OSSTF/FEESO
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
District 13 Durham
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District 13
Durham
601 Palace St.
Whitby, ON L1N 6S5
Tel 905-668-7100
Fax 905-668-5244
Link to Ontario Teacher Pension Plan

Professional Development

Mandate

To provide funding assistance (to a maximum of $100.00 per member per school year to be used towards registration fees only) to District 13 members for conferences, workshops or non-credit courses.  The deadline for submission of Funding Request Application Forms for this school year is June 13.

To organize meaningful professional development activities.

To co-ordinate and organize the District 13 PD Day.

OSSTF & DDSB Professional Development Day

Thank you to the many teachers and guest presenters who hosted PD sessions on November 18th.  There were many excellent workshops offered that day, by our members, for our members.

Meetings

One per month at 4:15 pm at the District Office.

Meeting dates for 2011-2012 include: Sep.15, Oct.11, Nov.9, Nov.15, Dec.6, Jan.17, Feb.21, Apr.10, May 22, and June 14.

Duties of the School Representatives

To attend the P.D. meetings once a month.

To distribute Funding Request Application Forms to those members needing financial assistance for P.D. activities.

To check and sign these Forms, ensure appropriate documentation and then forward them to the P.D. Chair.

To collect proof of attendance (receipt) from the applicants.

To distribute the cheques to the successful applicants once the Executive
has approved the requests.

To inform members of available professional development activities.

Committee Members

Position/School  Name  Position/School  Name 
Chair / Pickering Shaundell Parris
Ajax Julie Mavin Grove Diane Laurie
ACVI Lise Arvo-Spraggs          Henry St. Sean McMillan
Branch 18 Karla Torrente JCR Mike Twitchin
Brock Ann Winacott Maxwell Heights Christina Ford
Cartwright Linda Ross MCVI Sarah Parke
O'Neill Steve Park
DASS Mike Pierog Pine Ridge Esther Garber
Dunbarton         Karen MacLeod and Dimitrios Melegos Port Perry Sydney Trefiak
Eastdale Greg Wisnicki Sinclair Lisa Heenan
G.L. Roberts Charmaine Huculuk Uxbridge  Charlotte Adams

PD Funding Request Forms

To avoid delays please be sure to submit ALL of the required information / documents when making a request for PD funding. 

Click here to download the funding criteria and request form.

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