Ontario enlists teacher candidates for supply jobs to address COVID-19 shortages, absenteeism
Posted February 1, 2021 11:27 am.
Last Updated February 1, 2021 12:03 pm.
Ontario says it will allow students in teacher-education programs to work in supply positions this year.
The province says it is making the temporary change to its teacher certification program to address educator shortages and absenteeism due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We need to be creative,” Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said Monday. “This is an important measure that will benefit students in schools across the province and provide valuable work experience for the future leaders in our education system.”
The teacher candidates must be enrolled in a current program and have successfully completed a portion of it.
They must also be scheduled to complete the program by Dec. 31, 2021.
The province says the temporary certificate changes will expire at the end of the year.
It hopes the changes will mean up to 2,000 additional supply teachers will be available for positions across the province.
Lecce added that the province will provide masks to students in grades 1-3 after making mask use mandatory for those grades.
What about March Break Education Minister is asked? He says parents will be given “sufficient notice” on that decision.
— Cynthia Mulligan (@CityCynthia) February 1, 2021
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