Winter 2027 Night School (Virtual) - Secondary Teacher - Expressions of Interest and Con't Ed Seniority (One Posting)

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking a creative, dynamic and committed educators to submit an Expression of Interest for Continuing Education:

Winter 2027 Night School (VIRTUAL) - Secondary Teacher

Overview

The Winter 2027 Night School program for students will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning Thursday, February 18, 2027, and ending on Thursday, May 27, 2027. There will be a paid staff meeting prior to the start of the Night School classes on Tuesday, February 16, 2027, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm via Google Meet .

For specific course information, please visit the following Continuing Education websites: and .

Please note that while course instruction will take place online, all final exams as stipulated under Bill 101 - Putting Student Achievement First Act (2026) must be conducted in person. Final exams will take place at a designated Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) Secondary School(s), with the specific host location(s) to be determined and communicated prior to the end of the session. Final exams are mandatory and teachers are expected to plan accordingly and be present in person for the final exam.

Each evening includes 3.85 hours of virtual instruction through synchronous and asynchronous platforms following a pre-determined schedule. Google Classroom, using your assigned OCDSB email address, is the sole Learning Management Platform, including Google Meet, for teacher instruction and student engagement. Teachers have full access to and are permitted to incorporate OCDSB vetted applications and resources available through the District’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Please note: Being a virtual program, teachers must have access to a secure, reliable internet connection. Remuneration for internet access is not part of the program.

Program Schedule

Employment Start Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2027 (Staff Meeting Evening - from 5:30pm until 6:30pm)

Instructional Delivery Dates: February 18 - May 27, 2027 (27 nights)

Replacement Date (if required per Article L40.02c): June 1, 2027

Program location: Virtual

Class times: 5:30 pm - 9:21 pm

Pay rate: $56.84/hour + 4% in lieu of vacation

Course Offerings

The Winter 2027 Night School program offers Reach Ahead courses in the following subjects: Guidance and Career Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, ESL, as well as the Ontario Secondary School Literacy course.

Qualifications

Applicants MUST hold Intermediate and Senior qualifications with the Ontario College of Teachers (in good standing) at the time of application as reflected on their OCT certification.

Application Process

There is only ONE posting for the Winter 2027 Night School Session . All teachers (with or without Continuing Education (CE) Seniority) can apply to this posting. As per the Collective Agreement, applicants with CE Seniority who appear on the October 2026 Continuing Education Seniority List and hold the required qualifications will be offered positions first.

If there are unstaffed positions still available after all teachers with CE Seniority who applied to this posting have been placed, teachers without CE Seniority may be considered and offered a position based on their OCT qualifications as required by the remaining positions and in accordance with Policy Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected will be contacted.

Please ensure your Apply to Education portfolio is up to date (i.e. supporting documents, resume of teaching experiences, most recent references, cover letter, etc.).

Availability Survey

Shortly after the posting closes, all applicants will receive a follow-up email with a link to a short survey confirming their availability for Night School.

Staffing Timelines

Following staffing requirements and obligations, staffing timelines for Night School are very constrained. Offers will be sent via email from to the email address you have on record in Apply to Education by the Principal of Continuing Education. If you do not want emails going to this address, please update your information before the posting closes. Offers will have specific response parameters, including timelines for acceptance/decline. Please be sure to monitor your spam folder as well, as these emails sometimes get routed there. Teachers will have 24 hours to respond to the offer. Where acceptances are not received within the timeframes specified in the email, it will be assumed that you are declining the offer of work.

PLEASE NOTE: As a condition of employment, all new employees will be required to submit a valid Police Record Check for the vulnerable sector dated within the last six months as part of their onboarding documents. Documents must be submitted prior to the start date with the OCDSB.

If you require an accommodation at any point in the selection process, please send an email to .

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