ETFO Rainbow Visions Award Application

ETFO Rainbow Visions Award Application 2024-2025
PROCEDURES

The application must be received by ETFO no later than February 1, 2025.
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, 2025.
2. Application forms, in their entirety, will be shared with ETFO staff and members of the ETFO Awards Committee who are ETFO members.
3. Material 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 notes in this application, if attachments re password-protected or encumber committee consideration, the submissions 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 yet 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

Rainbow Visions Award

The Rainbow Visions Award recognizes ETFO members or non-ETFO members who develop materials and/or incorporate practices which work toward the inclusion of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, plus (2SLGBTQ+) realities. The recipient shall receive $500 and a Certificate of Recognition from the ETFO President. ETFO may grant one award each year.

Candidates for the Rainbow Visions 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, for projects to be undertaken or ongoing practices being implemented.*

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Please confirm your acknowledgement that successful candidates who have developed materials are required to provide one copy of the completed work to ETFO upon completion.*

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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.*

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The Rainbow Visions Award may be granted to an active member or a group of members of ETFO in good standing or to an individual or group of individuals who do not hold ETFO membership. Please indicate your status*

ETFO MemberNon-ETFO Member
Please confirm you are an active member or a group of members of ETFO in good standing.*

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ETFO Membership #*
OCT/CECE Membership #
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) Title of Work
2) Please outline the materials/initiatives developed or being developed and indicate how the material(s) work toward the inclusion of 2SLGBTQ+ realities.
3) If the project is completed, include materials/photos that demonstrate how this project met the above goals. Please note - links/html, google docs and password-protected PDFs will not be accepted.

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4) If the project is in the planning stages, please include a sample of what the project will look like upon completion.
5) Federation involvement (local, regional, provincial and/or national levels – include years) for each member being nominated.
6) Please describe involvement with 2SLGBTQ+ issues for each member being nominated.
7) Please upload any attachments here. Please note - links/html, google docs and password-protected PDFs will not be accepted.

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8) Please describe the relevance to the Ontario curriculum and context. Mention which audience it is appropriate for in the education community.
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?
Please indicate your pronouns
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 Rainbow Visions Award Application 2024-2025

PROCEDURES

CRITERIA