New Teachers and Mental Health March 2014 | Page 25

Acccording to the collective agreement an "Occasional Teacher who worked at least 90 full-time equivalent days as an Occasional Teacher for the Board in a school year shall, in the subsequent school year, be eligivle to enroll and participate in each of the insured Employee Benefit Plans [EBP] as set out under 15.2.0., 15.3.0 and 15.4.0." The new contract states that a new teacher must first work 90 days and will only aquire the EBP the following year. On a scale, how concerning is this statment?

> majority of students stated that they feel that this issue is severe

> no students stated that being left without benefits is of no concern and > only one student said that it was of mild concern