Welcome to all new members and welcome back to all occasional and permanent PVNC OECTA members. It has been a very busy summer transitioning from classroom teacher to Unit President. I would like to thank Andy and Kelly for all their support. I wish Kelly all the best in her retirement. Andy has been very busy as well getting ready for the new school year.

We are entering a new school year with ongoing concerns about Covid and collective bargaining. We will continue to be working with OECTA Provincial and our Joint Health and Safety Representatives to voice our concerns about your health and safety. As for collective bargaining, the Provincial Bargaining team has met with the Government and OCSTA twice over the summer and is meeting on again on August 31^st. Please make sure that you have signed up for Provincial updates in our OECTA Provincial member section.

Bart Scollard

PVNC Unit President

Your school may have already selected your OECTA Rep(s), but if you haven’t done so, please try and meet as a group to have them selected. It is a very important role as the Rep is the first contact in the school for OECTA questions, concerns or information. We would like to express our sincere thanks to our Staff Reps that have put their name forward. As always, all OECTA members can contact Bart or Andy at any time with any questions or concerns.
We are always looking for members that are interested in getting involved with your Association. There are lots of opportunities to get involved. Please click on the attachment for more information.
Are you a beginning permanent teacher in your first 5 years? Want to get involved with your Association? The Unit Executive appoints a permanent teacher in their first five years of their teaching career to serve each year as a non-voting member of the Executive. Please click on the attachment for more information.

Our PD Subsidy available if you are interested in taking a conference or a course. Please make sure to follow the submission instructions and submit your application at least 2 weeks prior the start date. 

We will soon be starting our pizza visits again to your school/location. This opportunity to meet unfortunately could not take place for the last few years due to Covid and we are looking forward to being able to see our members again in person. We will be in contact soon with Staff Reps to set up a meeting date.

Our Unit Office building has officially started to take shape. We are hoping to move in sometime this fall. We will be posting updated pictures throughout the build on Facebook and Twitter. Although we do not yet have a physical office space, we can still be reached through our cell phones and emails.

I would like to wish you all a successful start to the 2022-23 school year. Andy and I look forward to seeing you in person during our school visits.