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Elementary teachers in Ontario’s public schools have ended their partial strike, but they will not be obligated to do parent-teacher interviews for those who request them this fall.
Teachers will “generally” only meet with parents if they have a concern about a student, says a statement from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. That was part of the tentative agreement the union reached with the province Monday that ended the teacher job actions.
But it’s not “business as usual” yet, said Peter Giuliani, president of the Ottawa Carleton branch of the teachers union.
The partial strike disrupted the routines of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The board had set aside the PD day on Nov. 20 for teachers to meet with parents after fall report cards were sent out Nov. 12. But reports are a month late because teachers had refused to provide comments or help compile them. They will be issued by Dec. 11 at the latest, says the school board.
This is an example of the Ontario fall progress report card, which does not contain marks, but rather rates students on “learning skills and work habits.” Because of partial strikes by teachers, elementary students at Ottawa’s public school board will get their reports a month late this year.
Teachers won’t have time to meet with every parent this fall, says Giuliani. Demand will probably be high, because teachers had less contact with parents. Meet-the-teacher nights were cancelled, and teachers stopped sending out class newsletters or updating websites.”There won’t be enough time for everybody to see (parents) for a formal, proper interview,” said Giuliani. “We are prioritizing the ones (where) we feel there is an academic or social concern.”
However, parents and teachers can still communicate, says Giuliani. “There’s nothing that prevents teachers from communicating with parents in a number of fashions related to the ongoing progress of the kids, and that’s what they should have been doing all along.”
It’s unclear whether parent-teacher interviews will be held on the Nov. 20 PD day. “This was an issue negotiated at the central table and we will clarify as soon as we have more details,” said a statement from the board.
Ontario’s deputy premier, Deb Matthews, said teachers are professionals who will communicate with parents. “I would say to any parent who wants to contact their kids’ teachers to go ahead and do that, and I have every expectation teachers will engage with parents.”
With files from the National Post
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Teachers will “generally” only meet with parents if they have a concern about a student, says a statement from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. That was part of the tentative agreement the union reached with the province Monday that ended the teacher job actions.
But it’s not “business as usual” yet, said Peter Giuliani, president of the Ottawa Carleton branch of the teachers union.
The partial strike disrupted the routines of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The board had set aside the PD day on Nov. 20 for teachers to meet with parents after fall report cards were sent out Nov. 12. But reports are a month late because teachers had refused to provide comments or help compile them. They will be issued by Dec. 11 at the latest, says the school board.
This is an example of the Ontario fall progress report card, which does not contain marks, but rather rates students on “learning skills and work habits.” Because of partial strikes by teachers, elementary students at Ottawa’s public school board will get their reports a month late this year.
Teachers won’t have time to meet with every parent this fall, says Giuliani. Demand will probably be high, because teachers had less contact with parents. Meet-the-teacher nights were cancelled, and teachers stopped sending out class newsletters or updating websites.”There won’t be enough time for everybody to see (parents) for a formal, proper interview,” said Giuliani. “We are prioritizing the ones (where) we feel there is an academic or social concern.”
However, parents and teachers can still communicate, says Giuliani. “There’s nothing that prevents teachers from communicating with parents in a number of fashions related to the ongoing progress of the kids, and that’s what they should have been doing all along.”
It’s unclear whether parent-teacher interviews will be held on the Nov. 20 PD day. “This was an issue negotiated at the central table and we will clarify as soon as we have more details,” said a statement from the board.
Ontario’s deputy premier, Deb Matthews, said teachers are professionals who will communicate with parents. “I would say to any parent who wants to contact their kids’ teachers to go ahead and do that, and I have every expectation teachers will engage with parents.”
With files from the National Post
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