ad hoc committees

Awards Committee Key Responsibilities

• Award Winner Selections: Reviewing nominations submitted to ensure the award criteria has been met, and prioritize approved nominations for determining the award winners.
• Correspondence: congratulate and invite award winners to the banquet, Invite past presidents to the banquet, informing School Board appropriate staff of award winner. (Director, Superintendent or Principal)
• Award Preparations by: arrange for printing award certificates, ordering certificate frames and gifts. Assembling framed certificates
• Slide Presentation: preparing a short slide presentation for viewing at the awards banquet.
• Photographer: taking photos of the award winners for posting on the OCTE website , taking candid photos throughout the banquet.
• Banquet Agenda: preparing and proofing the Awards Banquet Presentation Agenda, ensuring special guests have designated seating (signage)
• Work and coordinate with other committees as needed
• Email the Awards Committee lead

Technological Education Board Leads (TEBL)

• Plan and attend Technological Education Board Lead meetings
• Bring challenges in technological education to the table for discussions
• Collect data from school boards and technology teachers
• Provide solutions(e.g. problem solving, safe implementation of technology projects), and participate in discussions with other TEBL’s
• Work with community partners, colleges and universities to continue to promote and support technological education and meet the growing need for a highly skilled workforce
• Work with the Ministry of Education, Ontario College of Trades, Ontario College of Teachers, Ministry of Labour, and other government bodies on concerns related to technological education, co-op and apprenticeship pathways.
• Work and coordinate with other committees as needed
• Email the tech education board leads

Conference Committee Key Responsibilities

• Provide input regarding the planning and execution of conferences and workshops
• Staff the registration desk
• Present a workshop
• Introduce and thank presenters
• Act as a conference ambassador
• Work and coordinate with other committees as needed
• Email the Conference Committee lead

If you are interested in participating with one of the OCTE Committees (short-term or long-term) or just wish to provide feedback, please click here to contact us via email or email the committee leads via the links above.