ETFO Anti-Bias Award Application

ETFO Anti-Bias Award Application 2024-2025
PROCEDURES

The application must be received by ETFO no later than February 1, 2024.
1. Applications are processed by the ETFO Awards Committee. The committee’s recommendations are taken forward to the ETFO provincial Executive for consideration. You can expect to hear regarding the disposition of the award after June 30, 2024.
2. Application forms, in their entirety, will be shared with ETFO staff and members of the ETFO Awards Committee who are ETFO members.
3. Materials submitted to the Awards Committee in support of an application become the property of the Awards Committee and will not be returned.
4. ETFO will not accept incomplete applications or applications outside this submission form. Please include as much detail as possible in your responses.
5. If your submission does not adhere to procedures and criteria as noted in this application, if attachments are password-protected, or encumber committee consideration, the submission will be automatically deleted and removed from committee consideration.
6. This form contains mandatory fields that must be addressed to enable the form to be submitted.
7. Preference will be given to those who have not previously received this award.
Please make sure to read the application carefully and in full and fill it out completely.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the ETFO Awards Committee at awards@etfo.org.
CRITERIA

Anti-Bias Award

ETFO may grant an Anti-Bias Award to an active ETFO member or group of members who develop and teach units and/or incorporate practices which work toward the elimination of bias. The recipient shall receive $500 and a Certificate of Recognition from the ETFO President.

Candidates for the Anti-Bias Award must adhere to specific criteria.

Please answer the following mandatory questions:
Applying for more than one award in any given year results in disqualification. Please confirm this is the only application you are submitting to ETFO this year.*

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Please confirm your acknowledgement that the award may be given for work completed or for projects to be undertaken.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm your acknowledgement that this award is not designed to cover expenses that should rightfully be the district school board’s responsibility, nor is it designed to be used for a project that is a part of the teacher’s personal advancement such as research for degree work.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm you are an active ETFO member in good standing.*

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ETFO Membership #*
Please confirm you hold a valid Ontario College of Teachers’ (OCT) Certificate of Qualification.*

CONFIRM
OCT/CECE Membership #*
Please confirm you have at least one year (currently in second year) of teaching experience.*

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Applicant*

First NameLast Name
Email*
Home Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityProvince

Postal Code
ETFO Local*
Please choose your Local
Years Employed by a School Board
School / Worksite
Work Telephone

Area CodePhone Number
Cell Phone

Area CodePhone Number
Have you previously applied for this ETFO award?

YesNo
Which year?
Please enter the year of the application
Have you ever received another ETFO award?

YesNo
Which ETFO Award and When
Is this a group application?*

YesNo
If you have answered yes, please be aware that an ETFO Group Award Supplemental Form will need to be completed by each member of the group.

This link will open the form - ETFO Group Award Supplemental Form

A link to the form will also be included in your confirmation email. Please send this link to the members of your group.

The application will not be considered complete without a completed form from each member listed in the next section.
Group Members
Has anyone else in the group been given an award?

YesNo
Which ETFO Award and When
1) Please provide a short summary of the project and/or practice implemented which promotes an understanding of Anti-Bias and Equity and the Grade at which it can be integrated or applied.
2) Please include the following: a) FEDERATION INVOLVEMENT (local, regional, provincial and/or national level-include years) for each member being nominated.
3) Please include the following: b) PROFESSIONAL/OTHER INVOLVEMENT related to the award (curriculum writing teams, workshop presentations, leadership activities) for each member being nominated.
4) Please upload any attachments here. Please note - links/html, google docs and password-protected PDFs are not allowed.

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CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION

Self-identification allows ETFO to achieve a critical goal, supporting and encouraging the participation of all individuals in ETFO programs, services and events. By completing this section, ETFO will be able to undertake the necessary statistical analysis to achieve this goal. All information collected and the reporting of statistical data will ensure full confidentiality of all. Although the completion of this section is voluntary, ETFO encourages you to self-identify.
Self-Identification

First NationsMétisInuitperson with a disabilitytwo-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, +racializedwoman
If you identify as racialized, please specify (e.g.Black, East Asian, Mixed Race)
What term describes your gender?
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STATEMENT BY NOMINEE(S)/REPRESENTATIVE OF NOMINATED GROUP - I have read the criteria and procedures of this award and if chosen as the successful candidate, agree to abide by them. To the best of my knowledge, all information on this application form is correct. By signing this document, I consent to my name being published in ETFO publications and being included in ETFO media releases. I further consent that my contact information may be provided to local media upon request and for no other purpose.
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ETFO Anti-Bias Award Application 2024-2025

PROCEDURES

CRITERIA