The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
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Legislative Update – June 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2021
UGDSB director of education receives Fred L. Bartlett Memorial AwardThe Wellington Advertiser - Jun. 23, 2021GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) director of education Martha Rogers has been named the recipient of the Fred L. Bartlett Memorial...
Student trustee association releases The Volume of our Voices, Volume One
The Volume of Our Voices is a three-part series by OSTA-AECO highlighting student stories. Volume One focuses on the impact that COVID-19 has had on public education; Volume Two centers on how students’ race, ethnicity, nationality, or cultural identity have shaped...
New Discussion Paper identifies crucial education issues and considerations as we transition from the COVID-19 experience
Toronto, May 27, 2021 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is releasing a new Discussion Paper, Transitioning from the COVID-19 School Experience, that reveals two compelling realities that must be addressed following the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know...
Legislative Update – May 25, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) have a constituency week from May 24 to 28 and return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on May 31 for four sitting days before they rise for summer recess. COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Transitioning from the COVID-19 School Experience
Please join OPSBA on Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon for our final session in OPSBA’s Speaker and Professional Development Series. We are pleased to welcome Judith Nyman and David Jack (see bios below) who will lead a session on the future of school. Transitioning from...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2021
Ontario’s school reopening plans will be revealed ‘in the next day or two,’ Doug Ford saysThe Toronto Star - May 31, 2021Premier Doug Ford says a decision about whether to allow students and teachers to resume in-person classes for the last month of school will soon...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship is an award jointly provided by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO. The intent is to recognize outstanding achievement in a leadership role and provide financial support to a graduating public board student trustee to assist with their post-secondary education plans (University, College, or Apprenticeship).
2021 Prime Minister’s Awards
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Prime Minister's Awards is April 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. (Pacific Time). Canada’s educators are showing resilience and commitment to students in the face of COVID-19. Don't miss this opportunity to nominate an exceptional teacher or...
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Legislative Update – June 14, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
Legislative Update – June 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2021
UGDSB director of education receives Fred L. Bartlett Memorial AwardThe Wellington Advertiser - Jun. 23, 2021GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) director of education Martha Rogers has been named the recipient of the Fred L. Bartlett Memorial...
Student trustee association releases The Volume of our Voices, Volume One
The Volume of Our Voices is a three-part series by OSTA-AECO highlighting student stories. Volume One focuses on the impact that COVID-19 has had on public education; Volume Two centers on how students’ race, ethnicity, nationality, or cultural identity have shaped...
New Discussion Paper identifies crucial education issues and considerations as we transition from the COVID-19 experience
Toronto, May 27, 2021 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is releasing a new Discussion Paper, Transitioning from the COVID-19 School Experience, that reveals two compelling realities that must be addressed following the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know...
Legislative Update – May 25, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) have a constituency week from May 24 to 28 and return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on May 31 for four sitting days before they rise for summer recess. COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Transitioning from the COVID-19 School Experience
Please join OPSBA on Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon for our final session in OPSBA’s Speaker and Professional Development Series. We are pleased to welcome Judith Nyman and David Jack (see bios below) who will lead a session on the future of school. Transitioning from...
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2021
Ontario’s school reopening plans will be revealed ‘in the next day or two,’ Doug Ford saysThe Toronto Star - May 31, 2021Premier Doug Ford says a decision about whether to allow students and teachers to resume in-person classes for the last month of school will soon...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship is an award jointly provided by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO. The intent is to recognize outstanding achievement in a leadership role and provide financial support to a graduating public board student trustee to assist with their post-secondary education plans (University, College, or Apprenticeship).
2021 Prime Minister’s Awards
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Prime Minister's Awards is April 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. (Pacific Time). Canada’s educators are showing resilience and commitment to students in the face of COVID-19. Don't miss this opportunity to nominate an exceptional teacher or...
