TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. Definition:
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. Teachers' assistants, teachers' aides, personal attendants and child care workers hired to assist Teachers in carrying out their responsibilities shall be under the immediate supervision of those Teachers or teaching Administrative Officers to whom they are assigned as approved by the appropriate Administrative Officer.
2. The responsibility for designing, implementing, supervising and assessing educational programs, evaluating students or educational programs remains with the Teacher who may be assisted in that purpose by a teacher's assistant, teacher's aide, personal attendant or child care worker.
3. Except under the immediate supervision of Teachers or teaching Administrative Officers, the foregoing shall not perform any of the duties of Teachers as defined in the School Act and Regulations.
4. Teachers' assistants, teachers' aides, personal attendants and child care workers shall not be used as an alternative for qualified professional personnel.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. All teachers' assistants, (people excluded from the Bargaining Unit, including but not limited to, Education Assistants, Youth Care Workers and Aboriginal Education Support) hired to assist teachers in carrying out their responsibilities shall be under the immediate supervision of those teachers to whom they are assigned as approved by the appropriate Principal.
2. The primary responsibility of the designing, implementing, supervising and assessing educational programs, evaluating students or educational programs remains with the teacher who may be assisted in that purpose by a Teacher Assistant.
3. Except under the immediate supervision of teachers, the foregoing shall not perform any of the duties of teachers as defined in the School Act and Regulations.
4. Teachers will not be required to submit written evaluations of any Teacher Assistants. Teachers may provide input into the evaluation process.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. The following Articles will apply to Teacher Assistants, except to the extent otherwise provided within this agreement:
1. Article I 2. Article II 3. Article III
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS i. All teachers' assistants assigned to assist teachers in carrying out their responsibilities and duties shall be under the direction of the teacher(s) to whom they are assigned.
ii. Unless specifically directed by the teacher, teachers' assistants shall not perform the duties of teachers. They may assist the teacher in:
(1) providing assistance to individual students and groups of students;
(2) monitoring students, giving or marking tests and assisting with reporting student progress;
(3) maintaining student records or attendance;
(4) supervising students in the class, the school or on extra–curricular activities;
(5) assisting in areas of the school, e.g. library, labs, office.
iii. Teachers' assistants shall not engage in any instructional responsibilities when the teacher is absent from regular duties.
iv. Teachers' assistants shall not be used as an alternative or replacement for qualified professional personnel.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. A.23.1. For the purpose of this article, “teachers' assistants” shall include teachers' aides, education assistants and child care workers in the employ of the Board.
A.23.2. All teachers' assistants hired to assist teachers in providing services to children, shall be under the direction of the teacher(s) being supported and under the supervision of the corresponding principal or designate.
A.23.3. When a teacher’s assistant is absent, the principal or designate will determine, in consultation with the teacher, if the assistant should be replaced.
A.23.4. Teachers' assistants shall not be used in calculating the pupil/teacher ratio.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. Teachers’ assistants are employed to assist teachers in carrying out their duties and responsibilities as set out in the School Act and Regulations.
2. Teachers’ assistants shall work under the employment supervision of an Administrative Officer and the direct instructional supervision of teachers. Teachers shall not write formal evaluations on Teachers’ Assistants.
3. Teachers’ assistants shall not assume direct instructional responsibility for, but may assist the teacher in, any of the teacher’s duties and responsibilities referred to in clause A.38.1.
4. Teachers’ Assistants shall not engage in any instructional responsibilities when the teacher who is receiving the assistance is absent from the classroom, without the approval of the teacher.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. Teachers‘ assistants are employed to assist teachers in carrying out their responsibilities and duties.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. D.24.1 All teachers' assistants employed to assist in classrooms or in classroom-based programs shall work only under the direction of a teacher and the supervision of the administrative officer.
D.24.2 Teachers' assistants shall not assume responsibility independently from the teacher under whose direction they work for any instructional processes or activities.
D.24.3 In consultation with the school's Administrative Officer, teachers shall be provided time during regular instructional hours of the school to meet and confer with the teacher assistants assigned to their direction.
TEACHERS’ ASSISTANTS. 1. Teachers’ assistants are employed to assist teachers in carrying out their responsibilities and duties.
2. Teachers’ assistants shall work under the employment supervision of an administrative officer and the direct instructional supervision of teachers.
3. Teachers’ assistants shall not be used as alternatives for:
a. lowering the pupil/teacher ratio or reducing class size;
b. members of the bargaining unit, including librarians, counsellors and Teachers Teaching on Call (TTOCs).
