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...
Month: February 2020
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...
OPSBA identifies clear funding priorities to address pressures facing school boards
Toronto, February 19, 2020 – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has submitted its response to the Ministry of Education's call for feedback on the government's Grants for Student Needs (GSN) education funding plans for...
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...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Local Priorities Grant
School boards continue to stress the need for local flexibility in order to comply with provincial balanced budget legislation, yet still meet unique local cost pressures and needs. Eighty-three percent of Ontarians support or somewhat support school boards having...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Leadership Development and Executive Compensation
School boards are continuously involved in succession planning and need to recruit and retain education leaders. Training, mentoring and other supports, including appropriate compensation, are needed for Directors of Education and Superintendents. In addition, we are...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Professional Learning
Building capacity for teachers, education workers and school administrators is an essential component for a successful provincial education system. Delivering responsive, relevant professional learning and training that has direct application to improving learning and...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Capital and Facilities Funding
While we understand that the capital priority announcements for the most recent round of applications will be announced in March, boards will be reviewing the details to ensure the funding covers any increased building costs since tenders were first approved. We also...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Student Transportation
OPSBA is a member of the newly formed Student Transportation Advisory Group that will review the funding formula for student transportation, the consortia model and operations; and student transportation procurement. Our Association last commented on this issue in...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Modern Learning for Today and Tomorrow
The 2018 Auditor General’s report noted significant disparities in the availability of relevant up-to-date classroom technology across our province. OPSBA supports using technology as a vehicle to facilitate learning, but it should never be considered a replacement...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships
OPSBA sent a submission to the government's Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 and stated our strong support for the amendments that changes the journey person to apprentice ratio for all trades (that are not to exceed one apprentice for each journey...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Indigenous Education
Advancing Reconciliation is a priority of OPSBA – supporting this through Indigenous education is important for all school boards. We support a curriculum for all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 that contains clear expectations that every student will acquire...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Children and Youth Mental Health
OPSBA continues to support the need for a Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and was pleased to see this referenced in Bill 116, Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019. There needs to be a continued...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Special Education
Special Education continues to be an area in which boards request more supports and resources given the complexities of student needs. This is even more significant where community services and supports are not readily available or easily accessible. This is...
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...
OPSBA 2020-21 Pre-Budget Consultation submission – Jan 23 Final.pdf
Month: February 2020
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...
OPSBA identifies clear funding priorities to address pressures facing school boards
Toronto, February 19, 2020 – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has submitted its response to the Ministry of Education's call for feedback on the government's Grants for Student Needs (GSN) education funding plans for...
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...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Local Priorities Grant
School boards continue to stress the need for local flexibility in order to comply with provincial balanced budget legislation, yet still meet unique local cost pressures and needs. Eighty-three percent of Ontarians support or somewhat support school boards having...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Leadership Development and Executive Compensation
School boards are continuously involved in succession planning and need to recruit and retain education leaders. Training, mentoring and other supports, including appropriate compensation, are needed for Directors of Education and Superintendents. In addition, we are...
Grants for Student Needs 2020-21: Professional Learning
Building capacity for teachers, education workers and school administrators is an essential component for a successful provincial education system. Delivering responsive, relevant professional learning and training that has direct application to improving learning and...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Capital and Facilities Funding
While we understand that the capital priority announcements for the most recent round of applications will be announced in March, boards will be reviewing the details to ensure the funding covers any increased building costs since tenders were first approved. We also...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Student Transportation
OPSBA is a member of the newly formed Student Transportation Advisory Group that will review the funding formula for student transportation, the consortia model and operations; and student transportation procurement. Our Association last commented on this issue in...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Modern Learning for Today and Tomorrow
The 2018 Auditor General’s report noted significant disparities in the availability of relevant up-to-date classroom technology across our province. OPSBA supports using technology as a vehicle to facilitate learning, but it should never be considered a replacement...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships
OPSBA sent a submission to the government's Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 and stated our strong support for the amendments that changes the journey person to apprentice ratio for all trades (that are not to exceed one apprentice for each journey...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Indigenous Education
Advancing Reconciliation is a priority of OPSBA – supporting this through Indigenous education is important for all school boards. We support a curriculum for all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 that contains clear expectations that every student will acquire...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Children and Youth Mental Health
OPSBA continues to support the need for a Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and was pleased to see this referenced in Bill 116, Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019. There needs to be a continued...
2020-21 Grants for Student Needs: Special Education
Special Education continues to be an area in which boards request more supports and resources given the complexities of student needs. This is even more significant where community services and supports are not readily available or easily accessible. This is...
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...
