In support of the federal, provincial and territorial governments’ commitment to the Shared Health Priorities, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is asking Canadians to share their experiences with accessing mental health and substance use services....
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OPSBA statement on the 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs
While OPSBA welcomes the investments announced by the government, including additional math and literacy educators and support for students transitioning from elementary to secondary, today’s announcement falls short of what is needed to ensure all students are set up to succeed.
OPSBA statement on The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act
Our Association and local school boards must be properly consulted on the details of important changes to the public education system. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Education on these changes as we play the most direct role in supporting student success within our local communities. Local governance, with students at the forefront, is a key part of our member boards’ ongoing success. The importance of maintaining the autonomy of democratically elected local trustees cannot be overstated.
OPSBA welcomes two new staff members
Please join us in welcoming two new members of the OPSBA team! Alicia Cameron joins OPSBA as our Indigenous Trustees’ Council (ITC) Liaison and Michelle Rodney Bartalos joins OPSBA as our Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) Liaison. Michelle’s vast experience as an...
Provincial Update – April 11, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of April 3 Upcoming PD sessions for Trustees Poverty Reduction Strategy (2022 Annual Report) Elections Ontario Post-Election Report Request for AODA Committee Members Other News and Information Legislative...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2023
'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...
Customer Service SDC Member Recruitment
The Minister for Seniors and Accessibility is now recruiting Ontarians, with expertise in accessible customer service and with lived experience of disability, to participate in the AODA Customer Service Standards Development Committee. The committee will be...
Register now for Intensive Human Rights Program for School Board Leaders
The Ministry of Education is partnering with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to provide a new two-part human rights professional development program. Registration is now open for these programs which are designed for trustees, student trustees, directors of...
Provincial Update – April 3, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 27 Federal Budget Ministry of Education – March Communications Canadian School Boards’ Association (CSBA) Update Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of March 20 This week Sarah...
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...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2023
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 8 to 10, 2023 at Blue Mountain, Collingwood. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are...
OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship
The Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one recipient in each of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) five regions, for four school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, and 2022-23.
Legislative Update – March 27, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 20 OPSBA’s Provincial Budget Overview OPSBA’s Recent Advocacy and Actions AMO Open Letter re: Homelessness Teacher Supply and Demand Action Table Catch Up Payments Deadline Other News and...
Registration is now open for 2023 CSBA Congress & National Trustee Gathering
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) is pleased to host the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) Congress and National Gathering which will be held from July 3 to 5, 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This year’s Congress, Leading the Path...
Legislative Update – March 13, 2023
This update includes: Update on legislative business for week of March 6th Recent Ministry of Education announcements Important reminders re: regulations Trustee Code of Conduct School Year Calendar New report from Chief Medical Officer of Health on pandemic...
Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2023
Proposed fees for new schools will be passed on to homebuyers: DeveloperLondon Free Press - March 30, 2023Proposed new fees on construction to fund the building of new schools in the London area would be passed on to homebuyers, a longtime London developer...
Call for OPSBA Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. OPSBA member boards wishing to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2023 Annual General Meeting are asked to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Policy resolution...
Connects Page
CIHI’s Mental Health and Substance Use Survey
In support of the federal, provincial and territorial governments’ commitment to the Shared Health Priorities, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is asking Canadians to share their experiences with accessing mental health and substance use services....
OPSBA statement on the 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs
While OPSBA welcomes the investments announced by the government, including additional math and literacy educators and support for students transitioning from elementary to secondary, today’s announcement falls short of what is needed to ensure all students are set up to succeed.
OPSBA statement on The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act
Our Association and local school boards must be properly consulted on the details of important changes to the public education system. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Education on these changes as we play the most direct role in supporting student success within our local communities. Local governance, with students at the forefront, is a key part of our member boards’ ongoing success. The importance of maintaining the autonomy of democratically elected local trustees cannot be overstated.
OPSBA welcomes two new staff members
Please join us in welcoming two new members of the OPSBA team! Alicia Cameron joins OPSBA as our Indigenous Trustees’ Council (ITC) Liaison and Michelle Rodney Bartalos joins OPSBA as our Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) Liaison. Michelle’s vast experience as an...
Provincial Update – April 11, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of April 3 Upcoming PD sessions for Trustees Poverty Reduction Strategy (2022 Annual Report) Elections Ontario Post-Election Report Request for AODA Committee Members Other News and Information Legislative...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2023
'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...
Customer Service SDC Member Recruitment
The Minister for Seniors and Accessibility is now recruiting Ontarians, with expertise in accessible customer service and with lived experience of disability, to participate in the AODA Customer Service Standards Development Committee. The committee will be...
Register now for Intensive Human Rights Program for School Board Leaders
The Ministry of Education is partnering with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to provide a new two-part human rights professional development program. Registration is now open for these programs which are designed for trustees, student trustees, directors of...
Provincial Update – April 3, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 27 Federal Budget Ministry of Education – March Communications Canadian School Boards’ Association (CSBA) Update Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of March 20 This week Sarah...
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...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2023
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 8 to 10, 2023 at Blue Mountain, Collingwood. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are...
OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship
The Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one recipient in each of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) five regions, for four school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, and 2022-23.
Legislative Update – March 27, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 20 OPSBA’s Provincial Budget Overview OPSBA’s Recent Advocacy and Actions AMO Open Letter re: Homelessness Teacher Supply and Demand Action Table Catch Up Payments Deadline Other News and...
Registration is now open for 2023 CSBA Congress & National Trustee Gathering
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) is pleased to host the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) Congress and National Gathering which will be held from July 3 to 5, 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This year’s Congress, Leading the Path...
Legislative Update – March 13, 2023
This update includes: Update on legislative business for week of March 6th Recent Ministry of Education announcements Important reminders re: regulations Trustee Code of Conduct School Year Calendar New report from Chief Medical Officer of Health on pandemic...
Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2023
Proposed fees for new schools will be passed on to homebuyers: DeveloperLondon Free Press - March 30, 2023Proposed new fees on construction to fund the building of new schools in the London area would be passed on to homebuyers, a longtime London developer...
Call for OPSBA Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. OPSBA member boards wishing to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2023 Annual General Meeting are asked to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Policy resolution...
