(Per agreement made during confirmation process)
Candidates selected for either a scoring or committee position are required to accept the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure and Employment Agreement for an EQAO Scorer (Online) or Committee Member (Online) when confirming the acceptance of the position.
Section 1 (applies to both scoring and committee positions)
I agree to
- not copy, save, reproduce, distribute or post to the Internet (including social media) any materials designated as secure, including documents, items and responses, for any reason, and I agree to destroy all materials as requested before the conclusion of the EQAO activity;
- not divulge in digital, written or verbal form, before, during or after the EQAO activity, any portion of confidential materials, including the content of the tests and student responses, as well as feedback provided by or to EQAO related to items, design, content, administration, scoring and other materials;
- not disclose or discuss information that compromises in any way the security of test materials, the confidentiality of student responses, or the validity of the tests or the scoring process before, during or after the EQAO activity; and
- co-operate fully with any investigation that may be initiated by EQAO regarding this agreement; this includes producing all documents and materials requested by EQAO regardless of the medium and submitting to in-person interviews conducted by or on behalf of EQAO at the agency’s request.
Section 2 (applies to online scoring position only)
I also agree to
- participate fully and actively in the online training and qualifying test;
- score student responses within the required time frame;
- carry out my duties required as a scorer with honesty and good faith;
- meet EQAO’s commitment expectation of scoring on average a minimum of ten batches per week during the scoring window;
- conduct myself in alignment with the professional code of conduct of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) (any suspected or proven unprofessional conduct will be reported to the OCT);
- indemnify and hold EQAO, and its agents, harmless against all claims in respect of any injury, loss, cost, expenses or damages;
- allow EQAO or its contractors to track the amount of time that I am active on the e-assessment scoring system;
- be released should I not meet the validity expectations or not pass the qualifying test mentioned above;
- refer to the Payment Guidelines for my payment schedule; and
- adhere to all terms and conditions of this agreement before, during and after the EQAO activity.
Section 3 (applies to online committee member position only)
I also agree to
- participate fully and actively in the online training;
- carry out my duties required as a committee member with honesty and good faith;
- be present during the days and times required;
- conduct myself in alignment with the professional code of conduct of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) (any suspected or proven unprofessional conduct will be reported to the OCT);
- indemnify and hold EQAO, and its agents, harmless against all claims in respect of any injury, loss, cost, expenses or damages;
- allow EQAO or its contractors to track the amount of time that I am active on the e-assessment scoring system;
- refer to the Payment Guidelines for my payment schedule; and
- adhere to all terms and conditions of this agreement before, during and after the EQAO activity.
Section 4 Conflict of Interest (applies to both scoring and committee positions)
I shall
- avoid any conflict of interest1 in the performance of my duties;
- disclose to EQAO any actual or potential conflict of interest that arises during the performance of my duties; and
- comply with any requirements directed by EQAO to resolve any conflict of interest.
Further, I acknowledge and agree that
- EQAO reserves the right to withdraw its offer for a position, terminate this agreement without notice and/or pursue legal action if
- any information that I provided in my profile is found to be inaccurate;
- I fail to disclose an actual or potential conflict of interest or comply with any direction from EQAO to resolve a conflict of interest; or
- I breach any terms or conditions of this agreement.
I will be liable for all losses, damages or costs incurred directly or indirectly by EQAO in relation to any such acts noted above. By accepting this position, I understand and agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement.
1 A conflict of interest is any circumstance where an individual’s other commitments, relationships or financial interests could, or could be seen to, compromise, impair or be incompatible with the individual’s effective performance of the agreed-upon duties.