{"id":6868,"date":"2015-11-13T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=6868"},"modified":"2015-11-13T10:21:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:21:58","slug":"its-official-the-teachers-strike-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/its-official-the-teachers-strike-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official &#8211; the teachers&#8217; strike is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">MEDIA RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Teacher and occasional teacher members of the Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation of Ontario (ETFO) have voted to ratify the central agreement reached with the Ontario Public School Boards\u2019 Association (OPSBA) and the government.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">ETFO\u2019s \u201cdouble majority\u201d voting process means both a majority of eligible ETFO members and a majority of eligible ETFO locals must ratify the central agreement through an all-member province-wide vote. <b>Eighty-six percent<\/b> of ETFO teacher and occasional teacher members and <b>ninety-eight percent<\/b> of ETFO teacher and occasional teacher locals voted to ratify the central agreement.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">\u201cWhile this round of bargaining was exceptionally lengthy and difficult, ETFO members pressed for improvements related to student learning conditions such as special education, class size and composition, teacher professional judgement and health and safety issues,\u201d said ETFO President Sam Hammond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">Under the terms of the ETFO central agreement:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">ETFO, school board and education ministry representatives will develop recommendations on how to better support elementary students with special needs;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">A review of full-day Kindergarten (FDK) staffing and class sizes will be undertaken by representatives from ETFO, OPSBA and the government;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">A similar review will be undertaken of class sizes in Grades 4-8;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">The right of teachers to use their professional judgment in the assessment and evaluation of students\u2019 learning needs is now enshrined in collective agreements;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">Boards are now required to make every effort to avoid FDK\/Grade 1 split grade classrooms;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">Occasional teachers will be provided with classroom keys to ensure the safety of students and staff in the case of school lockdowns; and<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">Key recommendations of a September 2014 Health And Safety Task Force relating to the safety of students and teachers will be implemented by school boards.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">\u201cThe Liberal government needs to focus its attention on elementary students. Class sizes in FDK, junior and intermediate grades that are in line with those at the secondary level, and supporting elementary students with special needs, should be priorities for the government and school boards on an ongoing basis,\u201d added Hammond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">In addition to elementary teachers and occasional teachers, ETFO represents support staff working in public and Catholic school boards, including d<\/span><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">esignated Early Childhood Educators (DECEs), Education Support Personnel (ESPs) and Professional Support Personnel (PSP). 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