do school boards when hiring look at your transcript?
Teaching Jobs at YRDSB and TDSB
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- rapsrealm
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I've never been asked. They just want to make sure that you have an OCT number which will verify that you have an undergraduate and a B.Edlovetolearn wrote: ↑do school boards when hiring look at your transcript?
- Topher
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Second round of postings just went up, so it will be at least one more round until it opens up. If you have French qualifications, then you will be in demand. I teach at an FI school (although I don't do French), and we will need TWO new FI teachers next year due to increased enrollment in the program
Yes. It makes it much easier to request a supply when I have the number. It certainly won't hurt.babypiglett wrote: ↑Should I put my employee i.d. on my business cards?
- hsuan1225
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Congratulations on getting an interview! ! So good to know at least someone is being interviewed for the job!
May I ask you when you saw the posting for their OT list? This is my first year applying for any school board teaching jobs, and I am sometimes still confused. I've been checking YRDSB's job board since January but did not notice they have a post for supply teachers. Do they post it as the other positions like EAs, Elementary French teacher? (http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/page.cfm?id=rj0000001) Or did I miss anything? Is it posted somewhere else?
By the way, I just want to be confirmed...When applying to be on the Eligible to Hire list in TDSB, we go to the "Elementary Contract & Occassional Teacher Application" tab on the leftside of their employment page, right?
Good luck, jessyjess84!
Thanks in advance for any reply!
May I ask you when you saw the posting for their OT list? This is my first year applying for any school board teaching jobs, and I am sometimes still confused. I've been checking YRDSB's job board since January but did not notice they have a post for supply teachers. Do they post it as the other positions like EAs, Elementary French teacher? (http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/page.cfm?id=rj0000001) Or did I miss anything? Is it posted somewhere else?
By the way, I just want to be confirmed...When applying to be on the Eligible to Hire list in TDSB, we go to the "Elementary Contract & Occassional Teacher Application" tab on the leftside of their employment page, right?
Good luck, jessyjess84!
Thanks in advance for any reply!
- jessyjess84
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I've also been checking the OT list for YRDSB once every week since I graduated last year and they have not yet opened the list up and it's on the right page you are looking at. Not even sure if they will this year since I hear YRDSB is shrinking and don't need new teachers.hsuan1225 wrote: ↑Congratulations on getting an interview! ! So good to know at least someone is being interviewed for the job!
May I ask you when you saw the posting for their OT list? This is my first year applying for any school board teaching jobs, and I am sometimes still confused. I've been checking YRDSB's job board since January but did not notice they have a post for supply teachers. Do they post it as the other positions like EAs, Elementary French teacher? (http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/page.cfm?id=rj0000001) Or did I miss anything? Is it posted somewhere else?
By the way, I just want to be confirmed...When applying to be on the Eligible to Hire list in TDSB, we go to the "Elementary Contract & Occassional Teacher Application" tab on the leftside of their employment page, right?
Good luck, jessyjess84!
Thanks in advance for any reply!
With TDSB, yes it is on that page. There's usually only about 2 rounds they do for hiring for the elementary panel very early on in the year so if you're submitting your applications now, it might be too late since I'm not sure if TDSB is doing a second round this year and I'm supposed to hear back by the end of this month if I got on the list or not.
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I don't know about the TDSB, but I too have been checking the YRDSB frequently and can confirm they have not opened up their list. YRDSB shrinking though? I'm curious as to why you'd think that. No board has runaway growth at the moment, but I would bet that any boards that would be growing would be in the GTA or other larger areas. I see them plopping new houses all throughout the YRDSB, but I could be wrong. I do know that rural boards are definitely shrinking...then again, maybe a lot of those boards overhired?jessyjess84 wrote: ↑I've also been checking the OT list for YRDSB once every week since I graduated last year and they have not yet opened the list up and it's on the right page you are looking at. Not even sure if they will this year since I hear YRDSB is shrinking and don't need new teachers...
Either way, me thinks the last lifeboats have sailed.
