The OSSTF/FEESO Communication Award recognizes and celebrates effective efforts in communication made by Districts, Bargaining Units or individuals during the past calendar year.
Submitting a Nomination
The deadline for nominations is January 31 and must be submitted through our online Nomination Form, fax to 416-751-7079 or by mail to:
Tracey Marshall
Communications and Political Action Department
60 Mobile Drive
Toronto, ON M4A 2P3
The electronic form features file upload capability. You may submit attachments no larger than 20 MB. Each file should be no more than 3 MB. If you submit your online form with attachments over 20 MB, you will arrive at a Page Not Found error. If your attachments are large, we recommend you email them to Tracey.Marshall@osstf.ca or mail them to Tracey Marshall. Eligible applications that were not chosen in the current year, will be held for one (1) year after their initial submission for consideration in the following year.
Guidelines
Criteria
This award considers all forms of communication used by a District or Bargaining Unit, including but not limited to:
- Newsletters (print and/or digital)
- Social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, etc.)
- Website (news articles, images, interactivity)
- Other creative initiatives (banners, ad campaigns, rally signs)
Submissions will be considered using a variety of criteria, including:
- Content (professionalism, accuracy, currency, relevancy)
- Creativity (style, modern media)
- Quantity (variety, pacing)
- Special considerations (unit size, geography, other challenges)
All submissions must be on time and will need to include an overall summary of the considerations above, and examples of communications work, which may include web address to the District/ Bargaining Unit website, photos or electronic copies of publications, social media account information, and photos of other communications activities.
Disclaimer
The Communications and Political Action Committee will determine which, if any, candidate will receive the award based on the established criteria. The Communications and Political Action Committee reserves the right not to grant the award in any given year.
Nominations
| Who may submit an application form? |
Any active Bargaining Unit Member in OSSTF/FEESO. |
| Who may be nominated? |
Any Active Member of OSSTF/FEESO. |
| What is required? |
Provide concrete examples of relevant work accomplished to support the nomination. |
| Where will the presentation occur? |
Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA) |
| How will winner be notified? |
The secretariat member attached to the award will make contact with the nominator prior to the award ceremony to get winner’s contact information. Only winning entries will be contacted. |
| Publicity |
OSSTF/FEESO will publicize the contributions of the award winner in its publications |
Previous Winners
| 1992 |
Shirley Telegadas |
D 34 Essex |
| 1993 |
Award not bestowed |
|
| 1994 |
Scott Hunt |
D 34 Essex |
| 1995 |
Paul Rook |
D 16 Scarborough |
| 1996 |
John McEwen |
D 21 Seaway |
| 1997 |
Betty Ann Bushell |
D 10 Peel |
| 1998 |
Ron Crawford |
D 08 Hamilton |
| 2018 |
Teacher Bargaining Unit |
D 19 Peel |
| 2019 |
Award not bestowed |
|
| 2020 |
Nanci Henderson |
D 24 Waterloo |
| 2021 |
Award not bestowed |
|
| 2022 |
Ryan Harper |
D 19 Peel |
| |
Olivia Esther, Jeannie Niokos, Jamie Thompson
|
D 34 Royal Conservatory of Music |
| 2023 |
Erin Leonard |
D 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge |
| 2024 |
Teacher/Occasional Teacher Bargaining Unit |
D 22 Niagara |
| 2025 |
Jake Loof and Brent Yacoback |
D 4 Near North |