Month: July 2020
OPSBA Statement Regarding the Return-to-School Plan
“The safety of our students, staff, and school communities is, and has always been, our top priority. We know the pandemic has had an impact on the mental health and the lives of our children, and as medical experts have said, it is important to get kids back into...
OPSBASubmissionToBill197-20200720.pdf
Support for conventional school return is mixed among parents but strong support for key funding areas remains
Toronto, July 16, 2020 – Today, the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) and Nanos Research released public polling data from June 23 to 28 regarding issues related to COVID-19 and public education, including, opening schools in September to in-person...
2020-1668 OPSBA June – Report with tabs.pdf
StudentTransportationConsortiaDiscussionGuide.pdf
MinistryMemoSchoolYearCalendarsJun30-20.pdf
MinistryMemoAnti-racismInitiativesJul09-20.pdf
MinistryMemoBill197Jul08-20.pdf
Legislative Update – July 13, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park last week on July 6, 7 and 8. The current parliamentary calendar indicates sitting dates only for this week and next in July, with no dates scheduled for August, and MPPs returning on September 14, 2020. Bill...
OPSBA statement regarding the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act
“We will be examining the details of today’s omnibus COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, and discussing the proposed changes to the Education Act and its associated regulations, including Director of Education qualifications and Kindergarten to Grade 3 suspensions,...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Survey finds some Ontario parents planning to keep children home from school in September CTV News, Jul. 16, 2020 TORONTO -- Ontario's back to school plans could be complicated by a new poll that suggests more than ten per cent of parents would...
Month: July 2020
Final Draft Public version of approved Teacher PD Pilot Projects.pdf
OPSBA Statement Regarding the Return-to-School Plan
“The safety of our students, staff, and school communities is, and has always been, our top priority. We know the pandemic has had an impact on the mental health and the lives of our children, and as medical experts have said, it is important to get kids back into...
OPSBASubmissionToBill197-20200720.pdf
Support for conventional school return is mixed among parents but strong support for key funding areas remains
Toronto, July 16, 2020 – Today, the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) and Nanos Research released public polling data from June 23 to 28 regarding issues related to COVID-19 and public education, including, opening schools in September to in-person...
2020-1668 OPSBA June – Report with tabs.pdf
StudentTransportationConsortiaDiscussionGuide.pdf
MinistryMemoSchoolYearCalendarsJun30-20.pdf
MinistryMemoAnti-racismInitiativesJul09-20.pdf
MinistryMemoBill197Jul08-20.pdf
Legislative Update – July 13, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament returned to Queen’s Park last week on July 6, 7 and 8. The current parliamentary calendar indicates sitting dates only for this week and next in July, with no dates scheduled for August, and MPPs returning on September 14, 2020. Bill...
OPSBA statement regarding the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act
“We will be examining the details of today’s omnibus COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, and discussing the proposed changes to the Education Act and its associated regulations, including Director of Education qualifications and Kindergarten to Grade 3 suspensions,...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Survey finds some Ontario parents planning to keep children home from school in September CTV News, Jul. 16, 2020 TORONTO -- Ontario's back to school plans could be complicated by a new poll that suggests more than ten per cent of parents would...