What you should know about today's teacher strikes

The basics:

• No school Monday for Family Day.
• No school Friday for most elementary and high school studentsacross the province.
• There were no strikes Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Over two million students are out of class this Friday as Ontario's four largest teacher unions plan to hold a joint one-day strike.

The unions that will participate in Friday's strike aretheElementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), theOntario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF), theOntario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) and theAssociation des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens(AEFO).

• Ontario's 4 major teachers unions to hold joint 1-day provincewide strike on Feb. 21
• Catholic, French teachers resume talks with province ahead of Ontario-wide strike

Classes were also cancelled on Monday for Family Day.

Negotiations at a standstill

Contract negotiations between the Progressive Conservative government and the education unions have largely stalledwith several major issues unresolved,includingthe role of seniority in hiring practices, class sizes, funding for students with special education needs andmandatory e-learning.

The unions are also asking for around two per cent in annual salary increases, while the government won't budge beyond offering one per cent.

It passed legislation last year capping wage hikes for all public sector workers at one per cent for three years. The teachers' unions and several others are fighting the law in court, arguing it infringes on collective bargaining rights.

See below for a list of eastern Ontario school closures for the upcoming week. Make sure to visit your school board's website for the most up-to-date information.

Monday Feb. 17

Schools will be closed for Family Day.

Friday Feb. 21

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

All OCDSB schools will be closed.

Extended Day programs and all Community Use of Schoolpermits will also be cancelled.

Ottawa CatholicSchool Board

All OCSB schools will be closed, unless an agreement is reached between the province and OECTA. All bus and van transportation will also be cancelled.

Before- and after-school programs will be cancelled for the day, althoughall Ottawa Catholic Child Care Corporation Toddler and Preschool programs and all EarlyOn Centres will be open and will operate according to their regular hours.

Community Use of Schools programming isnotaffected by the one-day provincial strike.

Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario

All CDSBEO elementary and secondary schools will be closed to students.

Parents who have children that attend child care orbefore- and after-school care programs in CDSBEO facilities should contact their individual provider for details during the strike.

Upper Canada District School Board

All UCDSB students will have the day off as schools are closed.

Parents and guardians whose children attend a child-care facility at a UCDSB school should contact their child-care provider with any questions.

Renfrew County District School Board

All elementary and secondary schools will be closed.

Child-care facilitiesmay continue to operate. Parents and guardians should contact their operator to confirm whether they will remain open and if they'll have additional child-care spaces during strike days.

Community-use bookings will continue as usual.

Limestone District School Board

All elementary and secondary schools will be closed, and students in Grades 9 to 12 should not attend school. This includes students in co-op and those attending dual credit and programs at St. Lawrence College.

Literacy and Basic Skills, Adult ESL and Teacher Assisted Self-Study programs will also not run.

Extra-curricular activities, field tripsand all sports sanctioned by the Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association will be cancelled.

Hastings-Prince Edward District School Board

Classes are cancelled for all students.

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

All ALCDSB schools will be closed to students.

Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario

Classes and school transportation will be cancelled.

Before- and after-school programs for toddlers, preschoolers and children ages fourto 12willnot operate.

For daycare services operated by a third party, parents and guardians should contact the child-care service to check if they will remain open. Programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers offered by third-party partners will be open.

Conseil des coles catholiques du Centre-Est

All classes will be cancelled.

Daycare centres for preschool children will remain open, except for l'Acadmie catholique Notre-Dame and l'cole lmentaire catholique L'Envol, both of which will be closed.

Parents of school-aged children who require child care should contact their provider to learn if those centreswill remain open.

All EarlyON Centreswill be closed with the exception of:

• l'cole lmentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier.
• l'cole lmentaire catholique Des Voyageurs.
• l'cole secondaire catholique Batrice-Desloges.
• le Centre scolaire catholique Jeanne-Lajoie.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien

All schools will be closed.

Daycares in its schools will stay open and before- and after-school programs will run except for:

• The Municipality of Russell,
• Le Jardin des clins,
• andle Centre Culturel Les trois petits points.