UTS STAFF UPDATES

Staffing Announcements

We are very pleased to announce that Nasreen Khan has been appointed to the position of Head of Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (AEDI) and Outreach starting July 1, 2024.

Nasreen brings over 20 years of experience in equity training and organizational change and has built a wide and diverse network to further our school’s implementation of a comprehensive school AEDI integration plan.

Department Coordinators have been appointed for the 2024-25 academic year, who will start their terms on September 1, 2024.

Please join us in congratulating all of these appointments!

Department Coordinators:

Canadian and World Studies - Mike Farley

Health and Physical Education - Victoria Miliucci
Languages - Chris Carswell
Visual Arts - Janet Williamson
Music and Drama - Melissa Shaddick

New Program Directors:

Music Director - Lyris Pat
Director of Library Services - Rebecca Courtney (new incoming) Rebecca holds a Master of Library and Information Science and is currently Assistant Manager of Collections at the Pickering Public Library. She brings with her extensive experience and leadership of collections, support services and local history, as well as system-wide collection development and maintenance goals and projects.

We will be welcoming the following teachers for next year:

Deirdre Casey is returning to UTS and will be joining the English department, covering for Sandeep Sanghera’s leave of absence.

Roberta Jefferey will be joining the HPE Department in a BU position. Roberta comes to UTS from Branksome Hall.

Liliane Kapinga will be joining the Languages Department covering Brigitte Amiot’s leave of absence.

Mary Wood will be joining the languages department in a BU position starting September 2024. Mary comes to UTS from the York School.

We are also pleased to share that Conrad Kesek, Rita Mehta, Thomas Nachshen and Nkechinyem Oduh will all be returning next year.

Timetable Update for 2024-25

Following ongoing feedback from staff, students and families, we spent the last two weeks examining and revising the school class schedule. Last Thursday, a new five period per day model, similar to a model from the past (pre-Covid) was shared with Department Coordinators for feedback and discussion. The final schedule for next year has been established. A few highlights include:

Each regular day will have five 70-minute periods
Monday, Thursday and alternating Wednesdays will have the same classes (blocks A-E)
Tuesday, Friday and alternating Wednesdays will have the same classes (block F-I)
There will be a tumble for the days in order to ensure that the same classes do not occur at the same time each week to support student learning
The tumble will roll out over two weeks (ten days)
A visual of the periods in week 1 and week 2 is HERE
A visual of the school calendar by day is HERE

The Department Coordinators may have shared your department’s schedule as they work to assign timetables for next year. If not, please feel free to connect to your DC for more information.

More details about the End of Year Staff Party!

Celebrate the end of the school year and all the amazing work done by you and your colleagues!

We will say farewells to departing staff at the End of Year Staff Party. Milestones will be celebrated at the End of Year Lunch. Please stay tuned for an update on retirements.

Tuesday, June 25

4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Farewells will start around 5 p.m. to ensure those who need to leave don’t miss them

Fortunate Fox, 280 Bloor Street West

🍷 Each staff member will receive two alcoholic drink tickets. These are not necessary for non-alcoholic drinks. A cash bar will also be available.

🍢Passed hors d’ouevres will be served. There will also be a chicken🌮taco bar and a 🧀charcuterie station.

RSVP here by end of day today, Friday, June 14

Expense Claims/Reimbursement

A reminder to all staff: Please note the cut-off date for expense claims from the prior month including personal PD requests was Monday, June 10, 2024, in order to process full payment to you by June 30, 2024.

Also, expense claims that relate to 2023-24 should be submitted to Finance by June 24, 2024.