2025-26 Award Recipients

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented former ETFO President Karen Brown with a 2026 Honorary Life Membership Award.

Honorary life memberships, the Federation’s highest form of recognition, are given to members from the education profession who have given outstanding service to the Federation at the provincial level or as a member of the provincial ETFO staff.

Before making history in 2021 as the first Black president of a provincial teacher affiliate union in Ontario and the first known in Canada, Brown served as ETFO’s first vice-president from 2015 to 2021 and joined the provincial Executive in 2009. She began teaching with the Toronto District School Board in 1993, is a registered early childhood educator, and holds degrees from Brock University and OISE.

At the provincial level, Brown chaired and served on several Federation standing committees and task forces. She served on the Canadian Labour Congress’ Women’s Advisory Committee, was a governor of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, was a member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, and volunteered with the Canadian Alliance of Black Educators. Brown is also a supporter of the Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators.

Brown is a respected leader in Ontario education whose tenure as ETFO provincial president exemplified principled advocacy for public education. She also founded SMILE (Single Mothers Inspiring Leadership in Education) and continues to champion leadership opportunities for women and girls.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented former Waterloo Occasional Teacher Local President Mary Karchemny with a 2026 Honorary Life Membership Award.

Honorary life memberships, the Federation’s highest form of recognition, are given to members from the education profession who have given outstanding service to the Federation at the provincial level or as a member of the provincial ETFO staff.

Karchemny is a lifelong union leader whose 50 year career shows her strong commitment to public education and educator advocacy in Ontario. She began as a teacher and principal before moving into provincial leadership, serving as district president of the Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation (OPSTF) in Waterloo and on the OPSTF provincial executive and Ontario Teachers’ Federation Board of Governors from 1994-98. She later led the Waterloo Region Occasional Teachers’ Local from 2007-09 and remained on its executive for 14 more years.

Karchemny modernized her local by creating its first website, electronic newsletter, and permanent office, while strengthening governance, policy, and mentorship for new leaders. Her work helped guide OPSTF through its transition into ETFO and left a lasting organizational legacy. Since retiring in June 2024, she continues to mentor emerging leaders, support equitable education policies, and volunteer in her community, ensuring her experience continues to shape union leadership and member support across the province.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented former Upper Canada Teacher Local President Erin Blair with a 2026 Honorary Life Membership Award.

Honorary life memberships, the Federation’s highest form of recognition, are given to members from the education profession who have given outstanding service to the Federation at the provincial level or as a member of the provincial ETFO staff.

Blair is a committed educator and union leader whose 33 year career reflects deep dedication to public education and teacher advocacy. From his first year in the classroom to his final year in leadership, he worked to ensure teachers were supported in their vital role of shaping students’ lives.

He began his career in Ontario before moving to the Northwest Territories, where he taught for seven years and served two years as Vice President (East) of the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association. After returning to Ontario, he continued teaching before moving into ETFO leadership, serving four years as Vice President of the Upper Canada Teacher Local and then as Local President from 2013 to 2021, guiding the local through eight years of negotiations and advocacy.

Provincially, he contributed to ETFO’s Representative Council, Long-Term Disability Plan Governance Committee, and prototype benefits workgroup, and served on the ETFO Employee Life and Health Trust. He is especially recognized for advancing workplace psychological wellness and helping embed it in ETFO’s priorities and internal practices.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Stephanie Sadownik, a member of the York Region Occasional Teacher Local, with its 2026 Anti-Bias Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member or group of members who develop and teach units and/or incorporate practices that work toward the elimination of bias.

Sadownik is being recognized for her groundbreaking work in neuro affirming education and her leadership in advancing equity focused Human Robot Interaction (HRI) in Ontario classrooms. As the creator of The Sovereign Dyad instructional framework, she has redefined how social robotics can support neurodivergent students by eliminating neuronormative bias and prioritizing sanctuary, autonomy, and executive function support.

