2026 Summer School Secondary Credit Programs Secondary Teacher Expression of Interest

Applications will be accepted until May 8 2026 at 2:00pm EST.

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 the following Continuing Education position:

Secondary Teacher - 2026 Summer School Secondary Credit Programs

Overview:

The 2026 Summer School Secondary Credit program offers teaching opportunities in Reach Ahead credit courses including Credit Recovery and Cooperative Education through the following platforms locations and times:

eLearning

• Asynchronous delivery only via the OCDSBs Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

• Teachers work from home*

• Thursday July 2 - Thursday July 30 - 5.5 hours/day (21 days )

• eLearning Summer Program

Virtual

• Combined synchronous/asynchronous delivery via Google Classroom/Google Meet

• Teachers work from home* or may report to one of the designated in-person sites (LDHSS Adult HS)

• Monday July 6 - Tuesday July 28 2026 from 8:30 am - 3:35 pm (17 days)

• Reach Ahead Summer Program

In-Person

• Daily face-to-face classroom sessions

• Teachers work from an assigned site (Sir Robert Borden SS or Adult HS)

• Monday July 6 - Tuesday July 28 2026 from 8:30 am - 3:35 pm (17 days)

• Reach Ahead Summer Program

Credit Recovery

• Synchronous/asynchronous and in-person

• Teachers work in-person from Sir Robert Borden from July 6 - 10 (minimum)

• Monday July 6 - Tuesday July 28 2026 from 8:30 am - 11:45 am (17 days)

• Credit Recovery Summer Program

Cooperative Education

• Synchronous and In-Person

• Students and Parents Information Meeting: June 10 2026 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

• Teachers work from Brookfield HS (July 2 3 and 6 for pre-placement) and must have access to a reliable vehicle to conduct placement assessments and student site visits

• Single credit - Thursday July 2 - Friday July 24 2026 - 6.5 hours/day (17 days)

• Double credit - Thursday July 2 - Friday August 14 2026 - 7 hours and 10 minutes/day (31 days)

• Cooperative Education Summer Program Website

*Please note that teachers who choose to work from home must have reliable internet access and may be required to come to a designated school site throughout the program.

N.B. Teachers working with accommodations through Employee Wellness specifically denoting summer school dates are required to share this information with the Principal of Continuing Education before accepting any offer of work to be sure the required accommodations can be met.

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

Please note as per the most recent collective agreement Article 40.02 (c) states:

In the event that the Employer cancels two (2) or more days/evenings of Continuing Education courses as a result of unforeseen circumstances beyond its control Continuing Education teachers will be required to attend and teach a make-up day.

For the 2026 Summer School session the replacement dates will be held on the following last school day.

Continuing Education website: Continuing Education

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

eLearning

Course List (based on enrollment): CHV2OT/GLC2OT CHV2O6/GLC2O6 (French Immersion) NBE3UT ENG4UT HSC4MT MHF4UT. eLearning courses will be taught in the OCDSB VLE. Teachers will be provided with digital content for each course.

Reach Ahead Credit

A range of courses in the following subject areas (based on enrollment) include: Mathematics Science English ESL/ELD Business Studies Canadian World Studies Social Sciences Cooperative Education French Guidance and Career Studies will be offered.

Application Process:

There is only ONE posting for the 2026 Summer School Session . All teachers (with or without Continuing Education Seniority) may apply to this posting. Applicants MUST hold Intermediate & Senior qualifications in the appropriate discipline with the Ontario College of Teachers and be in good standing at the time of application to be considered for an offer of work. Per the Collective Agreement applicants with CE Seniority who appear on the February 2026 Continuing Education Seniority List and hold the required qualifications will be considered for positions first . All applicants must apply using an account through Apply to Education. Teachers employed with the OCDSB and/or CE seniority will already have an account linked to their OCDSB Employee Identification Number (EIN).

If there are still positions available after all teachers with CE Seniority who applied to this posting have been placed teachers without CE Seniority may be offered a position based on their applicable qualifications in accordance with Policy Equitable Recruitment Hiring and Promotion.

By applying to this posting you will be considered for a teaching position in any course meeting your teaching qualifications. Where vacancies remain after all qualified applicants have accepted positions applicants may be offered and accept by mutual consent an offer of work in a subject area outside of their valid OCT qualifications.

Staffing 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 summer school.

Staffing Timelines:

Staffing timelines for Summer School become more and more constrained as we edge closer to the end of June. Last minute hiring may occur over the last week of June or early Jul y. Initial offers of work for Co-op begin at the end of May to expedite the program. Other program offers of work will begin no earlier than June 2 2026.

Offers of work will be sent by the Principal of Continuing Education to the preferred up-to-date email you provided in Apply to Education (ATE). Please make sure that your preferred email address is up-to-date in ATE. Due to staffing time constraints associated with the summer school program offers of work will include very specific 24-hour response parameters for acceptance/decline. Teachers will have 24 hours to respond to the offer. Where acceptances are not received within the 24-hour timeframes specified in the email it will be assumed that you are declining the offer of work and may lose the opportunity to work within the Summer School program.

Staff Meetings and Professional Development

Each program will have a mandatory paid Staff Meeting (1 hour) on the day prior to the start of the summer school program except for the Co-op program. The staff meeting for Co-op will be between June 1 and June 11 at 440 Albert Street. The time for the meeting will be included in the offer of work letters. Teachers will also have the option to participate in up to 3 hours of approved paid PD. Further details about the optional PD will be provided to successful applicants prior to the start of the session.

PLEASE NOTE: As a condition of employment all new employees will be required to submit a recent Police Record Check for the vulnerable sector prior to their start date with the OCDSB.

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

OCDSB employees serve students colleagues families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities orientations faiths ethnicities races genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people and respect value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

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Personal information is collected pursuant to the Education Act and will be used to determine the eligibility for employment with the OCDSB. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager Human Resources 133 Greenbank Road Nepean Ontario K2H 6L3.