RESOURCES FOR TBU MEMBERS

NEW MEMBER PACKAGE

Click the link below to download our New Member Package, which includes information on working conditions, benefits, the Teachers' Bargaining Unit organization, and much more. Much of it is also useful for experienced members as well!
TBU NEW MEMBER PACKAGE

TBU SENIORITY LISTS

Members make frequent requests for up-to-date seniority lists, but must be aware that the board does not provide the bargaining unit with an updated list after each hire, transfer, change in FTE, or retirement. 

The TBU Collective Agreement states that “The seniority list shall be posted in all work locations and copies forwarded to the President of the Bargaining Unit no later than October 31 and March 1 of each school year” (15.05.01). 

The TBU Seniority Lists below are the most recent we have received from the board: February 28, 2025. 

To protect members' privacy, these documents are password-protected. Members can find the password in the most recent newsletter, which has been emailed to you. 

Supply Teaching on Prep

  • For 2024-25, like 2022-23 and 2023-24, the TBU has again signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) with the Board that allows TBU members to accept occasional work on their prep periods when a job has gone unfilled through the Occasional Teachers’ call out procedure.
  • This applies to all TBU members, even if you are not on the occasional teachers’ list. 
  • If you are interested in supply teaching on your prep, please speak to the administrator at your school who handles absences so they know who to approach when a supply job goes unfilled. 
  • Please be aware that for each period worked, you will be paid 1/3 of the daily OT rate, not 1/3 of your usual daily rate at your grid step and category. 
  • The daily OT rate is currently $279.30, and 1/3 of this is $93.10 – there may be deductions that apply to this as well. 
  • CHECK YOUR CHEQUE! Some members report being paid less than one-third of a day at the OT rate – the error is caused when the supply work is entered into SmartFind as “emergency” supply (a.k.a. supply work performed by a person who is not a certified teacher) rather than as a TBU member who who must be paid at the daily occasional rate for one period. If this happens, please please speak to the administrator at your school who handles absences ASAP so that they can correct the error ASAP. 
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you currently work part-time, you can supply teach on your prep and on unpaid time. Members on a part-time medical leave cannot accept supply work during the period from which they have taken the medical leave. 
  • The LoA can be found with the TBU Collective Agreement in the BWDSB Staff Portal (https://portal.bwdsb.on.ca/BW_Portal) > Collective Agreements > OSSTF > LoA. 

TBU COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

The  current TBU Collective Agreement is stored in Sharepoint so that members can access it at your convenience. The path is O365 > Sharepoint > BWDSB Home Site > Staff Resources > Collective Agreements > OSSTF.

You might find it easier to access the TBU Collective Agreement in the following manner: 
  • Start at the Board's website at www.bwdsb.on.ca
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Staff Portal."
  • You may have to log into O365 with your BWDSB credentials (if you are not already logged in on this computer). 
  • Near the top right of the page, there is a "Collective Agreement" icon. 
  • Click on "OSSTF."

BWDSB O365, SHAREPOINT, & STAFF PORTAL INSTRUCTIONS

How to Find Your Paystub & Absence Info

How to check Your Absence Ledger

How to find your BWDSB T4 

How to find your OTIP benefits T4

How to print your OCT receipt (for income tax purposes)

How to Find Your Collective Agreement 

How to Find Job Postings in Apply to Ed 

How to set up notifications of new job postings in Apply to Ed

Tech Teachers' Trade Licence Fees, Work Boots, and TREX

How to find TREX: Travel and Expense Reimbursement Application

How to Log a HEAT Call

How to Find Forms, Templates, Policies, & Procedures

How to Find Swap Shop

How to sign up for school bus cancellation notices 

How to schedule-send and set up automatic replies in O365 (Right to Disconnect)

ALP & TPA

ALP Advice

ALP for Experienced Teachers

TPA Checklist

BENEFITS

​How to find your OTIP benefits booklet

How to print off your OTIP Benefits card

​How to find your OTIP benefits T4A

CERTIFICATION RATING STATEMENT

QECO Certification Rating Statement Information

MENTAL HEALTH

Cultivating Resilience 

NTIP, NEW TEACHERS, MENTORS, & ASSOCIATE TEACHERS

The ABCs of Survival

Advice for Associate Teachers 

Advice for Associate Teachers re Evaluations & References 

NTIP Mentor Guide

OCCASIONAL TEACHERS

The Classroom Team

Occasional Teacher Guide

PROFESSIONAL ADVISORIES & DUTY TO REPORT

Guidelines for OSSTF Members

Making an Adverse Report about another Teacher or OSSTF Member

OSSTF Memo re: OCT Video Conferencing Guidelines (May 2020)

OCT Video Conferencing Guidelines

Cybersafety

OCT Professional Advisory Professional Misconduct of a Sexual Nature

CAS Guidelines

Duty to Report under the Ed Act

Duty to Report under the Family Services Act

OCT Professional Advisory: Duty to Report

OCT Advisory on Mental Health

School Closure & Consolidation Advice 

PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT

Growing Success (full document from Ministry of Education website) 

OSSTF's Growing Success Pamphlet

OSSTF's Growing Success Policy Workgroup Report

Understanding Professional Judgement

SCHOOL COUNCILS & PARENT ENGAGEMENT

Parent Engagement

School Council Guide

School Council Pamphlet

Tax Time

How to find your BWDSB T4

How to find your OTIP Benefits T4A
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How to find your OCT receipt

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

Small Steps to a Greener Union

Environmental Starter Kit
MyOSSTF Instructions

District 7 Expense Forms

D7 Individual Mileage & Expense Voucher (fillable PDF) 

D7 Individual Mileage & Expense Voucher (printable PDF)

D7 Group Mileage Voucher ​(printable PDF)

D7 Carpool Mileage Voucher (printable PDF): d7_carpool_mileage_claim_form.pdf

Please note: The correct address of the OSSTF District 7 Office is:
104 First Avenue South
Box 57
Chesley, ON
N0G 1L0