Report Cards

Report cards are an important way for teachers to communicate the strengths and needs of their students.

When the Ministry of Education announced that the formal fall report card would be replaced with an interim, informal report, ETFO applauded. We did caution the ministry that implementation might be a concern. This was based on our members’ experience with the last report card roll out.

Assessing student achievement and reporting that progress to parents is a big part of teachers’ lives today. That’s why, in the last round of collective agreements,  ETFO  worked  hard  to  increase professional  activity days for teachers.

In  the  last  round of collective bargaining ETFO  negotiated  a  professional  activity  day that  teachers  would  use  to  complete  report cards.

On average, Canadians spent 45 minutes less per workday with their families in 2005 than they did in 1986.

With only a few months to go before the next provincial election, ETFO members should use their assessment skills to evaluate the Liberal government’s record and the platforms of all the political parties. Education commitments figured prominently in the 2003 Liberal election platform, and the Lib

This round of bargaining has definitely created a new era for our occasional teacher locals. Negotiations have improved the working conditions in many areas, have established a number of significant gains, and have also revealed some challenges for reform.