Her development of the Neurodivergent Scale for Interacting with Robots has provided educators with an innovative tool to validate non normative communication and create safer, more inclusive learning environments. Since 2017, Sadownik has been an active ETFO member, contributing to local curriculum initiatives, provincial policy advocacy, and national research representation. She has championed epistemic justice for neurodivergent educators, advocated for HRI based accommodations in individual education plans, and represented ETFO at international forums, positioning the Federation as a leader in inclusive educational technology. Her work continues to shape equitable practice across Kindergarten to Grade 12 settings.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Yalda Schwartz, a member of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local, with its 2026 Anti-Poverty Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member or group of members who have given outstanding service to supporting anti-poverty initiatives in their school and/or broader community, and engages in anti-poverty initiatives that have positively impacted students or their community.

Schwartz is being honoured for her lifelong commitment to anti poverty education, community advocacy, and equity driven outreach that has transformed both her school and the wider community. For more than 25 years, she has led meaningful initiatives, including annual food drives, water bottle drives, and the Time 4 Change community art show, to provide essential resources and support for children, youth, and families living in poverty. Her work consistently centres dignity, humanity, and anti oppressive practice, empowering students to understand social inequities and take action as global citizens.

A former social worker and an educator with lived experience of poverty, Schwartz brings deep empathy and insight to her activism. Her leadership in literacy, drama, dual language learning, and anti poverty programming has inspired colleagues and students alike. With decades of local federation involvement and a strong record of professional presentations, she continues to model what compassionate, justice focused education looks like. Her impact is profound, enduring, and widely felt.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Natasha Carter, a member of the Durham Teacher Local, with a 2026 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member or group of members’ active involvement in anti-racist and equity activism in the classroom or community.

Carter is recognized for her transformative anti racist and equity activism, which has reshaped her school community and empowered students to step into their own agency. As an anti oppression lead, she brings courageous authenticity to her practice, using spoken word, restorative leadership, and student centered activism to confront systemic barriers head-on. Her work with the Black Student Association, school wide art initiatives, and identity affirming assemblies has created spaces where Black and Indigenous excellence are celebrated as foundational to the school’s culture.

Carter’s “My Land” experiential justice project moved Grade 6 students from passive learning to lived understanding, deepening their connection to Truth and Reconciliation through immersive, empathy building inquiry. Her leadership extends beyond the classroom through New Teacher Induction Program mentorship, board level workshops, and her service on the local executive and ETFO’s 2SLGBTQ+ Standing Committee. Carter’s unwavering commitment to equity has shifted staff mindsets, elevated student voice, and built a community where every learner is seen, valued, and heard.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Josh Hails, a member of the Simcoe County Teacher Local, with a 2026 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member or group of members’ active involvement in anti-racist and equity activism in the classroom or community.

Hails is being recognized for his unwavering commitment to building an equitable, relationship centered classroom where every learner is valued, challenged, and empowered. Grounded in daily practice rather than one off initiatives, his approach dismantles labels and biases by engaging students as full partners in their learning. Through intentional relationship building, consistent expectations, and a deep belief in student agency, he creates a community where differences are celebrated as strengths and every student, regardless of ability, background, or identity, feels a genuine sense of belonging.

Hails’ equity work is defined by a powerful balance of accountability and affirmation. By pairing high expectations with compassion and individualized support, he cultivates dignity, ownership, and resilience in students. Families consistently highlight the transformative impact of this approach, noting increased confidence, inclusion, and meaningful participation. Beyond the classroom, his leadership includes award winning practice, community recognition, and ongoing advocacy for equitable learning environments. Hails’ work exemplifies the heart of anti racist, inclusive education.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Devinder Panesar, a member of the Durham DECE Local, with a 2026 ETFO Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award – Women’s Program. This award recognizes an active ETFO woman member or group of women members for their active involvement in antiracist and equity activism in the classroom or community.

