September 30, 2024, marks the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, schools and school boards across Ontario, including students, staff, and school communities, will be commemorating the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, which more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend between the 1870s and 1997.
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Kathleen Woodcock elected President of OPSBA
2024 OPSBA Award Winners also announced
OPSBA’s 2023-24 Annual Report is now available!
OPSBA's 2023-24 Annual Report is now available! As outgoing OPSBA President Cathy Abraham writes, "This past year has been our busiest yet – a testament to the tireless dedication of each and every trustee across our member boards. From bustling Toronto to Moose...
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month.
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement for 2022 to 2026 that was reached with the Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario (EWAO) on May 2, 2024.
New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award, new for 2024, is a partnership between the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), and is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one graduating English public school student in each of OPSBA’s five regions. Scholarship recipients are students of strong leadership skills and potential, who care deeply about their communities and furthering their own learning.
Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
Since the height of the pandemic, per pupil funding has been trending down every year, further widening the growing gap in funding for public education. Funding, when adjusted for inflation, now sits at $11,506.03, a gap of $776.41 per student.
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
School boards recognize there is a need for more students to pursue opportunities in the skilled trades as part of a modernized secondary school program.
OPSBA statement on the release of 2024-25 Core Education Funding
Just like inflationary impacts on families and businesses, all costs in school board budgets continue to rise. As our members have not seen a corresponding increase in funding, there will undoubtedly be an impact on school board operations.
OPSBA welcomes federal announcement of National School Food Program
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is extremely pleased to see the federal government’s investment of $1 billion over five years to support a new National School Food Program. OPSBA has been advocating for this much-needed investment for years, since it was initially mentioned in the 2019 federal budget. We are hopeful that the Ontario government will move quickly and collaboratively to ensure the positive impacts of this program can be felt as early as the start of the next school year.
Statements on mandatory Black history learning
“Since its inception, OPSBA’s Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) has been advocating for this enhancement to Ontario’s curriculum and we are thrilled it has come to fruition. The minister has said it before, and BTC strongly affirms, Black history is Canadian history.”
Take Your MPP to School Week
Take Your MPP to School Week is taking place during and around the week of May 21 to 24 and celebrates the value of local advocacy and collaboration between school board trustees, school boards, and schools and Ontario’s MPPs.
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement that was reached with ETFO Teachers and Occasional Teachers on November 21, 2023.
Supporting Students and Public Education in Ontario
Nearly 50 English public school board trustees from across Ontario are at Queen’s Park today for the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) annual Advocacy Day.
Tentative agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been successfully negotiated with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario on central terms of a collective agreement with Teachers and Occasional Teachers.
OPSBA Response to the 2024-25 Education Consultation Guide and GSN Consultation
We are pleased to unveil our comprehensive response to the Ministry of Education's 2024-25 Education Consultation Guide and Grants for Student Needs. This strategic response is grounded in feedback from key stakeholders, including senior staff, alignment with the...
OPSBA in the Media – November 2023
Hamilton school board breaks living wage pledgeHamilton Spectator - November 4, 2023Hamilton’s public school board says it can no longer fulfil a 2013 commitment to provide all employees a living wage because their pay is now bargained provincially.Associate director...
CSBA President’s Bulletin
The latest Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) President’s Bulletin is now available. The CSBA Board of Directors meets four times a year to discuss topics that range from initiatives in specific jurisdictions, advocacy efforts on shared national issues, as...
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Honouring the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2024, marks the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, schools and school boards across Ontario, including students, staff, and school communities, will be commemorating the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, which more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend between the 1870s and 1997.
Kathleen Woodcock elected President of OPSBA
2024 OPSBA Award Winners also announced
OPSBA’s 2023-24 Annual Report is now available!
OPSBA's 2023-24 Annual Report is now available! As outgoing OPSBA President Cathy Abraham writes, "This past year has been our busiest yet – a testament to the tireless dedication of each and every trustee across our member boards. From bustling Toronto to Moose...
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month.
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement for 2022 to 2026 that was reached with the Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario (EWAO) on May 2, 2024.
New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award, new for 2024, is a partnership between the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), and is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one graduating English public school student in each of OPSBA’s five regions. Scholarship recipients are students of strong leadership skills and potential, who care deeply about their communities and furthering their own learning.
Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
Since the height of the pandemic, per pupil funding has been trending down every year, further widening the growing gap in funding for public education. Funding, when adjusted for inflation, now sits at $11,506.03, a gap of $776.41 per student.
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
School boards recognize there is a need for more students to pursue opportunities in the skilled trades as part of a modernized secondary school program.
OPSBA statement on the release of 2024-25 Core Education Funding
Just like inflationary impacts on families and businesses, all costs in school board budgets continue to rise. As our members have not seen a corresponding increase in funding, there will undoubtedly be an impact on school board operations.
OPSBA welcomes federal announcement of National School Food Program
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is extremely pleased to see the federal government’s investment of $1 billion over five years to support a new National School Food Program. OPSBA has been advocating for this much-needed investment for years, since it was initially mentioned in the 2019 federal budget. We are hopeful that the Ontario government will move quickly and collaboratively to ensure the positive impacts of this program can be felt as early as the start of the next school year.
Statements on mandatory Black history learning
“Since its inception, OPSBA’s Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) has been advocating for this enhancement to Ontario’s curriculum and we are thrilled it has come to fruition. The minister has said it before, and BTC strongly affirms, Black history is Canadian history.”
Take Your MPP to School Week
Take Your MPP to School Week is taking place during and around the week of May 21 to 24 and celebrates the value of local advocacy and collaboration between school board trustees, school boards, and schools and Ontario’s MPPs.
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement that was reached with ETFO Teachers and Occasional Teachers on November 21, 2023.
Supporting Students and Public Education in Ontario
Nearly 50 English public school board trustees from across Ontario are at Queen’s Park today for the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) annual Advocacy Day.
Tentative agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been successfully negotiated with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario on central terms of a collective agreement with Teachers and Occasional Teachers.
OPSBA Response to the 2024-25 Education Consultation Guide and GSN Consultation
We are pleased to unveil our comprehensive response to the Ministry of Education's 2024-25 Education Consultation Guide and Grants for Student Needs. This strategic response is grounded in feedback from key stakeholders, including senior staff, alignment with the...
OPSBA in the Media – November 2023
Hamilton school board breaks living wage pledgeHamilton Spectator - November 4, 2023Hamilton’s public school board says it can no longer fulfil a 2013 commitment to provide all employees a living wage because their pay is now bargained provincially.Associate director...
CSBA President’s Bulletin
The latest Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) President’s Bulletin is now available. The CSBA Board of Directors meets four times a year to discuss topics that range from initiatives in specific jurisdictions, advocacy efforts on shared national issues, as...
