Description
We are seeking creative, dynamic and committed educators to submit an Expression of Interest for Continuing Education:
2024 Summer School Secondary Credit Programs - Secondary Teacher
Overview
The 2024 Summer School Secondary Credit programs offer Reach Ahead, Credit Recovery and Academic Upgrading courses. Programs will be offered through eLearning (asynchronous delivery via the OCDSB Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Remote Learning (Virtual) (synchronous/ asynchronous delivery via Google Classroom/Google Meets) and In Person (synchronous delivery).
Teachers delivering In person courses are expected to work from a designated summer school site. If you have an accommodation organized through Employee Wellness, please let us know via the Teacher Survey.
Teachers delivering eLearning courses are expected to work from home. *
As a pilot project this summer, teachers delivering the Remote (Virtual) courses have the option to work from home * or from one of the designated sites (LDHS SS, Gloucester HS).
* Please note that teachers who choose to work from home must have reliable technology available and may be required to come into a designated school site throughout the program.
Pay rate: $48.79/hour + 4% in lieu of vacation
PROGRAMS DURATION AND CLASS TIMES (please note that programs have different start and end times):
Reach Ahead Credit (Synchronous and In Person): Thursday, July 4 - Friday, July 26, from 8:30 am - 3:35 pm (17 days)
eLearning (Asynchronous): Wednesday, July 3 - Thursday, July 31st - 5.5 hours/day (21 days)
Single Credit Co-op (Synchronous and In Person): Wednesday, July 3 - Thursday, July 25 - 6.5 hours/day (17 days)
Double Credit Co-op: (Synchronous and In Person) Wednesday, July 3 - Friday, August 16 - 7 hours/day (32 days)
Credit Recovery (Synchronous with some In Person options): Thursday, July 4 - Friday, July 26, from 8:30 am - 11:45 am (17 days)
Locations:
Reach Ahead Credit (Synchronous and In Person): In Person (Gloucester HS and Sir Rober Borden HS) / Virtual School (Earl of March SS, Gloucester HS and LDH SS)
Credit Recovery (Synchronous and In Person): Sir Robert Borden HS
Please note, as per the most recent collective agreement, Article 40.02 c, in the event that the Employer cancels two (2) or more days/evenings of Continuing Education courses as a result of unforeseen circumstances beyond its control, Continuing Education teachers will be required to attend and teach a make-up day. For the 2024 Summer School session, the replacement dates will be held on the following school day.
Summer School website: OCDSB 2024 Summer School Website
Continuing Education website: Continuing Education
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
eLearning
Course List (based on enrollment): CHV2OT/GLC2OT, CHV2O6/GLC2O6 (French Immersion), NBE3UT, ENG4UT, MHF4UT. eLearning courses will be taught in the OCDSB VLE. Teachers will be provided with digital content for each course.
Reach Ahead Credit
A range of courses in the following subject areas (based on enrollment) include: Mathematics, Science, English, ESL/ELD, Business Studies, Canadian World Studies, Social Sciences, Cooperative Education, French, Guidance and Career Studies will be offered.
Application Process
There is only ONE posting for the 2024 Summer School Session. All teachers (with or without Continuing Education (CE) Seniority) can apply to this posting. Applicants MUST hold Intermediate & Senior qualifications with the Ontario College of Teachers and be in good standing at the time of application. As per the Collective Agreement, applicants with CE Seniority who appear on the February 2024 Continuing Education Seniority List and hold the required qualifications will be offered positions first. Applicants with CE Seniority are required to apply using their Apply to Education account that is linked to their OCDSB Employee Identification Number (EIN).
If there are still positions available after all teachers with CE Seniority who applied to this posting have been placed, teachers without CE Seniority may be offered a position based on their applicable qualifications and in accordance with Policy P.146.HR Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.
Your application to this posting means that you will be considered for a teaching position in any of the below programs based on your qualifications. It is important to note that courses can be offered in any subject area for which the teacher holds valid OCT qualifications.
Staffing Survey
Shortly after the posting closes, all applicants will receive a follow-up email with a link to a short survey confirming their availability for summer school.
Staffing Timelines
Staffing Timelines
Staffing timelines for Summer School become more and more constrained as we edge closer to the end of June. In fact, last minute hiring may occur over the last week of June, up to early July. Initial offers of work for Co-op begin at the end of May in order to expedite the program. Other program offers of work will begin no earlier than June 10, 2024.
Offers will be sent to the email you provided in Apply to Education (ATE) by the Principal of Continuing Education. Please make sure that your preferred email address is up-to-date in ATE. Offers of work will include specific response parameters, including timelines to accept/decline the offer. These timelines may be short (24 hours) and may be sent over the weekend. Where acceptances are not received within the timeframe specified in the email, you may lose the opportunity to work within the Summer School program.
Staff Meetings and Professional Development
Each program will have a mandatory paid virtual Staff Meeting (1 hour) on the day prior to the start of the summer school program (July 2nd or 3rd), with the exception of the COOP program. The staff meeting for COOP will be on June 5 at 440 Albert Street. The time for the meeting will be included in offer letters. Teachers will also have the option to participate in up to 3 hours of approved paid PD. Further details about the optional PD will also be provided to successful applicants prior to the start of the session. .
All offers of employment will be conditional upon the program running in the summer of 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: As a condition of employment, all new employees will be required to submit a recent Police Record Check for the vulnerable sector prior to their start date with the OCDSB.
If you require accommodation at any point in the selection process, please send an email to ginette.thibeault@ocdsb.ca or denise.abrantes.leite@ocdsb.ca.
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