Panesar is being recognized for her leadership in advancing anti racist, equity focused advocacy within the Durham District School Board and the broader community. As a founding member of the Sikh Affinity Network Durham, she has helped establish a vital space where Sikh educators, students, and families feel represented, supported, and empowered. Grounded in the Sikh principles of Seva and cultural pride, the network strengthens mentorship, visibility, and collective advocacy while fostering deeper cultural understanding across the system.

Panesar’s commitment to equity extends beyond the school environment through her volunteer work with Dedicated Advocacy Resource Support. Her efforts, including organizing soup kitchens, coordinating food and hygiene donations, and supporting vulnerable families, address systemic inequities with dignity and compassion. With a decade of active federation involvement, service on multiple ETFO provincial and local standing committees, and leadership in professional learning, she consistently uplifts colleagues and communities. Panesar’s work embodies ETFO’s vision of justice, inclusion, and meaningful social change.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Jessica Bloomfield, a member of the Durham Teacher Local, with a 2026 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award – Women’s Program. This award recognizes an active ETFO woman member or group of women members for their active involvement in antiracist and equity activism in the classroom or community.

Bloomfield is being recognized for her transformative anti racist and equity focused leadership, which has reshaped access to the arts and strengthened belonging across her school community. Seeing that many students facing trauma, disengagement, and systemic barriers were excluded from existing programs, Bloomfield created a targeted choir initiative that personally invited at risk intermediate students into a safe, affirming space. What began with a small group of vulnerable learners has grown into a school wide choir serving more than 70 students each year, fostering confidence, connection, and cultural pride.

Her commitment to student voice led to the development of an inclusive school musical involving over 140 students annually in performance and behind the scenes roles. Auditions and participation are intentionally designed with an equity lens, ensuring racialized students, students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and gender diverse students experience full and dignified access. As a steward, interim anti oppression lead, and leader of the Black Student Alliance, Bloomfield mentors colleagues and models equity centred practice that uplifts the entire school community.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Kathleen Moll, a member of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local, with its 2026 Arts and Culture Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member or group of members for their involvement in arts and cultural activities for children in either the classroom or the community.

Moll is being recognized for her visionary leadership in arts and culture education, where she consistently uses the arts as a vehicle for identity, community building, and social justice. Her work spans nearly two decades of culturally responsive, anti oppressive, and community embedded arts practice across the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Through initiatives such as Unearthing Narratives, Your Voice Is Power, Indigenous Clan Days, large scale mural projects, and immersive school wide arts experiences, Moll creates spaces where students’ stories, cultures, and creative voices are honoured and amplified.

Her collaborations with mentor artists, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and major cultural institutions have provided authentic public platforms for student expression, while her curriculum writing and professional learning facilitation advance equity focused arts pedagogy across the system. As a long standing ETFO member, Moll’s advocacy, mentorship, and policy contributions, including co-authoring the TDSB Combatting Hate and Racism Strategy, demonstrate her commitment to inclusive, justice driven education. Her work continues to shape vibrant, equitable learning communities where the arts serve as a powerful force for empowerment and change.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Tamla Young, a member of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local, with its 2026 Children’s Literature Award for the book Ready, Set, Mango! (OwlKids Books, 2025), illustrated by Raz Latif.

This award is presented to an active ETFO member, or to an individual or group of individuals who do not hold ETFO membership, for writing a specific piece of published children's literature appropriate for elementary school-age children. It is intended to recognize quality children’s literature that aligns with ETFO’s positions on social justice and equity.

Young is being recognized for her outstanding contribution to children’s literature through Ready, Set, Mango!, a joyful, culturally sustaining picture book that powerfully advances ETFO’s commitments to social justice, anti Black racism, and equity. By centring Black children’s lives with warmth, humour, and authenticity, her work affirms identity and belonging while challenging deficit based narratives that too often shape schooling for Black learners.

