacher on leave
-
May be included in NTIP
-
Redundancy
Contract dictates how many teachers a school has depending on school
population- student teacher ratio
-
Critical for school to have students to keep teachers, run programs
-
High competition
-
If staff reduction is deemed necessary redundancy is based on seniority (even
by 1 day)
-
Teacher must be notified by a specific date (usually in spring), does not mean
you will not be back, just at that point student/teacher ratio does not look good
for next year, it may change and you are re-hired
-
Termination
Teachers may terminate contract at end of June
-
Written notice
-
If board terminates your contract when it needs to explain to union why
-
Again written proof (absences, poor evaluations, written up)
-
Bottom Line
Under NTIP… impress
-
Extra-curricular, contacting parents, in early/leave late, getting reports, in on
time, great classes
-
Your rep all starts with practice teaching
-
Education is a small world
-
Teacher duties
Maintain a healthy physical, emotional, and social learning environment and to
communicate with families (call home with good stuff)
-
Unless assigned by principal, be in class 15 minutes before morning class begins,
5 minutes in pm
-
Instruction, evaluation, supervisory duties, teaching plans up to date, safety,
discipline, report cards, admin tests by EQAO
-
Protecting student records
Confidentiality
-
Privacy of student information is protected under Education Act, Freedom of
Info Act
-
Cannot discuss in public (even marks)
-
In place of the parent (in loco Parentis)
Accidents, fights etc that may cause injury.. You don’t want this to be because
of you negligence
-
Teachers are to perform duties from a parental perspective (duty of care)
-
Duty of care
Teachers have a duty of care to protect their students from all reasonable risks
of injury or harm
-
Foreseeability. Plan ahead, anticipate potential risks, and address these
-
Due Diligence
Did you do your due diligence if a student was hurt? Were you negligent?
-
Your obligation is to NOT act in a negligent fashion
-
Some activities inherent danger, just act with high duty of care
-
Proof of negligence
Based on proof that the harm was reasonably foreseeable and you did nothing
to prevent it
-
Then there is breach of duty
-
Duty of care also relates to instruction/training.. Did you train before activity
-
Reduce Liability
Ie. Degree of supervision required, training to prepare for the activity
-
If this student was my child, what would I, as a careful parent, do to fulfill my
duty of care?
-
Duties to your fellow teachers
Adverse report on another member they must be furnished with a written
statement first UNLESS it is suspected sexual abuse
-
Teacher candidate cannot make negative statements about their associate
unless you write them a statement first
-
Exception
Unless they disclose a significant difficulty to their faculty advisor or the
placement office.. This is deemed a confidential conversation
-
Education in Context ctd
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:28 AM
Document Summary
Federal government responsibility for the funding of first nations students living on reserves. Not subject to provincial jurisdiction- need not follow provincial curriculum although it is the norm. Feds pay for student if attending school in first nation community. First nation student lives in first nation community but attends provincial funded school feds pay that school a tuition. First nation student lives in school board area and attends provincial funded school ontario pays. Metis (fn and european) and inuit students Natural or guardian (responsible for the care of a child) Student records privileged designated education personnel and parents (doesn"t matter custody) Due process: if student engaged in prohibited activity the principal must inform parent asap (if student is 18 or older or living on own the student must give consent) Overall parents required to have student attend school between ages 6 and 18. Parents can be brought to court and fined.
