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NEW FIELD DISCUSSED â Jay Foster, left; Andy Reeves and other members of the Toronto school board studied proposed designs for the new Toronto High School football field before agreeing to advertise for a contractor for the project, which also will include a new athletic track in an area separate from the field.
TORONTO In response to a shortage of substitute teachers and service personnel spurred partly by the pandemic, the Toronto Board of Education agreed Thursday to loosen requirements for applicants and raise pay for the positions.
Future applicants for substitute teaching positions this year won’t be required to hold teaching degrees and may have associate or higher degrees in other fields or pass an exam required of the school district’s instructional aides.
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OATHS ADMINISTERED â Coleen Wickham, treasurer for Toronto City Schools; administered oaths of office to Andy Reeves, left, and Randy Henry as vice president and president, respectively, at the school boardâs reorganizational meeting Thursday. (Photo by Warren Scott)
TORONTO The Toronto school board was asked Thursday to consider temporarily loosening requirements for substitute teachers to address a shortage of them during the pandemic.
Superintendent of Schools Maureen Taggart said with the passage of Ohio House Bill 409, school districts have been given flexibility in the hiring of substitute teachers for the current school year.
Taggart said as a result, candidates may not be limited to those with four-year degrees. She suggested the board consider requiring the substitutes have the minimum qualifications required of the school district’s instructional aides.
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UPDATE RECEIVED â On Thursday, the Toronto Board of Education discussed the next athletic facilities project to be funded by a five-year levy approved by voters earlier this year. (Photo by Warren Scott)
TORONTO The Toronto Board of Education is continuing to move forward with plans for improvements to school athletic facilities.
On Thursday the board approved a $53,450 contract with JTSA Sports of Burgettstown to provide surveys, testing, designs and other preliminary services required for reconfigurations and improvements to the Toronto High School football field and athletic track as well as overseeing the construction.
Board President Jay Foster said architects with the firm have drawn up two preliminary designs for the project.
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TORONTO Toronto City Council’s finance committee on Monday was approached about waiving the requirement for the Civil Service exam for certain school positions.
Maureen Taggart, superintendent of Toronto City Schools, said the exam is a deterrent for some applicants at a time when the school district is having some difficulty filling service personnel jobs.
She noted it costs the school district about $200 for each exam when there often are only a handful of applicants and she believes failure or passage of the test doesn’t necessarily indicate a person’s aptitude for the often-physical work they will do if selected.