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OT RESOURCES Most of these files are in PDF (Acrobat Reader) form. If you need Acrobat Reader in order to view them, click here Casual Occasional teacher daily PAY RATE - These rates apply until a new Collective Agreement is reached. Certified As of Sept. 1, 2008 Basic $190.32 Vacation Pay $7.61 Total $197.93 Non-Certified (Emergency) As of Sept. 1, 2008 $128.00 Note: Casual OTs who continue to work in the same teaching assignment for twelve days or more are paid Grid Rate. Grid Rate is retroactive to the first day of employment in that particular teaching assignment. If you accept an LTO contract, please notify SMART FIND of the dates that you are unavailable for Daily Occasional assignments. This will alleviate the numerous phone calls that you will receive during the period that you are on an LTO contract. LTO Rate is the Elementary Grid based on Category and Experience OUR LOCAL UNION's CONSTITUTION   June 7, 2007 OT EXPERIENCE TRACKING SHEET This can be used when you, as an OT, go into a class. It lists the expectations that we have when we arrive at an assignment, and can be sent to the union executive if you have a less than satisfactory experience. SMART FIND Information: Web Address (https://smartfind.ugdsb.on.ca) Phone Numbers: (519) 822-0255 or 1-877-797-7771 SMART FIND Manual SMART FIND Help Line: 519 822-4420 ext. 803 If you have concerns with regard to SMART FIND, please email the webmaster with the details. We will try to address your concerns when we meet with board personnel. John McCrae P.S. has temporarily been moved to the 'old' College Ave. P.S. site while the new John McCrae P.S. is under construction. The address for John McCrae P.S. is 195 College Ave. W. in Guelph. Ken Danby P.S. and Rickson Ridge P.S. are new schools in Guelph. To review the locations you are available for, Log on to Smart Find and click on Profile (left menu) and then Locations (top menu). If these schools are not listed in your profile and you would like to add them, please contact the Smart Find Help Desk. UGDSB info: UGDSB elementary school calendar 2008 - 2009 "No Bus Day"  info Some UGDSB policies of interest to Occasional teachers Elementary Schools Instructional Day Times 2008 - 2009 OT Pay schedule 2008 2009 Driving Directions to schools.(UGDSB website)   EPI-PEN Instructions This site contains a short movie on the administration of Epi-pens and a downloadable product manual. ETFO Info: Professional Relations/Counselling Services Governance, Professionalism, and Head of the Class (a survival guide for occasional teachers, published by ETFO) Supply Tips  is another survival guide for occasional teachers. It is published privately. Guides: (pdf) Starting School Body Image Self-Esteem Read to Succeed Bullying Early Adolescence Duties of Teachers Duty to Report to F&CS Internet Issues A Member's Guide to Employment Insurance Please check this out - you may be able to claim for summer, Christmas and March breaks!! Retired Teachers - The 95 day rule, the "window" closed August 31, 2006. How does it affect you? Click here for Info! UGOT Expense Form (pdf) hard copy (for handwritten use). Expense Form Excel file.   Download and enter data prior to submission. You must have Excel on your computer to use this file. To download this file, right click on the link, and "Save target as". Please do not alter the fields in this spreadsheet. Use of this expense form assumes that you have had prior executive approval for these expenses.