Ontario school boards will have to disclose activities for PA days come SeptemberCTV News Toronto - July 31, 2023Ontario school boards will soon have to disclose exactly what teachers and staff are learning during their professional development (PA) days as part of...
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Provincial Update – July 4, 2023
This update includes news about: Legislative Business for the Week of June 26 Ministry of Education Communications OPSBA Summer Advocacy Actions and Activities Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of June 26 The Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
Celebrating the 2023 OPSBA Award Recipients
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association offers six annual awards to recognize outstanding contributions to public education by individuals in Ontario! While it is impossible to honour all those special people who make a difference, the recipients of these awards represent the many people who work behind the scenes and make our schools and educational system better.
Winners of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions.
Provincial Update – June 26, 2023
This update includes news about: Legislative Business for the Week of June 19 Update: Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 Ministry of Education Communications Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of June 19 The Legislative...
$5,000 grants offered to Indigenous youth – apply now
This year, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, the Colliers Project Leaders will award three Indigenous youths with a Community Builder Grant of $5,000 each to deploy towards their education, a community building project or a new...
Provincial Update – June 19, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of June 12 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Initial Regulations Posted for Consultation OPSBA Recent Advocacy and Actions Ministry of Education Communications OPSBA Annual General...
Board of Directors Meeting – June 8, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at Blue Mountain on June 8, 2023. Education policy and program matters that were discussed in public session at the meeting are summarized below: 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report The...
OHRC Statement on Anti-Hate
On June 15, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a statement on recent hate-related challenges faced by students, parents, educators, and administrators in Ontario’s public education system.
Provincial Update – June 5, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 29 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Third Reading Update OPSBA Recent Advocacy and Actions Ministry of Education Communications Federal Government Virtual Discussion on a...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2023
Nolan Steen Tutoring Services awarded The Achievement AwardThe Intelligencer - June 23, 2023Nolan Steen Tutoring Services was awarded The Achievement Award by The Ontario Public School Board Association held at Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board on...
Dismantling systemic racism – a trustee PD opportunity
The Alberta School Boards Association hosted their latest virtual Speakers’ Corner for a national audience on May 1, 2023. The session, “Dismantling systemic racism in and through education”, was presented by Dr. Jerome Cranston, Dean of the Faculty of Education at...
Guidelines for School Trip Preparedness from the Near North DSB
On May 26, the Near North District School Board showcased its outdoor school trip preparedness (STP) administrative guidelines, partnering with Nipissing University, during a Ministry of Education webinar on outdoor education for teachers. An STP guideline is a...
Provincial Update – May 23, 2023
This update includes news about: REMINDER: This week is Take Your MPP to School Day Legislative Business for the Week of May 15 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update 2023 Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship Winners Other...
Provincial Update- May 15, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 8 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Update OPSBA Upcoming Initiatives – Take Your MPP to School Day Reminder: Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting Attendance...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2023
OPSBA President Cathy Abraham re School Board MeetingsCTV Your Morning - May 31, 2023Play segment ... Some Ontario school boards are limiting access to public meetings. It's a complex issue — here's whyCBC News - May 27, 2023Some school boards in Ontario are grappling...
Provincial Update – May 8, 2023
This update includes information about: Legislative Business for the Week of May 1 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update Ministry of Education Announcement re: Mental Health Curriculum Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting...
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OPSBA in the Media – July 2023
Ontario school boards will have to disclose activities for PA days come SeptemberCTV News Toronto - July 31, 2023Ontario school boards will soon have to disclose exactly what teachers and staff are learning during their professional development (PA) days as part of...
Provincial Update – July 4, 2023
This update includes news about: Legislative Business for the Week of June 26 Ministry of Education Communications OPSBA Summer Advocacy Actions and Activities Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of June 26 The Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
Celebrating the 2023 OPSBA Award Recipients
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association offers six annual awards to recognize outstanding contributions to public education by individuals in Ontario! While it is impossible to honour all those special people who make a difference, the recipients of these awards represent the many people who work behind the scenes and make our schools and educational system better.
Winners of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions.
Provincial Update – June 26, 2023
This update includes news about: Legislative Business for the Week of June 19 Update: Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 Ministry of Education Communications Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of June 19 The Legislative...
$5,000 grants offered to Indigenous youth – apply now
This year, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, the Colliers Project Leaders will award three Indigenous youths with a Community Builder Grant of $5,000 each to deploy towards their education, a community building project or a new...
Provincial Update – June 19, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of June 12 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Initial Regulations Posted for Consultation OPSBA Recent Advocacy and Actions Ministry of Education Communications OPSBA Annual General...
Board of Directors Meeting – June 8, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at Blue Mountain on June 8, 2023. Education policy and program matters that were discussed in public session at the meeting are summarized below: 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report The...
OHRC Statement on Anti-Hate
On June 15, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a statement on recent hate-related challenges faced by students, parents, educators, and administrators in Ontario’s public education system.
Provincial Update – June 5, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 29 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Third Reading Update OPSBA Recent Advocacy and Actions Ministry of Education Communications Federal Government Virtual Discussion on a...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2023
Nolan Steen Tutoring Services awarded The Achievement AwardThe Intelligencer - June 23, 2023Nolan Steen Tutoring Services was awarded The Achievement Award by The Ontario Public School Board Association held at Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board on...
Dismantling systemic racism – a trustee PD opportunity
The Alberta School Boards Association hosted their latest virtual Speakers’ Corner for a national audience on May 1, 2023. The session, “Dismantling systemic racism in and through education”, was presented by Dr. Jerome Cranston, Dean of the Faculty of Education at...
Guidelines for School Trip Preparedness from the Near North DSB
On May 26, the Near North District School Board showcased its outdoor school trip preparedness (STP) administrative guidelines, partnering with Nipissing University, during a Ministry of Education webinar on outdoor education for teachers. An STP guideline is a...
Provincial Update – May 23, 2023
This update includes news about: REMINDER: This week is Take Your MPP to School Day Legislative Business for the Week of May 15 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update 2023 Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship Winners Other...
Provincial Update- May 15, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 8 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Update OPSBA Upcoming Initiatives – Take Your MPP to School Day Reminder: Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting Attendance...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2023
OPSBA President Cathy Abraham re School Board MeetingsCTV Your Morning - May 31, 2023Play segment ... Some Ontario school boards are limiting access to public meetings. It's a complex issue — here's whyCBC News - May 27, 2023Some school boards in Ontario are grappling...
Provincial Update – May 8, 2023
This update includes information about: Legislative Business for the Week of May 1 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update Ministry of Education Announcement re: Mental Health Curriculum Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting...
