POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020 Friday, April 3, 2020 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2020 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from...
OPSBA Events
More than 300 trustees and senior school board staff attend 2020 Public Education Symposium in Toronto
OPSBA's 2020 Public Education Symposium (PES) was held from January 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACÉPO). This year's PES featured a number of relevant keynote...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 24, 2019
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting on November 24, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional...
Public Education Symposium 2020
SAVE THE DATE January 23 to 25, 2020 Sheraton Centre Hotel 123 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2M9 Thank you for your patience as we transition to a NEW Online Registration system. We plan to open online registration in early November. Pre-Symposium Thursday,...
Legislative Update – June 20, 2019
On June 20, Premier Doug Ford announced a cabinet shuffle that includes the addition of one new ministry (Health is split into two ministries), as well as five new associate ministers. Stephen Lecce is the new Minister of Education and Lisa Thompson is now the...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 3 and 4, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,...
OPSBA Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park
On April 8, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham was joined by Executive Council members and OPSBA senior staff in an Advocacy Day at Queen's Park. OPSBA Advocacy Day provided an opportunity for OPSBA representatives to build on collaborative relationships with provincial...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2019
The OPSBA 2019 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which takes place from July 4-6, 2019 in Toronto. OPSBA is looking forward to welcoming you to OPSBA's 31th Annual General Meeting. All nominations received by the nomination deadline...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
** NEW ** ANNOUNCEMENTS 1:00 p.m. Laurie Scott, MPP, Minister of Labour 1:20 p.m. Keynote Speaker: JAIME WATT Jaime Watt is the Executive Chairman of Navigator. Widely regarded as Canada's leading high stakes communications strategist, he is a...
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...
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...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
Registration for OPSBA's premier labour relations and human resources professional learning opportunity is open! The 2019 Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium takes place April 4 and 5 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The...
More than 300 trustees and staff attend successful 2019 Public Education Symposium
OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium was held from January 24 to 26 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACÉPO). Featuring outstanding speakers, including Don...
Legislative Update – December 18, 2018
The House reconvened this week for four days to allow Labour Minister Laurie Scott to introduce Bill 67, Labour Relations Amendment Act (Protecting Ontario's Power Supply). The legislation is aimed at preventing a strike or lockout at Ontario Power Generation and sets...
Public Education Symposium 2019
January 24 to 26 Online Registration Full Program A new workshop has been added on Friday at 3:00 p.m. titled, "The Ontario Ombudsman and School Boards." Attendees will be able to choose this workshop on site. Hotel Reservations – Hotel cut-off date was Monday,...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – December 7 and 8, 2018
Please note – the deadline for securing a hotel room at the Sheraton Centre for the Public Education Symposium is Jan. 7, 2019. The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 7 and 8, 2018, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees'...
Public Education Symposium 2019
Online Registration Program Outline OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are...
Public Education Symposium 2019
SAVE THE DATE OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are experts in their field,...
OPSBA Events
Call for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020 Friday, April 3, 2020 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2020 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from...
More than 300 trustees and senior school board staff attend 2020 Public Education Symposium in Toronto
OPSBA's 2020 Public Education Symposium (PES) was held from January 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACÉPO). This year's PES featured a number of relevant keynote...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 24, 2019
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting on November 24, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional...
Public Education Symposium 2020
SAVE THE DATE January 23 to 25, 2020 Sheraton Centre Hotel 123 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2M9 Thank you for your patience as we transition to a NEW Online Registration system. We plan to open online registration in early November. Pre-Symposium Thursday,...
Legislative Update – June 20, 2019
On June 20, Premier Doug Ford announced a cabinet shuffle that includes the addition of one new ministry (Health is split into two ministries), as well as five new associate ministers. Stephen Lecce is the new Minister of Education and Lisa Thompson is now the...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 3 and 4, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,...
OPSBA Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park
On April 8, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham was joined by Executive Council members and OPSBA senior staff in an Advocacy Day at Queen's Park. OPSBA Advocacy Day provided an opportunity for OPSBA representatives to build on collaborative relationships with provincial...
Call for Nominations for OPSBA Elected Positions 2019
The OPSBA 2019 elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which takes place from July 4-6, 2019 in Toronto. OPSBA is looking forward to welcoming you to OPSBA's 31th Annual General Meeting. All nominations received by the nomination deadline...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
** NEW ** ANNOUNCEMENTS 1:00 p.m. Laurie Scott, MPP, Minister of Labour 1:20 p.m. Keynote Speaker: JAIME WATT Jaime Watt is the Executive Chairman of Navigator. Widely regarded as Canada's leading high stakes communications strategist, he is a...
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...
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...
2019 Education Labour Relations and HR Symposium
Registration for OPSBA's premier labour relations and human resources professional learning opportunity is open! The 2019 Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium takes place April 4 and 5 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The...
More than 300 trustees and staff attend successful 2019 Public Education Symposium
OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium was held from January 24 to 26 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACÉPO). Featuring outstanding speakers, including Don...
Legislative Update – December 18, 2018
The House reconvened this week for four days to allow Labour Minister Laurie Scott to introduce Bill 67, Labour Relations Amendment Act (Protecting Ontario's Power Supply). The legislation is aimed at preventing a strike or lockout at Ontario Power Generation and sets...
Public Education Symposium 2019
January 24 to 26 Online Registration Full Program A new workshop has been added on Friday at 3:00 p.m. titled, "The Ontario Ombudsman and School Boards." Attendees will be able to choose this workshop on site. Hotel Reservations – Hotel cut-off date was Monday,...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – December 7 and 8, 2018
Please note – the deadline for securing a hotel room at the Sheraton Centre for the Public Education Symposium is Jan. 7, 2019. The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 7 and 8, 2018, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees'...
Public Education Symposium 2019
Online Registration Program Outline OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are...
Public Education Symposium 2019
SAVE THE DATE OPSBA's 2019 Public Education Symposium (PES) will take place in Toronto, January 24 to 26. PES is the premier professional learning event of the year for school board trustees and offers outstanding keynote speakers who are experts in their field,...