Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
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Legislative Update, Nov. 10, 2017
The Legislature is closed on Monday, November 13, for the Remembrance Day holiday. When the House returns on Tuesday, November 14, Finance Minister Charles Sousa will present his fall economic statement. Treaties Recognition Week The Ministry of Education announced...
Legislative Update, Nov. 3, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned for a constituency week and returns on November 14; there is no session on November 13 to recognize Remembrance Day. Upon returning, MPPs have 19 sitting days before Winter Recess on December 14, 2017. Ontario's Career...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...
Ontario celebrates Treaties Recognition Week
We know that through teaching and learning in our schools, we can move towards a Canada where the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is founded on mutual respect. As part of our support of the Calls to Action of the Final Report of the Truth...
Ministry of Education Update, Oct. 30, 2017
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2017 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2017 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2017 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update, Oct. 27, 2017
Pilot Program to Support Students with Autism in Schools On October 25, 2017, Education Minister Mitzie Hunter announced a new pilot program for children with autism. The program will provide dedicated space in schools for ABA practitioners, give education assistants...
David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Nominations for the 2018 David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility are open until December 3. This award recognizes Ontarians who have gone above and beyond to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Recipients can include individual volunteers...
2017 Northern Region Meeting and Program
On October 13 and 14, OPSBA hosted the annual Northern Regional Meeting and Program in Sault Ste. Marie. Trustees, school board administrators, and OPSBA staff came together to continue the conversation with the Minister using graduation rates as a key focus,...
Legislative Update, Oct. 20, 2017
The House reconvened this week and begins a three-week legislative run. MPPs will have another constituency week break the week before Remembrance Day, then will sit for five consecutive weeks before adjourning for the winter holidays. Please see below for an update...
New Multi-Year Strategic Planning Supports for School Boards
A new program of strategic planning supports for school boards has been developed. The Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC), of which OPSBA is a founding member, has updated resources to assist trustees, directors of education and senior board staff in...
Release of two-year progress report on community hubs
The Ministry of Infratructure’s Community Hubs Secretariat has released its Two-Year Progress Report on Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan. Click here to read the report. The French version is available here.
Legislative Update, Oct. 11, 2017
MPPs are on a constituency week October 10 to 13 and will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on October 16, 2017. 2018-19 Education Funding Engagement Guide / Grants for Student Needs (GSN) Consultation On October 10, the Ministry of Education released its...
OPSBA in the Media, October 2017
Peterborough-area public school board supports move to suspend EQAO testing this school yearLance Anderson, Durham Region News, Oct. 30, 2017PETERBOROUGH — The local public school board has joined the Peel District School Board in an attempt to suspend EQAO testing...
Ontario Newsroom, October 2017
Premier Meets with Workers to Discuss Raising Minimum Wage, Oct. 30, 2017 Ontario Helping People Break the Cycle of Poverty, Oct. 17, 2017 Ontario Creating Opioid Emergency Task Force, Oct. 4, 2017
Legislative Update, Sept. 29, 2017
Governance-related issues – Sector Engagement Discussion Guide On September 19, 2017, the Discussion Guide was shared with all trustees. The areas of discussion include: Integrity Commissioner and Code of Conduct Trustee Honoraria Electronic Participation in Board...
Local Government Week, October 15-21, 2017
Local Government Week aims to increase youth and public awareness about the important role local government plays in our communities. Please join OPSBA, our member trustees and our education partners in raising civic awareness and promoting the role of trustees among...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 22 and 23, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Sept. 22 and 23, 2017 in Toronto. A traditional territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Karen Sandy, the Indigenous Trustees’ Council’s Alternate Board of Director member. Michael Coteau, the Minister of...
Connects Page
Public Education Symposium 2018
Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
Legislative Update, Nov. 10, 2017
The Legislature is closed on Monday, November 13, for the Remembrance Day holiday. When the House returns on Tuesday, November 14, Finance Minister Charles Sousa will present his fall economic statement. Treaties Recognition Week The Ministry of Education announced...
Legislative Update, Nov. 3, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned for a constituency week and returns on November 14; there is no session on November 13 to recognize Remembrance Day. Upon returning, MPPs have 19 sitting days before Winter Recess on December 14, 2017. Ontario's Career...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...
Ontario celebrates Treaties Recognition Week
We know that through teaching and learning in our schools, we can move towards a Canada where the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is founded on mutual respect. As part of our support of the Calls to Action of the Final Report of the Truth...
Ministry of Education Update, Oct. 30, 2017
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2017 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2017 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2017 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Legislative Update, Oct. 27, 2017
Pilot Program to Support Students with Autism in Schools On October 25, 2017, Education Minister Mitzie Hunter announced a new pilot program for children with autism. The program will provide dedicated space in schools for ABA practitioners, give education assistants...
David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Nominations for the 2018 David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility are open until December 3. This award recognizes Ontarians who have gone above and beyond to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Recipients can include individual volunteers...
2017 Northern Region Meeting and Program
On October 13 and 14, OPSBA hosted the annual Northern Regional Meeting and Program in Sault Ste. Marie. Trustees, school board administrators, and OPSBA staff came together to continue the conversation with the Minister using graduation rates as a key focus,...
Legislative Update, Oct. 20, 2017
The House reconvened this week and begins a three-week legislative run. MPPs will have another constituency week break the week before Remembrance Day, then will sit for five consecutive weeks before adjourning for the winter holidays. Please see below for an update...
New Multi-Year Strategic Planning Supports for School Boards
A new program of strategic planning supports for school boards has been developed. The Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC), of which OPSBA is a founding member, has updated resources to assist trustees, directors of education and senior board staff in...
Release of two-year progress report on community hubs
The Ministry of Infratructure’s Community Hubs Secretariat has released its Two-Year Progress Report on Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan. Click here to read the report. The French version is available here.
Legislative Update, Oct. 11, 2017
MPPs are on a constituency week October 10 to 13 and will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on October 16, 2017. 2018-19 Education Funding Engagement Guide / Grants for Student Needs (GSN) Consultation On October 10, the Ministry of Education released its...
OPSBA in the Media, October 2017
Peterborough-area public school board supports move to suspend EQAO testing this school yearLance Anderson, Durham Region News, Oct. 30, 2017PETERBOROUGH — The local public school board has joined the Peel District School Board in an attempt to suspend EQAO testing...
Ontario Newsroom, October 2017
Premier Meets with Workers to Discuss Raising Minimum Wage, Oct. 30, 2017 Ontario Helping People Break the Cycle of Poverty, Oct. 17, 2017 Ontario Creating Opioid Emergency Task Force, Oct. 4, 2017
Legislative Update, Sept. 29, 2017
Governance-related issues – Sector Engagement Discussion Guide On September 19, 2017, the Discussion Guide was shared with all trustees. The areas of discussion include: Integrity Commissioner and Code of Conduct Trustee Honoraria Electronic Participation in Board...
Local Government Week, October 15-21, 2017
Local Government Week aims to increase youth and public awareness about the important role local government plays in our communities. Please join OPSBA, our member trustees and our education partners in raising civic awareness and promoting the role of trustees among...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 22 and 23, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Sept. 22 and 23, 2017 in Toronto. A traditional territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Karen Sandy, the Indigenous Trustees’ Council’s Alternate Board of Director member. Michael Coteau, the Minister of...