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I have 2 friends that are teachers in YRDSB have told me this and someone that works on the board of YRDSB have also told me this. But maybe it is because they've overhired that they aren't opening up their OT list and why it's shrinking.mrgisa wrote: ↑I don't know about the TDSB, but I too have been checking the YRDSB frequently and can confirm they have not opened up their list. YRDSB shrinking though? I'm curious as to why you'd think that. No board has runaway growth at the moment, but I would bet that any boards that would be growing would be in the GTA or other larger areas. I see them plopping new houses all throughout the YRDSB, but I could be wrong. I do know that rural boards are definitely shrinking...then again, maybe a lot of those boards overhired?
Either way, me thinks the last lifeboats have sailed.
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The Secondary panel is shrinking, the elementary panel is still growing.jessyjess84 wrote: ↑I have 2 friends that are teachers in YRDSB have told me this and someone that works on the board of YRDSB have also told me this. But maybe it is because they've overhired that they aren't opening up their OT list and why it's shrinking.
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jessyjess84 wrote: ↑I have 2 friends that are teachers in YRDSB have told me this and someone that works on the board of YRDSB have also told me this. But maybe it is because they've overhired that they aren't opening up their OT list and why it's shrinking.
Both reasons make a lot of sense to me. Funding might also be an issue? Either way, the list doesn't look like it's opening soon...still, even if it was, the best we could hope for is getting occasional supply work. Not that anyone getting on a list should get LTO's straight off the bat, but I know of a classmate that managed to pull off a 10 month LTO as a fresh grad last year (mind you, this classmate works in a very rural board). The new regulations about LTO interviews have also made a mess of things too for HR. I volunteer with one teacher in the YRDSB who somehow got hired full-time upon graduating 5 years ago. Now, with seniority changes, she's unsure if she'll have anything full-time come next year.
They say these negative periods happen in cycles every so often, but this truly is a very bad time to be a new teacher.
- Survivor2008 [OP]
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the meeting for all surplussed YRDSB Secondary teachers was held yesterday afternoon. There will be no school surpluses so teachers will be hired back in order of seniority ie. if you are number 1 on the list they try to place you first and so on. Also these teachers will be topped up before new teacher vacancies are offered. Hopefully all surpluses get placed - I'm feeling hopeful!
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Crazy stuff going on right now!
- Survivor2008 [OP]
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Just heard that an acquaintance who is with TDSB for 5 years got surplussed. Any news from TDSBers out there?
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I heard one elementary school near mine is surplussing 7 teachers and a secondary school not too far is surplussing a ridiculous 17 teachers.Survivor2008 wrote: ↑Just heard that an acquaintance who is with TDSB for 5 years got surplussed. Any news from TDSBers out there?
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I have 1.5 courses in math and looking to do my ABQ in intermediate and senior math.... I know I need 2 full courses or I can take a proficiency test to do the intermediate ABQ but The senior just says 2 full credits. Is it possible to do my senior ABQ in math without having to get my extra 0.5 courses from a university ?
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I'm not completely sure, I would e-mail the institution your going to do your ABQ at. I don't think it would be too difficult to get a 0.5 done through online courses.craiggerz wrote: ↑I have 1.5 courses in math and looking to do my ABQ in intermediate and senior math.... I know I need 2 full courses or I can take a proficiency test to do the intermediate ABQ but The senior just says 2 full credits. Is it possible to do my senior ABQ in math without having to get my extra 0.5 courses from a university ?
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Thank you for the info!jessyjess84 wrote: ↑I've also been checking the OT list for YRDSB once every week since I graduated last year and they have not yet opened the list up and it's on the right page you are looking at. Not even sure if they will this year since I hear YRDSB is shrinking and don't need new teachers.
With TDSB, yes it is on that page. There's usually only about 2 rounds they do for hiring for the elementary panel very early on in the year so if you're submitting your applications now, it might be too late since I'm not sure if TDSB is doing a second round this year and I'm supposed to hear back by the end of this month if I got on the list or not.
I submitted my application to TDSB in early March...it could be too late already...anyway, I'll just keep positive and keep working on becoming a better teacher.
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At the Peel high school that I am LTOing, 4 are being surplused.
....life needs more green lights.
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since tdsb secondary panel is surplussing 200+ teachers for fall, anyone know why they're still going ahead with interviews...??
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