MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 16 - 20 that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 23, 2020 but that could change amid COVID-19 concerns. MPPs passed a motion to allow the suspension of the house beyond the...
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Online Trustee Professional Development Program Re-Launched
OPSBA is pleased to announce the re-launch of https://modules.ontarioschooltrustees.org/. The program focuses on topics ranging from Governance to Community Engagement to Finance, to Labour Relations, Social Media and Internal Audits. The information has been updated...
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education (NCCIE) is hosted by First Nations University of Canada, which has a 40-year history of being Indigenous-owned, operated, and controlled. The Centre is grounded in principles of respect,...
Legislative Update – March 9, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for one more week before pausing for a constituency week that coincides with March Break. Coronavirus Information The Ministry of Health provided an update on COVID-19 entitled Ontario implementing enhanced measures to...
OPSBA Northern BOD transportation letter.pdf
Legislative Update – March 2, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on February 18, 2020, and has two weeks before the constituency week that coincides with March Break. Provincial By-elections Two provincial by-elections were held on February 27 for the ridings of Ottawa-Vanier and Orléans...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 21 & 22, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting on February 21 and 22, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario public elementary schools to remain open as union announces new job action The Globe and Mail, Feb. 24, 2020 Ontario’s public elementary school teachers are changing direction in their job action, temporarily moving away from weekly...
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...
Legislative Update – February 14, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations and Ministry of Education 2020-21 Education Funding Consultation At the end of January, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs held...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario teachers to hold weekly strikes until deal with province reached The Globe and Mail, Jan. 27, 2020 Ontario’s public elementary schools will be closed for two days next week as teachers step up job action amid stalled contract talks with...
Legislative Update – January 31, 2020
There are two more weeks before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns from winter break and resumes on February 18, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations and Ministry of Education 2020-21 Education Funding Consultation From January 20 to 24, the...
Apply now for the Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship
The Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship is a Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) scholarship that was established to assist high school students who show an interest in studying chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering at a postsecondary institution but...
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...
Legislative Update – January 17, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations – Dates Finalized The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs are holding Pre-Budget Consultation public...
Legislative Update – December 20, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations On December 18, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips launched...
Legislative Update – December 13, 2019
MPPs rose December 12, marking the end of the fall session. The government issued a news release outlining their accomplishments. The House is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return February 18, 2020, after Family Day. Education...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2019
OPSBA Media Release, Tentative agreement reached with EWAO Dec. 10, 2019 Tentative agreement reached between province and education workers Daily Hive Toronto, Dec. 10, 2019 The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) said that the Education Workers’...
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Legislative Update – March 13, 2020
MPPs begin a Constituency Week from March 16 - 20 that aligns with March Break. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will resume on March 23, 2020 but that could change amid COVID-19 concerns. MPPs passed a motion to allow the suspension of the house beyond the...
Online Trustee Professional Development Program Re-Launched
OPSBA is pleased to announce the re-launch of https://modules.ontarioschooltrustees.org/. The program focuses on topics ranging from Governance to Community Engagement to Finance, to Labour Relations, Social Media and Internal Audits. The information has been updated...
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education (NCCIE) is hosted by First Nations University of Canada, which has a 40-year history of being Indigenous-owned, operated, and controlled. The Centre is grounded in principles of respect,...
Legislative Update – March 9, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for one more week before pausing for a constituency week that coincides with March Break. Coronavirus Information The Ministry of Health provided an update on COVID-19 entitled Ontario implementing enhanced measures to...
OPSBA Northern BOD transportation letter.pdf
Legislative Update – March 2, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on February 18, 2020, and has two weeks before the constituency week that coincides with March Break. Provincial By-elections Two provincial by-elections were held on February 27 for the ridings of Ottawa-Vanier and Orléans...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 21 & 22, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting on February 21 and 22, in Toronto. Lucille Kyle, Vice-Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC), gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario public elementary schools to remain open as union announces new job action The Globe and Mail, Feb. 24, 2020 Ontario’s public elementary school teachers are changing direction in their job action, temporarily moving away from weekly...
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...
Legislative Update – February 14, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations and Ministry of Education 2020-21 Education Funding Consultation At the end of January, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs held...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2020
OPSBA Media Releases Ontario teachers to hold weekly strikes until deal with province reached The Globe and Mail, Jan. 27, 2020 Ontario’s public elementary schools will be closed for two days next week as teachers step up job action amid stalled contract talks with...
Legislative Update – January 31, 2020
There are two more weeks before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns from winter break and resumes on February 18, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations and Ministry of Education 2020-21 Education Funding Consultation From January 20 to 24, the...
Apply now for the Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship
The Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship is a Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) scholarship that was established to assist high school students who show an interest in studying chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering at a postsecondary institution but...
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...
Legislative Update – January 17, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations – Dates Finalized The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs are holding Pre-Budget Consultation public...
Legislative Update – December 20, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations On December 18, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips launched...
Legislative Update – December 13, 2019
MPPs rose December 12, marking the end of the fall session. The government issued a news release outlining their accomplishments. The House is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return February 18, 2020, after Family Day. Education...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2019
OPSBA Media Release, Tentative agreement reached with EWAO Dec. 10, 2019 Tentative agreement reached between province and education workers Daily Hive Toronto, Dec. 10, 2019 The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) said that the Education Workers’...