The story offers educators a meaningful tool for culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy, positioning common experiences like visiting family, competition, sharing, and learning through play as legitimate forms of knowledge. It invites all students into a Black diasporic world in ways that build empathy and connection without stereotyping, expanding the possibilities of early literacy.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Sheila Ducheck, a member of the York Region Teacher Local, with its 2026 Environmental Education Award. This award recognizes an active ETFO member for their outstanding commitment to the care and protection of the environment.

Ducheck is being recognized for her exceptional leadership in environmental education and for transforming Donald Cousens Public School into a vibrant model of sustainability, stewardship, and community engagement. Through a tiered mentorship model and four interconnected eco clubs, she has built a powerful pipeline of student leadership that empowers learners from grades 1 to 8 to inquire, advocate, and take meaningful climate action. Her Legacy Project, “Water Connects Us,” and her Community Clothing Swap demonstrate her commitment to long term, community rooted environmental learning.

Ducheck’s innovative programming (ranging from nature photography and outdoor math trails to ephemeral art installations and hands on decomposition studies) integrates sustainability across the curriculum and fosters deep ecological connection. Her partnerships with Learning for a Sustainable Future, York Region Public Health, and the Legacy Project have brought lasting infrastructure, including vermiculture systems and bike racks, contributing to the school’s Platinum EcoSchools certification and national recognition. Ducheck’s work has cultivated a culture where environmental responsibility is shared, celebrated, and lived by students, staff, and families alike.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Andrea Vásquez Jiménez with its 2026 Local Humanitarian Award for a Non-ETFO Member. This award recognizes outstanding service to supporting children in the local community.

She is recognized for her extraordinary humanitarian leadership and her unwavering commitment to equity, safety, and community well being. As founder, director and principal consultant of Policing Free Schools, she has supported school boards, educators, and grassroots organizers in ending police in school programs and replacing punitive structures with restorative, community centered approaches. Her work has strengthened school climates, protected marginalized students, and advanced human rights based models of safety across Ontario.

As founder and director of Across the Diaspora, she has expanded culturally rooted education and advocacy for students and families of the Latin-America diaspora, creating identity affirming spaces and amplifying community voice while taking an intersectional approach to dismantling anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity.

Her innovative, anti carceral framework, grounded in research, community mobilization, and equity driven policy, has had profound impacts on children’s well being, ensuring that dignity, belonging, and care remain at the heart of education.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented the Niagara Teacher Local with a 2026 Member Service and Engagement Award. The award recognizes the excellence of ETFO locals in engaging and involving members, providing outstanding service, and employing innovative strategies to communicate with and involve members in the Federation.

The Niagara Teacher Local delivers exceptional, member centred service through its strong commitment to advocacy, professional learning, and community connection. The Local provides comprehensive support through steward training, annual steward–administrator meetings, and proactive collective agreement review, ensuring clarity, preventing violations, and strengthening relationships across the board. Released officers offer immediate, confidential, and expert assistance, meeting members where they are and providing reassurance on issues such as leaves, medical concerns, and retirement planning.

The local ensures broad and meaningful opportunities for involvement through transparent communication, ongoing feedback, and diverse programming shaped by member input. Workshops, wellness initiatives, equity focused learning, affinity spaces, and signature social events, such as Trivia Night, Ice Dogs outings, Performing Arts Centre events, and the Annual Retirement Dinner, create multiple pathways for engagement. A robust communication strategy, including newsletters, social media, a secure member portal, steward networks, and targeted outreach to new members, also keeps members informed and connected.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented the Trillium Lakelands Occasional Teacher Local with a 2026 Member Service and Engagement Award. The award recognizes the excellence of ETFO locals in engaging and involving members, providing outstanding service, and employing innovative strategies to communicate with and involve members in the Federation.

The Trillium Lakelands Occasional Teacher Local is being recognized for its exceptional commitment to member service, accessibility, and meaningful engagement across a geographically vast district. Members receive timely, personalized support through multiple communication channels, ensuring quick responses to both simple questions and complex workplace issues. With nearly the entire membership connected through direct email outreach, no member is left without consistent communication.

