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OSSTF District 11- Thames Valley
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District 11 Office |
Certification Rating Statements
A District 11 OSSTF Resource Pamphlet
General Information
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have a Certification Rating Statement issued by the
Provincial
OSSTF Certification Department. This is also reinforced in our
collective agreement:
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| "It is the responsibility of the individual member to apply in writing for initial Certification Rating Statement and for an updated Certification Rating Statement after the Member has obtained additional qualifications." (CERT Reg. 5.1 of the OSSTF Constitution) | ||
| Certification Rating Statements are documents used in OSSTF/school
board collective agreements for salary placement. Your Certification
Rating Statement will indicate whether you are in Group 1, 2, 3, or 4,
Group 4 being the highest group. Without a Certification Rating
Statement, the school board will pay a teacher at the lowest salary
category. This is the case in our collective agreement also:
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| When you submit an application, you will receive an "Acknowledgement of Application" letter confirming the date your application was received. If additional documents are required, you will receive a separate letter requesting those specific documents. Either way, you will have received confirmation of your applications. Calls to the Certification Department regarding your application and its status only delays the process. Your correspondence will be dealt with in chronological order according to the date received. If you have not received either the "Acknowledgement of Application" letter or a letter noting what is missing within three weeks of submission, you should contact the Certification Office. | ||
| The OSSTF Certification Department evaluates teacher academic and professional records according to the Regulations of the OSSTF Certification Plan and then issues Certification Rating Statements. | ||
| The OSSTF's Certification Charts are significantly different from the QECO charts and so even if you already have a QECO Certification Rating Statement, you will need to apply for one from the OSSTF. | ||
| Beginning Teachers who applied for and received a Letter of Appraisal need to apply to have it changed to a Certification Rating Statement once they become an OSSTF member by being hired as a Teacher or Occasional Teacher by a public secondary school board. Beginning Teachers who did not apply for or receive a Letter of Appraisal will need to apply for an Initial Certification Rating Statement. | ||
| When you receive your Certification Rating Statement, the accompanying letter will give you information on how to proceed to the next highest Group. | ||
| Prior to taking a course for upgrading to a higher Group, you must submit an application form for course approval to the Certification Department to determine the acceptability of the course. This is important because not just any course may be acceptable. It is better to get accurate information about the acceptability of the course you are thinking of taking before you spend the money. | ||
| The Certification website provides general information about the OSSTF’s Certification Services to assist teachers with the application process for obtaining a Certification Rating Statement or for upgrading to a higher group. It is important to note, however, that only the Certification Department can give authoritative advice on the certification process. | ||
| The information on the Certification website will be updated as necessary to indicate significant changes or additions to the Certification Regulations; these will also be advertised in Update. | ||
| "It is the responsibility of the individual Member to be cognizant of the latest changes in Certification Regulations and to submit to the Certification Department requests for a re-examination of their academic record based on announced changes" (CERT Reg. 5.2 of the OSSTF Constitution). |
District 11 Information
| The collective agreement between OSSTF District 11 and the Thames
Valley District School Board, contains the following articles
concerning OSSTF Certification Rating Statements. Each work site
should have five copies of the collective agreement. Your Branch
President will be able to tell you the location of the copies within
your branch. It is also accessible through "My Employee
Portal" on the board’s website.
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| The Human Resource Services department of the TVDSB must receive a
copy of your Certification Rating Statement when you are hired and
each time you upgrade to a higher Certification Group. Submit your
Certification Rating Statement to Kevin Kirkham in Human Resource
Services at the board office by the dates set out in the
collective agreement in order to receive retroactive pay (see Article
8.2).
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Resources
| OSSTF Certification Website | ||
| Information concerning changes to the Certification Regulations | ||
| "A glimpse inside the OSSTF certification department" | ||
| Click on "My Employee Portal" (use your First Class user name and password to log in) to access the collective agreement. | ||
| The Teaching Profession | ||
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Information
about Additional Qualifications courses
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| Ontario Faculties of Education |
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