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New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
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Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
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OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
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Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
![Students work with adults to build a structure.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/289892191_427135932752836_4526757579348071479_n.jpg)
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2021
Ontario’s school reopening plans will be revealed ‘in the next day or two,’ Doug Ford saysThe Toronto Star - May 31, 2021Premier Doug Ford says a decision about whether to allow students and teachers to resume in-person classes for the last month of school will soon...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship is an award jointly provided by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO. The intent is to recognize outstanding achievement in a leadership role and provide financial support to a graduating public board student trustee to assist with their post-secondary education plans (University, College, or Apprenticeship).
2021 Prime Minister’s Awards
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Prime Minister's Awards is April 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. (Pacific Time). Canada’s educators are showing resilience and commitment to students in the face of COVID-19. Don't miss this opportunity to nominate an exceptional teacher or...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2021
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The AGM will be held via Zoom videoconference. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below....
Legislative Update – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2021
Will Ontario kids go back to school in person this year? Nobody knows.Ottawa Citizen, Apr. 28, 2021Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province’s elementary and secondary students to go back to school in person as soon as possible.More ... Hope...
OPSBA Welcomes Barenaked Ladies Band Member Tyler Stewart
We invite you to join OPSBA’s next Speakers Series event on Thursday, April 8 at noon. We are excited to welcome Tyler Stewart from the iconic Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies! The Arts & Public Education Tyler understands the importance of including the arts...
![Group of diverse students taking a selfie while gathering to study together at campus stock photo](/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock-1765465129-1.jpg)
New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
![](/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NIHM2022.jpeg)
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
![OPSBA Media Release Banner](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OPSBA-Media-Release-Banner-for-website.jpg)
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
![OPSBA Media Release Banner](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OPSBA-Media-Release-Banner-for-website.jpg)
Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
![Students work with adults to build a structure.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/289892191_427135932752836_4526757579348071479_n.jpg)
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
Legislative Update – May 10, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two more sitting weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24 to 28). 2021-2022 Grant For Student Needs and Priorities and Partnership Fund On May 4, the Ministry of Education...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2021
Ontario’s school reopening plans will be revealed ‘in the next day or two,’ Doug Ford saysThe Toronto Star - May 31, 2021Premier Doug Ford says a decision about whether to allow students and teachers to resume in-person classes for the last month of school will soon...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
Legislative Update – May 2, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session for three weeks before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28), and is set to rise for summer recess on June 3. Education Week 2021- Stronger Together For 2021, Ontario’s...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. President Cathy Abraham gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Legislative Update – April 27, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is in session although there have been some rumours and media coverage about a possible adjournment. The House does have one more constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28) and is set to rise for...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship
The Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship is an award jointly provided by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO. The intent is to recognize outstanding achievement in a leadership role and provide financial support to a graduating public board student trustee to assist with their post-secondary education plans (University, College, or Apprenticeship).
2021 Prime Minister’s Awards
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Prime Minister's Awards is April 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. (Pacific Time). Canada’s educators are showing resilience and commitment to students in the face of COVID-19. Don't miss this opportunity to nominate an exceptional teacher or...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2021
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The AGM will be held via Zoom videoconference. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below....
Legislative Update – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2021
Will Ontario kids go back to school in person this year? Nobody knows.Ottawa Citizen, Apr. 28, 2021Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province’s elementary and secondary students to go back to school in person as soon as possible.More ... Hope...
OPSBA Welcomes Barenaked Ladies Band Member Tyler Stewart
We invite you to join OPSBA’s next Speakers Series event on Thursday, April 8 at noon. We are excited to welcome Tyler Stewart from the iconic Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies! The Arts & Public Education Tyler understands the importance of including the arts...