Voices

In my first years of working as a daily occasional teacher, I would sometimes walk out of a school at the end of the day with my head spinning.

Talking into a different class each day as a daily occasional teacher can present its own unique challenges.

It is time to “rev up” our engines for the fall. In preparation, it’s good to think about how to align your goals and balance your priorities with what lies ahead for you at school and in your life at home.

Congratulations on a successful year as champion educator, sister, mother, daughter, aunt, niece, mentor, wife, partner, and friend.

Recent events in Ontario and beyond have a lot of people thinking about lockdown procedures in their schools.

ETFO leaders and staff have worked hard to secure collective agreements for all 78,000 members. Through it all ETFO members have stood together. Thank you.

I’d like to start by thanking you. It’s been a long and stressful 14 months of central bargaining for members.