The Local fosters strong involvement through a wide range of social, professional, and equity focused opportunities. Ice cream socials, paint nights, in person and virtual workshops, regular new member orientations, and participation in New Teacher Induction Program and board led sessions help members feel welcomed, supported, and connected. Communication is consistent and multi platform, including rotating regional meetings, a festive dinner, monthly newsletters with interactive quizzes, and a monitored Facebook group. With a dedicated executive team supporting members across Muskoka, Haliburton, and Kawartha Lakes, the Local maintains strong visibility and ensures support is always close at hand.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Alexandra Trinier, a member of the Greater Essex County Occasional Local, with its 2026 New Member Award. This award recognizes a member of ETFO with five years or less membership who has shown a commitment to the Objects of ETFO, and been significantly involved at the local and/or provincial level of the organization.

Trinier is being recognized for her exceptional leadership, deep commitment to equity, and outstanding engagement in ETFO initiatives at both the local and provincial levels. Since joining the profession in 2021, she has taken on significant Federation roles, serving as her local’s secretary and status chair, while also contributing provincially as status chair from 2023 to 2026. Her involvement spans annual meetings, Visions, women’s collective bargaining training, …And Still We Rise, Anti Oppressive Framework training, and contributions to ETFO Voice.

Locally, Trinier has facilitated Women in Action and supported community initiatives, such as Period Promise, and donations to youth and women’s charities. Her work in the Occasional Teacher Ambassador Program further demonstrates her commitment to welcoming and supporting new members. In the workplace, Trinier is known for her professionalism, collaborative spirit, and equity focused teaching. She mentors colleagues, strengthens instructional practice, and centres student identity and well being through culturally responsive, inclusive pedagogy.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Patrick Johnson, a member of the Simcoe County Teacher Local, with its 2026 Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award for developing Innovating Literacy and Communication Through AI and Inclusive Technology: Early Learning Tools for All. This award is presented to an active ETFO member or a group of members to recognize a curriculum unit or resource they have developed.

With 23 years in education, Johnson has led curriculum development, teacher professional learning, and digital innovation in the early years. He is being recognized for designing artificial intelligence (AI) assisted literacy assessment tools that help educators analyze phonemic awareness, early writing, and fine motor development to inform instruction. He also created SpeakBuddy, a multilingual Core Board web app, that translates and vocalizes core vocabulary into languages such as Mandarin, Persian, and Urdu to support multilingual learners and students with communication needs. He developed UFLI Reading at Home, an interactive, Ontario aligned web app that extends the UFLI phonics framework into family learning.

His leadership extends beyond the resources. Johnson also delivers workshops on privacy aware AI integration, leads digital learning demonstrations, and shares open source resources that promote accessibility and collaboration. His free, browser based tools integrate easily into classroom practice, advancing equity, implementation, and inclusive communication for all learners across Ontario today.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Michelle Vidad, a member of the Peel Teacher Local, with its 2026 Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award – Women’s Program for developing The Literacy Block. This award is presented to an active ETFO member or a group of members to recognize a curriculum unit or resource they have developed.

Vidad is being recognized for her creation of The Literacy Block and her commitment to culturally responsive literacy instruction. Her resource offers educators a clear, practical framework for designing a structured literacy block that integrates foundational skills, vocabulary development, comprehension, and writing, all grounded in an equity focused, student centred approach. By emphasizing identity affirmation, inclusive text selection, and meaningful connections to students’ lived experiences, Vidad’s work supports teachers in building responsive and culturally sustaining literacy programs.

Her leadership extends beyond the written resource. She presented her workshop Unearthing the Read Aloud at Reading for the Love of It, New Teacher Induction Program, and the Peel Teacher Local, guiding educators in planning rich, culturally responsive read aloud experiences. Her planning templates and sample lessons offer accessible, ready to use tools that help teachers translate theory into practice. Through her innovative, equity driven contributions, Vidad strengthens instructional capacity and enriches literacy learning across Ontario classrooms.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Nicole Netherway, a teacher with the Niagara Teacher Local, with the 2026 Women Who Develop Special Projects in Science and Technology Award – Women’s Program. This award recognizes ETFO women members who have produced innovative educational materials for children and/or educators related to science and technology.

