In 1998, delegates to the first ETFO annual meeting unanimously passed the following motion: That the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario work to restore free and full collective bargaining rights to teachers and education workers.
“The heart of a school.”1 Roch Carrier, Canadian author and National Librarian, used this phrase to describe school libraries. Think of a school library you have visited recently. Would you describe it in the same way?
Before this current collective agreement became effective, principals dutifully prepared supervision schedules and the dialogue occurring between the principal and staff about the schedule depended upon the principal’s leadership style.
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With the next provincial election set for October 2007, the Liberal government is well into the second half of its first term of office. How well is the government doing in keeping its promises? What initiatives do we anticipate in the months ahead?
The job of ETFO first vice-president blends responsibility with opportunity.