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§ allow a teacher who does not have a qualification in special education to be assigned to teach or be placed in charge of a special education program or class;
§ allow a teacher who does not have a qualification in teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing or students who are blind or who have limited vision to be assigned to teach these students;
§ allow a teacher who does not have principal’s qualifications to be assigned to hold a position as a principal or vice-principal.
Other assignments that require a TLA include the following:
§ the assignment of a teacher who does not have the required specialist or honour specialist qualifications (where applicable) to supervise or coordinate subjects or programs or to act as a consultant for teachers (e.g., as a board-wide or system coordinator or consultant) in those subjects or programs. The specialist or honour specialist qualifications must be in one or more of the subjects or programs in question. (See Reg. 298, section 17.)
§ the assignment of a teacher who holds a Transitional Certificate of Qualifi- cation and Registration, issued under the Teachers’ Qualifications regulation (O. Reg. 176/10), to teach a subject other than the subject indicated on his or her transitional certificate. (See Reg. 298, subsection 19(4)(a).)
§ the assignment of a teacher whose teacher education program has prepared him or her to teach only one subject, such as Native Languages or Dance, which is identified on his or her Certificate of Qualification and Registration as an additional qualification, to teach a subject other than the subject indicated on his or her Certificate of Qualification and Registration. (Note that, if a teacher has a qualification in a division, he or she can be assigned to teach in other divisions and general education subjects through mutual agreement.) [Rev. Mar. 2011]
A number of circumstances may prevent a teacher from obtaining the qualifi- cation required for a particular position at a particular time – for example, the necessary course may not be offered in the current year or term or the teacher may be unable to travel to a location where the course is offered. As is the case for all teacher assignments, the principal is expected to use his or her best judge- ment when assigning a teacher without the required qualifications under the authority of a TLA, to provide for the best possible program and to ensure the safety and well-being of students. [Rev. Mar. 2011]
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