May 16 is World Education Support Personnel Day, the day to celebrate all the different roles that support staff play in our education system and to acknowledge that each and every one of them make a difference. These individuals are the unsung heroes in our schools and education centres, silently supporting students, parents, teachers, administration, and management.

Every support staff member plays a part in ensuring that your child has a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for learning, and in helping to equip students with the knowledge, skills, tools, and sense of community they need to succeed.

Over the past several years, the Ontario Government and School Boards have cut these positions and failed to recognize the importance of these roles for supporting the education of students.

Please join the OSSTF Bluewater District 7 Office Professionals and Technicians Bargaining Unit (OPT) Executive on May 16, in recognizing and celebrating the important role that all support staff in Bluewater play in supporting all student’s education.

The OPT Bargaining Unit consists of School Office Managers, Office Professionals, Library Clerks, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Application Support, Accounting, Payroll, Human Resources, Purchasing, Transportation, Learning Services, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), Adult and Continuing Education/Blended Learning/Summer School, Community Education, Plant Services, Health and Safety, Student Success/Program, and Research Specialist.

source: media release, OSSTF, District 7