​The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is extending a warm welcome to two new Deputy Ministers. Bruce Rodrigues, Chief Executive Officer of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), has been appointed Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education. He...

School boards across Ontario are leading the way in creating exemplary practices that impact positively on student learning. During the 2015-16 school year, OPSBA's Education Program Work Team focused on collecting effective practices in Mathematics. To learn more...

Welcome to the new OPSBA website, offering more diverse opportunities for the sharing of information via text, photo, video and links. This site is a key part of our mission to provide services and benefits that help our member boards to fulfill their mandates and...

​​​OPSBA President Laurie French represented Ontario's public school boards at the Canadian School Boards Association's annual Congress, held July 6-9, 2016, in Winnipeg in conjunction with the National Trustee Gathering on Aboriginal Education. President French...

The trustees of OPSBA's Eastern Region welcomed trustees and Directors of Education to Ottawa for OPSBA's 28th AGM and Program. An opening greeting by First Nation Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was being held on traditional territories which...

​OPSBA, through the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA), is supporting Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school authorities). This proposed bill would amend the Excise Tax Act so as to increase the goods and services tax rebate rate for school...

​On May 12, 2016, OPSBA President Michael Barrett presented to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Bill 181, Municipal Elections Modernization Act, 2016. "The changes being sought in this proposed legislation are, for the most part, a step in the...

May 2 to 6Education Week is an annual event celebrated by public school boards and schools across Ontario. OPSBA's member boards and school authorities take time during the week to highlight and honour staff, student and community excellence in education. Real...

​At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 9 to 12, OPSBA Members will determine priorities and directions for the coming year, elect officers and plan for the future. The event also includes a comprehensive professional development program for trustees and this...

​More than 350 trustees, student trustees, Directors of Education and senior school board administrators participated in the Ontario Public School Boards' Association's (OPSBA) very successful PES 2016, jointly hosted with the Association des conseil scolaires des...

​Did you know you can now submit a nomination to the Ontario Public School Boards' Association's Awards Program online? As of March 8, the online submission form is up and running. The OPSBA Awards strive to recognize the outstanding contributions to the public...