Saturday, May 25
8:30 a.m. breakfast; business to follow
The Water Tower Inn, SSM

Meet your Local Executive and join your colleagues for a complimentary buffet breakfast consisting of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, redskin roasties, and pastries. Everyone who attends will receive a special door prize valued at approx. $50 and there will also be a number of other prizes to win!

As per our constitution, please submit any proposed constitutional amendments to ac.lt1714006862oa@se1714006862rp1714006862 by end-of-day on April 25.

Mileage & Accommodation Reimbursements
Members traveling from out-of-town whose home postal code does not begin with P6A, P6B, or P6C will be provided with a round-trip mileage reimbursement of 25 cents/km.  Additionally, members traveling in excess of 150 km to reach Sault Ste Marie will be eligible for up to a $100 reimbursement toward overnight accommodation costs on Friday, May 24.

Intent to Remain Forms must be completed and submitted via the Employee Portal no later than May 31.

The Board will remove anyone who has not completed this annual requirement from the Occasional Teacher Roster.

ADSB is seeking your input on the 2024-25 school year calendar. Please complete the staff survey no later than Monday, January 29.

The local office will be closed from December 23 to January 7. Email will be checked periodically during this time.

On behalf of your Local executive team, we extend our heartfelt thoughts and wishes for a delightful holiday season and a joyous New Year!

The ADSB Payroll Office wishes to remind you that the timesheet submission schedule for the Christmas shutdown December 25-January 5 inclusive is as follows:

Wednesday Oct 11
Boreal FI Public School
4:30 – 6:00 pm

Are you in your first five years of teaching? Then this workshop is for you! Come and get all of the need-to-know details about supply teaching with ADSB that they didn’t tell you at orientation.

All elementary occasional teachers are invited.

This workshop has been cancelled due to low registration.

Saturday, October 21
The Water Tower Inn, SSM
8:30 a.m. breakfast; business to follow

A complimentary delicious breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. We hope that you will join us to find out what’s new in education, set our yearly budget, ask questions, meet new colleagues, and win some prizes!

Motions to the ETFO Annual Meeting
According to our constitution, those wanting to submit motions to the Federation’s Annual Meeting in August 2024 must forward them to the Local Executive two weeks prior to the Local’s Fall General Meeting. Please submit any proposed motions to Ryan no later than Saturday, October 7.

Mileage & Accommodation Reimbursements
Members travelling from out-of-town and whose home postal code does not begin with P6A, P6B, or P6C will be provided with a round-trip mileage reimbursement. Additionally, members travelling in excess of 125 km one-way to reach Sault Ste. Marie will be eligible for a $100 reimbursement toward overnight accommodation costs.

Will you have little ones in your care? Please know that they are more than welcome to join us — just let us know!

ADSB is requiring daily occasional teachers to complete mandatory Health & Safety training (note: this is the same training that LTO teachers already completed during the September 5th PA Day).  Please check your Board email which outlines the requirements.  

Complete the course training via your Employee Portal > Courses Online > Courses.  You will be paid for a half-day if you complete the training by the deadline of Friday, September 15.  The Board can see who has completed the training, so neither timesheets nor the printing of completion certificates is required.

We’re looking for volunteers to serve on our 2023-24 standing committees. Consider getting involved and sharing your voice and expertise!

Joining a committee offers you a chance to shape our union policies, develop leadership skills through collaboration, and network with your colleagues.

The application deadline is Friday, September 8.

We are currently inviting applications from members who are interested in joining the local leadership team as a Member at Large.  The Member at Large attends meetings, provides input, and carries out duties as assigned by the Executive.  It’s a great role for anyone interested in getting their feet wet in Local and Federation activities.

If you are interested in putting your name forward, please complete this brief questionnaire no later than Monday, June 26 at 5:00 p.m.  You will receive a confirmation email.  The Executive team will meet on June 27 to appoint the successful applicant.  If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to contact Ryan by phone or email.