Netherway is being recognized for designing an accessible school yard with LEGO spike and essentials robots. Her project engages Grade 4 French immersion students and Grade 9/10 French immersion partners to design a fictional, fully accessible school yard using custom LEGO robots that integrate French as a Second Language (FSL), Mathematics coding, and Science (rocks and minerals, engineering design). Students built unique robots (a bicycle, ferris wheel, wheelchair, garbage sorting bin, teeter totter, swing, mechanical grabber, and more), coded in French, and presented materials choices and design rationales.

Secondary partners developed persuasive proposals for a mock board of trustees, linking Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Language, and civic skills. The project aligns with Ontario curriculum expectations. Netherway served as part of the District School Board of Niagara’s STEM and LEGO lead teams, coached regional LEGO events, and presented workshops for the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association and Brock University. She serves as a Niagara Local steward, contributes to the Status of Women Committee, and sits on the provincial FSL Standing Committee. Her work models inclusive, cross grade collaboration, and shows how hands on robotics can deepen language learning and real world problem-solving.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Anika Guthrie, a member of the Lakehead Teacher Local, with its 2026 Writer’s Award for Wiigwaas Enaabajichigaadeg Ji’Agindaasowinikeng: We Are Using Birch Bark to Do Math. This award is presented to an active ETFO member or a group of members to recognize published or unpublished works.

Guthrie is being recognized for writing Wiigwaas Enaabajichigaadeg Ji’Agindaasowinikeng: We Are Using Birch Bark to Do Math, which advances Indigenous education, anti racist practice, and classroom ready resources. Her published work includes lead authorship of an academic article with Ruth Beatty that uses a community grounded research process to connect Anishinaabe and Western ways of knowing in practical, inspiring ways. Guthrie’s writing speaks directly to teachers, offering respectful processes and classroom strategies that align with ETFO priorities, strengthen land based learning, and support climate action.

Nationally, Guthrie has collaborated with the National Film Board on the Indigenous Voices project and written lesson plans for Canadian Geographic and UNESCO, with a Water Literacy resource launching in September 2026. She has presented at Indspire, the National Indigenous Education and Reconciliation Network Gathering, provincial Indigenous Education Leads events, and local conferences with Matawa, Nishnaabe Aski Nation, and the Anishinaabek Education System. Since 2015, she has contributed to ETFO provincial writing teams and participated in the FNMI Women’s Leadership Program while mentoring in the Indigenous Women’s Mentorship Program.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has presented Dr. Audrey Littlejohn, a member of the Peel Teacher Local, with its 2026 ETFO Writer’s Award – Women’s Program for Examining Leadership Approaches to Combat Anti-Black Racism in K-12 Urban and Suburban Public Schools in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This award recognizes an active ETFO woman member or a group of women members for their published or unpublished works.

Dr. Littlejohn is being recognized for her manuscript, which critically examines practices employed by school leaders to combat anti Black racism in Kindergarten to Grade 12 urban and suburban public schools within the GTA. Through strong, community grounded writing, she connects research to classroom and system practice and provides implications for policy, practice, and future research to address the barriers that perpetuate anti Black racism and anti Blackness in Ontario K 12 public schools. The manuscript provides practices that promote equity and social justice to promote anti-oppressive leadership.

Dr. Littlejohn brings local and provincial leadership experience as a steward, delegate at the Annual Meeting, and member of both the constitution and equity committees. She also contributed to an ETFO Peel writing team, helping develop a leadership toolkit. Her work aligns with ETFO priorities by offering anti oppressive leadership practices for school leaders, educators, policymakers, and the Ministry of Education.