Rural and Remote Education Review On June 16, we provided our submission regarding this review based on the feedback from our membership. On June 28, Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter announced a "Plan to Strengthen Rural and Northern Education." The Minister was...
Month: June 2017
RemoteRuralEdHighlights.pdf
MinistryLetterRuralRemoteEdJun2817.pdf
JointSubmission_OHRC_June292017.pdf
2018 Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health
Online registration is now open for the Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health! This unique event unites the voices of educators, professional student services personnel, mental health and health professionals, children service agencies, children service...
Summit2018_Save_Date.pdf
Legislative Update, June 22, 2017
MPPs rose for summer recess on June 1, 2017, and return on Monday, September 11, 2017. The following is an update on recent items. Rural and Remote Education Review OPSBA provided a submission to the Ministry consultation on June 16, 2017. The content was based on...
RenewedEarlyYears+ChildCarePolicyFramework.pdf
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario school closings will be put on hold as province reviews process Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jun. 28 The government has put a temporary halt on any future school closings across the province, saying it plans to overhaul the entire process after hearing concerns...
Diploma in School Board Administration
The University of Guelph has partnered with the Ontario Association of School Business Officials (OASBO) to offer professional development opportunities for school board staff leaders to earn a Diploma in School Board Administration. The Leadership and Ethics online...
OPSBA Rural and Remote Submission FINAL.pdf
Education Today Summer 2017 Highlights
FeaturesTrustees and the Legacy of Truth and ReconciliationBy Jennifer LewingtonNow that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have heard the accounts of the residential school system and its fallout, the real work of reconciliation begins. Jennifer Lewington speaks...
Weblinks – ET Summer 2017
Teaching Resiliency www.teachresiliency.ca In May, a new national mental health strategy was launched to mark Mental Health Week. Teach Resiliency, a resource for health professionals and educators, is a partnership between Physical & Health Education Canada and...
Celebrating a “True Professional”
OPSBA's director of communications to retire By T.J. Goertz and Susan Cook If OPSBA could hand out Oscars, Jeff Sprang, director of Communications, would receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to public education in his role as a communications...
Book Review
Assessing a Guide to Assessment Inspiring readers to move beyond marks to meaning Review by Suzanne Bowness In some ways, reviewing a book has many similarities to grading an assignment: in both cases, you are trying to assess strengths and weaknesses. This notion...
Student Voice
School InvolvementEnriching Students' ExperiencesBy Kayvon MihanOver the past couple of years, I've often been asked why I became a student trustee. The answer comes to me with little thought, because being deeply involved in school has always been a part of my...
Interview with Indira Naidoo-Harris
Ontario's first minister responsible for early years and child careBy OPSBA StaffOn January 20, 2017, Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Halton and the recently appointed minister responsible for early years and child care (as well as minister of women's issues), attended...
Cover Story – ET Summer 2017
Gail Force Gail Anderson's personal touch - and humour - set OPSBA on a strong course By Louise Brown They were the only two people in a New Orleans diner, the kind with peanuts on the floor and not much on the menu. Gail Anderson and Michael Barrett were there for a...
Month: June 2017
Legislative Update, June 28
Rural and Remote Education Review On June 16, we provided our submission regarding this review based on the feedback from our membership. On June 28, Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter announced a "Plan to Strengthen Rural and Northern Education." The Minister was...
RemoteRuralEdHighlights.pdf
MinistryLetterRuralRemoteEdJun2817.pdf
JointSubmission_OHRC_June292017.pdf
2018 Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health
Online registration is now open for the Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health! This unique event unites the voices of educators, professional student services personnel, mental health and health professionals, children service agencies, children service...
Summit2018_Save_Date.pdf
Legislative Update, June 22, 2017
MPPs rose for summer recess on June 1, 2017, and return on Monday, September 11, 2017. The following is an update on recent items. Rural and Remote Education Review OPSBA provided a submission to the Ministry consultation on June 16, 2017. The content was based on...
RenewedEarlyYears+ChildCarePolicyFramework.pdf
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario school closings will be put on hold as province reviews process Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jun. 28 The government has put a temporary halt on any future school closings across the province, saying it plans to overhaul the entire process after hearing concerns...
Diploma in School Board Administration
The University of Guelph has partnered with the Ontario Association of School Business Officials (OASBO) to offer professional development opportunities for school board staff leaders to earn a Diploma in School Board Administration. The Leadership and Ethics online...
OPSBA Rural and Remote Submission FINAL.pdf
Education Today Summer 2017 Highlights
FeaturesTrustees and the Legacy of Truth and ReconciliationBy Jennifer LewingtonNow that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have heard the accounts of the residential school system and its fallout, the real work of reconciliation begins. Jennifer Lewington speaks...
Weblinks – ET Summer 2017
Teaching Resiliency www.teachresiliency.ca In May, a new national mental health strategy was launched to mark Mental Health Week. Teach Resiliency, a resource for health professionals and educators, is a partnership between Physical & Health Education Canada and...
Celebrating a “True Professional”
OPSBA's director of communications to retire By T.J. Goertz and Susan Cook If OPSBA could hand out Oscars, Jeff Sprang, director of Communications, would receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to public education in his role as a communications...
Book Review
Assessing a Guide to Assessment Inspiring readers to move beyond marks to meaning Review by Suzanne Bowness In some ways, reviewing a book has many similarities to grading an assignment: in both cases, you are trying to assess strengths and weaknesses. This notion...
Student Voice
School InvolvementEnriching Students' ExperiencesBy Kayvon MihanOver the past couple of years, I've often been asked why I became a student trustee. The answer comes to me with little thought, because being deeply involved in school has always been a part of my...
Interview with Indira Naidoo-Harris
Ontario's first minister responsible for early years and child careBy OPSBA StaffOn January 20, 2017, Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Halton and the recently appointed minister responsible for early years and child care (as well as minister of women's issues), attended...
Cover Story – ET Summer 2017
Gail Force Gail Anderson's personal touch - and humour - set OPSBA on a strong course By Louise Brown They were the only two people in a New Orleans diner, the kind with peanuts on the floor and not much on the menu. Gail Anderson and Michael Barrett were there for a...
