The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on February 22 and 23, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC) and OPSBA's First Nations Board of Director member, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
February 2019 - OPSBA
It’s Fair Dealing Week in Canada
The Fair Dealing Decision Tool helps teachers decide, with just a few clicks, whether fair dealing permits classroom use of short excerpts from print materials, artistic works, or audiovisual materials without needing to obtain copyright permission. It takes 30...
Ministry of Education Update – February 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Submission Guidelines for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Monday, April 1, 2019 Monday, April 1 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2019 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from member...
Legislative Update – February 19, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns February 19, 2019. Following is an update on legislation that OPSBA is monitoring and other recent items. Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act On December 6, Economic Development Minister Todd Smith introduced...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2019
Ford government advises school boards to freeze hiring Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Feb. 28, 2019 Ontario school boards have been told to hold off on all hiring for the next school year until further notice, according to an education ministry memo obtained by the Star....
February 2019 - OPSBA
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 22 and 23, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on February 22 and 23, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC) and OPSBA's First Nations Board of Director member, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
It’s Fair Dealing Week in Canada
The Fair Dealing Decision Tool helps teachers decide, with just a few clicks, whether fair dealing permits classroom use of short excerpts from print materials, artistic works, or audiovisual materials without needing to obtain copyright permission. It takes 30...
Ministry of Education Update – February 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Submission Guidelines for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Monday, April 1, 2019 Monday, April 1 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2019 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from member...
Legislative Update – February 19, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns February 19, 2019. Following is an update on legislation that OPSBA is monitoring and other recent items. Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act On December 6, Economic Development Minister Todd Smith introduced...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2019
Ford government advises school boards to freeze hiring Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Feb. 28, 2019 Ontario school boards have been told to hold off on all hiring for the next school year until further notice, according to an education ministry memo obtained by the Star....
