Month: May 2020
AppendixA-TechnicalGuidanceAssessmentEvaluation+Reporting.docx
MinistryGuidanceEvaluation+ReportingDuringSchoolClosure.docx
MinistryMemoAdditional GuidanceSpecEd+MentalHealthMay27-20.pdf
OPSBA Reg posting draft – bus driver witness May 26.pdf
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 23, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting using the Zoom platform on May 23, 2020. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Indigenous...
Legislative Update – May 25, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on May 19 and 20. These were the first days the House convened for non-emergency sittings since it recessed when the pandemic hit in March. Both days included Question Periods in the morning and Member Statements in the...
OPSBA Ratifies Settlements Reached with OSSTF Teachers and Education Workers
May 22, 2020, Toronto – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative settlements that were reached with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation for both teachers and education workers on...
OPSBA statement: Public school facilities closed to the end of June
“Earlier this afternoon, Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce announced that schools across Ontario would remain closed for the rest of this school year. Student, staff, and school community safety continues to be the top priority for all those involved in...
Legislative Update – May 19, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed May 12 for a one-day session for a reduced Question Period, to renew the emergency declaration (now extended until June 2) and introduce and pass Bill 190, COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020. The...
UnicefReopeningSchools.pdf
Framework-for-reopening-schools-2020.pdf
DMmemoSchoolConstructionMay06-20.pdf
Legislative Update – May 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes May 12 at 9 a.m. for a reduced Question Period and to renew the emergency declarations that have been in place since April 14. The government is resuming twice-weekly Question Periods, to be held every Tuesday and Wednesday...
OPSBA statement regarding the voluntary redeployment of school board staff
“The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe staffing shortages in some areas of the broader public sector, such as long-term care homes. We know that in these challenging times, many of our hardworking, dedicated staff are looking for ways in which they can help...
OPSBA Ratifies Settlement Reached with Ontario Council of Education Workers
May 5, 2020, Toronto – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative settlement that was reached with the Ontario Council of Education Workers (OCEW) on April 4, 2020. "Throughout this process our goal...
Legislative Update – May 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned and is scheduled to resume on May 12, 2020. MPPs must do this every 28 days to renew the emergency declaration and will sit for a reduced Question Period that morning. We understand the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2020
OPSBA Media Releases OPSBA signs deal with secondary school teachers, education workers Sudbury.com, May 23, 2020 The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) has signed a three-year contract with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation for both...
Month: May 2020
MinistryMemoPersonalPropertyRetrievalMay27-20.pdf
AppendixA-TechnicalGuidanceAssessmentEvaluation+Reporting.docx
MinistryGuidanceEvaluation+ReportingDuringSchoolClosure.docx
MinistryMemoAdditional GuidanceSpecEd+MentalHealthMay27-20.pdf
OPSBA Reg posting draft – bus driver witness May 26.pdf
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – May 23, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting using the Zoom platform on May 23, 2020. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Indigenous...
Legislative Update – May 25, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed on May 19 and 20. These were the first days the House convened for non-emergency sittings since it recessed when the pandemic hit in March. Both days included Question Periods in the morning and Member Statements in the...
OPSBA Ratifies Settlements Reached with OSSTF Teachers and Education Workers
May 22, 2020, Toronto – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative settlements that were reached with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation for both teachers and education workers on...
OPSBA statement: Public school facilities closed to the end of June
“Earlier this afternoon, Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce announced that schools across Ontario would remain closed for the rest of this school year. Student, staff, and school community safety continues to be the top priority for all those involved in...
Legislative Update – May 19, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumed May 12 for a one-day session for a reduced Question Period, to renew the emergency declaration (now extended until June 2) and introduce and pass Bill 190, COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020. The...
UnicefReopeningSchools.pdf
Framework-for-reopening-schools-2020.pdf
DMmemoSchoolConstructionMay06-20.pdf
Legislative Update – May 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes May 12 at 9 a.m. for a reduced Question Period and to renew the emergency declarations that have been in place since April 14. The government is resuming twice-weekly Question Periods, to be held every Tuesday and Wednesday...
OPSBA statement regarding the voluntary redeployment of school board staff
“The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe staffing shortages in some areas of the broader public sector, such as long-term care homes. We know that in these challenging times, many of our hardworking, dedicated staff are looking for ways in which they can help...
OPSBA Ratifies Settlement Reached with Ontario Council of Education Workers
May 5, 2020, Toronto – The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative settlement that was reached with the Ontario Council of Education Workers (OCEW) on April 4, 2020. "Throughout this process our goal...
Legislative Update – May 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned and is scheduled to resume on May 12, 2020. MPPs must do this every 28 days to renew the emergency declaration and will sit for a reduced Question Period that morning. We understand the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2020
OPSBA Media Releases OPSBA signs deal with secondary school teachers, education workers Sudbury.com, May 23, 2020 The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) has signed a three-year contract with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation for both...