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The conceptual framework below illustrates the basic requirements governing teacher assignment in Ontario schools.
Providing the Best PossiBle Program and ensuring the safety and Well-Being of students
Consideration of Teachers’ Qualifications
A teacher is assigned to a subject, division, or position for which he or she has the required qualifications
A teacher is assigned to a subject, division, or position for which he or she does not have the required qualifications
Mutual Agreement
Temporary Letter of Approval (TLA)
2.2 Assignments by Mutual Agreement
In certain circumstances, the assignment of a teacher who does not have the required qualifications is possible as long as the principal and the teacher are in agreement about the assignment and the assignment has the approval of the appropriate supervisory officer. Regulation 298 has always provided for the assignment of teachers to certain positions by mutual agreement.
[Rev. Mar. 2011]
The following assignments may be made by mutual agreement:
§ A teacher who has a qualification in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in a general education subject or the senior division in a general education subject may be assigned to teach in any division and in most general education subjects.
§ A teacher who has a qualification in a technological education subject in Grades 9 and 10 or Grades 11 and 12 may be assigned to teach any other technological education subject in Grades 9 to 12.
The need to make an assignment by mutual agreement may arise in a variety of situations. For example, a timetabling conflict might prevent the assignment
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