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Q: If teachers in the ELP have limited access to their classroom, how will prep time happen? How will teachers get the room ready for the day?Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

A: How your prep time is provided will continue to be determined at the school level and will depend on the staffing at your school. Teachers in the ELP will continue to be assigned preparation time according to their respective collective agreements.  Whether you’ll have access to the classroom during your preparation time is a matter for discussion with your ECE colleagues and the principal. The same applies to how teachers and the ECEs will prepare the classroom for the day. This will be a shared responsibility.

Because the program is new, the details regarding preparation time and classroom set-up are examples of the issues that need to be discussed and addressed at the school level.

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Q: When teachers are out of the classroom during prep time, who will be with the students?Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

A: The teacher on preparation will be replaced by another teacher.. Scheduling for the teacher and the ECE will vary depending on the different ways that prep time is provided at the school level. When the teacher is on prep time, the students will be with the ECE and the teacher who is providing prep time. There will always be a teacher in the classroom with the students.

ETFO is developing a sample schedule to demonstrate what a typical day would look like and how teachers’ and ECEs’ breaks/prep time, lunch, and joint planning time can be scheduled.

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