Media and Resources

​Toronto, June 23, 2008- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to public education made by individuals from across Ontario. While it is impossible to honour all those dedicated people who make a...

​Toronto, December 6, 2008 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is very disappointed that the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has failed to sign a four-year Provincial Discussion Table (PDT) agreement. OPSBA's proposal would have...

Teacher Contract Update There have been many conflicting reports regarding the failure of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Public School Boards'? Association (OPSBA) to reach a four-year provincial framework agreement. I think it...

 Toronto, December 18, 2008- Education Minister Kathleen Wynne has confirmed that the demands of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) far exceeded the funding provided in the Provincial Discussion Table agreement."The ETFO final proposal was not...

Toronto, January 8, 2009- Misleading statements made by ETFO (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario) leadership in their media conference today obliges OPSBA to restate the facts. Everyone who is concerned about student success and safety in Ontario's elementary...

Toronto, March 26, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) views today's budget announcement related to 2009-2010 education funding as positive evidence of the provincial government's solid commitment to the value of a strong publicly funded...

Toronto, April 22, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) welcomed the Ministry of Education's initiative, Modernization of School Board Governance. Through the Association public school trustees across the province were actively engaged in...

​On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 the Ontario Public School Boards? Association (OPSBA) released a Discussion Paper entitled: What If? Technology in the 21st Century Classroom. As school trustees we want to engage the province in a meaningful focused discussion about...

Toronto, June 15, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) wholeheartedly embraces the fundamental importance of Full-time Early Learning. Investing in our youngest children in the early years represents the most far-reaching and responsible...

​Toronto, June 15, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Colleen Schenk was re-elected as President of OPSBA at the Annual General Meeting held on June 13, 2009.In her acceptance speech to the membership, Colleen...