TTOC Events/Pro-D

TTOC ProD Payment – 2022/23

Goal:  To encourage Saanich TTOC’s to attend BCTF/STA supported Professional Development activities in 2022/23.   

Financial support, in the form of a day of pay, will be available to a TTOC for attending a professional development event.  This is in addition to the current STA TTOC ProD policy and will operate under the following guidelines:

  • Limited to full-time TTOC’s – cannot hold a part-time contract in SD63
  • Can not receive payment from another district for the same day
  • Max 2 days per year per TTOC
  • Limited to Provincial Day PSA (Oct 22, 2022) and Tri-District Tapestry (Feb 17, 2023) 
  • 20 days of support available for each day
  • Must have 8 call outs to qualify
    • pay issued for that ProD day and included on the SD63 TTOC Payroll
    • can be retroactive, and pay issued on a subsequent ProD day and included on the SD63 TTOC Payroll
  • In addition to the current TTOC policy 
  • STA will issue a timecard for payment, not booked through ESS
  • Pay will be subject to all applicable payroll deductions and will count for seniority and experience credit.  Days may not count towards the yearly 20 call out minimum a TTOC is required to complete to stay on the SD63 TTOC list.  This is at the discretion of SD63 not the STA.
  • Continuation of program for subsequent years is based on existence of surplus funds in TTOC ProD account

How to claim:

  • Before Event
    • Register on google form by deadline for each ProD Day.  A random draw will be held if more than 20 applications are received.
  • After Event
    • Complete STA TTOC ProD reimbursement form and submit online or send to the STA office

Questions:

Matt Coulson, STA TTOC Rep   or   Maren Chapman, STA ProD Co-Chair

ttocs@saanichteachers.com mchapman@saanichschools.ca

TTOC ProD Observation Program Instructions

September 2022

Goal: To facilitate the connection and introduction between TTOC’s and classroom teachers. Provide an authentic learning opportunity for TTOC’s by allowing them to observe continuing teachers while they are working with their children in their classroom. To gain an understanding of what a career of a teacher entails and the professional journey they are taking.

Financial support will be available to a TTOC for observing a classroom setting and will operate under the following guidelines:

  • Available to full-time TTOC’s and part-time TTOC who also hold an SD63 Contract – provided they have not accessed their school ProD fund in the current year
  • Up to 1.0 day per year
  • 20 days available each year, provided there are TTOC ProD funds available
  • Must have 8 callouts (not 8 full days, just 8 separate ESS call outs)
  • In addition to the current TTOC policy
  • Payment from STA TTOC ProD fund

How to claim:

  • Before Event
    • Contact classroom teacher and arrange a date and time
    • Classroom teacher will book TTOC in ESS system using code: ProD-Teachers

●  After Event –
*PLEASE COMPLETE ON THE DAY OF THE OBSERVATION*

  • The TTOC completes a STA TTOC ProD Reimbursement form with event listed as:
    Observation <name of the mentor teacher>
  • The TTOC submits the STA TTOC ProD reimbursement form online or sends to the STA office Attn: TTOC ProD
  • The TTOC completes Observation Reflection google form: reflection form

Related Documents:

List of Hosting Teachers

STA TTOC Reimbursement Form

STA ProD Google Form to Upload Reimbursement Form

Reflection Form

Questions:

Alisa Russell, Joint ProD Committee                 Maren Chapman, STA ProD Co-Chair arussell@sannichschools.ca                                              mchapman@saanichschools.ca