Ontario English Catholic Teachers

Provincial Committees provide opportunities for Catholic teachers to contribute their expertise, be creative, develop new interests, and serve the needs of members, while helping to inform the direction of the Association. Small teams work on projects of their choice that can be completed within the school year. For example, the Awards Committee recommends the recipients of the awards handed out at our Annual General Meeting, and the Educational Aid Committee has been granting money to teacher and community organizations worldwide for more than 40 years. Getting involved can be an opportunity for you to bring forward your ideas and concerns - get the Association working for you!

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Committees

Audit
The Audit Committee meets with the external auditor, receives and reviews their report, and reports to the Council of Presidents and the Annual General Meeting (AGM).<

Awards
The Awards Committee receives, reviews, and makes recommendations on recipients for Annual General Meeting (AGM) Awards, scholarships, and bursaries.

Catholic Education and Curriculum
The Catholic Education Curriculum Committee identifies resources and opportunities to deepen the faith life of teachers and communities in which they serve. It also makes recommendations on ways to help teachers understand, articulate, and live out their teaching ministry.

Collective Bargaining
The Collective Bargaining Committee helps to identify members’ needs and concerns in collective bargaining and to recommend actions that the Association may pursue to satisfy these needs and concerns.

Educational Aid
The Educational Aid Committee conducts the foreign and domestic aid programs of the Association through the administration of the Educational Aid Fund and the Association’s involvement in Project Overseas.

Finance
The Finance Committee assists with the preparation of the Association’s budget, making recommendations regarding annual fees, and any surplus fees.

Health and Safety
The Health and Safety Committee advises the Association in matters pertaining to occupational health and safety and workplace environmental issues impacting members.

Human Rights
The Human Rights Committee makes recommendations to ensure barrier- and discrimination-free workplaces.

Legislation
The Legislation Committee studies and reports on all matters pertaining to the Constitution, By-laws, policies, procedures, and the Association Handbook. The work of the committee also includes receiving resolutions submitted

for consideration at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Long-term Disability
The Long-term Disability (LTD) Committee reports on, and makes recommendations, concerning aspects of the LTD plan.

Member Engagement
The Member Engagement Committee makes recommendations to promote the involvement and participation of members in the Association.

Personnel
The Personnel Committee recruits, interviews, and selects the General Secretary, the Deputy General Secretary, and the Senior Staff at Provincial Office.The committee also negotiates a collective agreement with the members of the Secretariat Association at Provincial Office.

Political Advisory
The Political Advisory Committee advises the Provincial Executive and membership of the political issues at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels that affect Catholic education and suggests potential strategies to address these issues.

Program and Structures
The Program and Structures Committee reviews one Provincial Office department per year as determined by the Provincial Executive and makes recommendations.

Status of Women
The Status of Women Committee advises the Provincial Executive on ways to enhance the status of women in the Association and society more broadly, both in Canada and beyond.

Teacher Development
The Teacher Development Committee reviews the needs and desires of members in the area of teacher development and makes recommendations.

Teacher Education Network
The Teacher Education Network is composed of one Association representative for each of the local teacher education committees of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF). The committee facilitates discussion between affiliate representatives who are assigned to local teacher education committees.

Committees

Audit The Audit Committee meets with the external auditor, receives and reviews their report, and reports to the Council of Presidents and the Annual General Meeting (AGM).<

Awards The Awards Committee receives, reviews, and makes recommendations on recipients for Annual General Meeting (AGM) Awards, scholarships, and bursaries.

Collective Bargaining The Collective Bargaining Committee helps to identify members’ needs and concerns in collective bargaining and to recommend actions that the Association may pursue to satisfy these needs and concerns.

Educational Aid The Educational Aid Committee conducts the foreign and domestic aid programs of the Association through the administration of the Educational Aid Fund and the Association’s involvement in Project Overseas.

Finance The Finance Committee assists with the preparation of the Association’s budget, making recommendations regarding annual fees, and any surplus fees.

Health and Safety The Health and Safety Committee advises the Association in matters pertaining to occupational health and safety and workplace environmental issues impacting members.

Human Rights The Human Rights Committee makes recommendations to ensure barrier- and discrimination-free workplaces.

Legislation The Legislation Committee studies and reports on all matters pertaining to the Constitution, By-laws, policies, procedures, and the Association Handbook. The work of the committee also includes receiving resolutions submitted

Long-term Disability The Long-term Disability (LTD) Committee reports on, and makes recommendations, concerning aspects of the LTD plan.

Member Engagement The Member Engagement Committee makes recommendations to promote the involvement and participation of members in the Association.

Personnel The Personnel Committee recruits, interviews, and selects the General Secretary, the Deputy General Secretary, and the Senior Staff at Provincial Office.The committee also negotiates a collective agreement with the members of the Secretariat Association at Provincial Office.

Political Advisory The Political Advisory Committee advises the Provincial Executive and membership of the political issues at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels that affect Catholic education and suggests potential strategies to address these issues.

Program and Structures The Program and Structures Committee reviews one Provincial Office department per year as determined by the Provincial Executive and makes recommendations.

Status of Women The Status of Women Committee advises the Provincial Executive on ways to enhance the status of women in the Association and society more broadly, both in Canada and beyond.

Teacher Development The Teacher Development Committee reviews the needs and desires of members in the area of teacher development and makes recommendations.