New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
Legislative Update – October 13, 2020
Queen’s Park is now adjourned as MPPs return to their local ridings for a constituency week and will return on October 19. Bill 204, Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on September 17 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2020
Then & Now: Ever wondered about the people local public schools are named for?sudbury.com, Oct. 22, 2020Eight Rainbow Board elementary schools in Greater Sudbury are named after community leaders. Their names, branded on bricks and mortar and children's teams...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 25 and 26, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting using the Zoom platform on September 25-26, 2020. Trustee Lucille Kyle, OPSBA’s Alternate First Nations Director, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on...
OPSBA releases 2019-20 Annual Report
The 2019-20 Annual Report of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association is now online and can be found on the OPSBA website, along with previous reports dating back to 2015-16. The Annual Report is OPSBA’s record of highlights and accomplishments related to the...
Ontario College of Teachers’ 2019 Annual Report Online
The Ontario College of Teachers is Ontario's regulator of the teaching profession and its 2019 Annual Report is available online. The report captures highlights of Council and committee activities from the past year. It also provides demographic data about teachers,...
CSBA presents an Indigenous Trustees’ Panel
On October 8, 2020 at 1 p.m., the Canadian School Boards' Association will be hosting an online trustee panel of Indigenous leaders (via Zoom) to explore their role as trustees. Moderated by Renee St. Germain, the panel includes Trustee Barb Flett; Trustee and...
Legislative Update – September 21, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened this week on Monday, September 14, 2020. The government issued a news release, Health Preparedness and Rebuilding the Economy Top Priorities in Ontario's Fall Legislative Agenda, outlining its priorities for the fall...
Legislative Update – September 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvenes on September 14, and for now, will follow the traditional sitting schedule of meeting Mondays to Thursdays. The parliamentary calendar also includes the fall constituency weeks. September Return-to-School Plans Many...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2020
Cathy Abraham Re-elected President of OPSBAThe Bengali Times, Sep. 28, 2020Toronto, September 28, 2020 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Cathy Abraham has been re-elected President for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school...
Legislative Update – August 31, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned and reconvenes in less than three weeks on September 14. The following summarizes recent items. Federal Support for Return to School On August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced up to $2 billion in support for...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2020
It’s time to properly invest in public education The Toronto Star, Aug. 30, 2020 As a longtime school board trustee and two-term president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how we ensure our students will...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. Please see the following for an update on recent items. September Return to School Plans Following the announcement of last week’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools that provided details for...
Legislative Update – August 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. The following is an update on recent information. September Return to School Plans On July 30, 2020, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce released Ontario’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools...
Legislative Update – July 24, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park this week for two days only, wrapping up a day earlier than planned. The house adjourned until September 14 — one week after the Labour Day holiday and the same day the fall sitting had been scheduled to begin...
New Scholarship! The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with EWAO
Ontario’s education funding gap continues to grow
OPSBA statement on the new OYAP FAST program
Legislative Update – October 13, 2020
Queen’s Park is now adjourned as MPPs return to their local ridings for a constituency week and will return on October 19. Bill 204, Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 This legislation was introduced on September 17 by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2020
Then & Now: Ever wondered about the people local public schools are named for?sudbury.com, Oct. 22, 2020Eight Rainbow Board elementary schools in Greater Sudbury are named after community leaders. Their names, branded on bricks and mortar and children's teams...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 25 and 26, 2020
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting using the Zoom platform on September 25-26, 2020. Trustee Lucille Kyle, OPSBA’s Alternate First Nations Director, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on...
OPSBA releases 2019-20 Annual Report
The 2019-20 Annual Report of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association is now online and can be found on the OPSBA website, along with previous reports dating back to 2015-16. The Annual Report is OPSBA’s record of highlights and accomplishments related to the...
Ontario College of Teachers’ 2019 Annual Report Online
The Ontario College of Teachers is Ontario's regulator of the teaching profession and its 2019 Annual Report is available online. The report captures highlights of Council and committee activities from the past year. It also provides demographic data about teachers,...
CSBA presents an Indigenous Trustees’ Panel
On October 8, 2020 at 1 p.m., the Canadian School Boards' Association will be hosting an online trustee panel of Indigenous leaders (via Zoom) to explore their role as trustees. Moderated by Renee St. Germain, the panel includes Trustee Barb Flett; Trustee and...
Legislative Update – September 21, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvened this week on Monday, September 14, 2020. The government issued a news release, Health Preparedness and Rebuilding the Economy Top Priorities in Ontario's Fall Legislative Agenda, outlining its priorities for the fall...
Legislative Update – September 11, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario reconvenes on September 14, and for now, will follow the traditional sitting schedule of meeting Mondays to Thursdays. The parliamentary calendar also includes the fall constituency weeks. September Return-to-School Plans Many...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2020
Cathy Abraham Re-elected President of OPSBAThe Bengali Times, Sep. 28, 2020Toronto, September 28, 2020 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Cathy Abraham has been re-elected President for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school...
Legislative Update – August 31, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned and reconvenes in less than three weeks on September 14. The following summarizes recent items. Federal Support for Return to School On August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced up to $2 billion in support for...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2020
It’s time to properly invest in public education The Toronto Star, Aug. 30, 2020 As a longtime school board trustee and two-term president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how we ensure our students will...
Legislative Update – August 7, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. Please see the following for an update on recent items. September Return to School Plans Following the announcement of last week’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools that provided details for...
Legislative Update – August 4, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned until September 14, 2020. The following is an update on recent information. September Return to School Plans On July 30, 2020, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce released Ontario’s Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools...
Legislative Update – July 24, 2020
Members of Provincial Parliament were at Queen’s Park this week for two days only, wrapping up a day earlier than planned. The house adjourned until September 14 — one week after the Labour Day holiday and the same day the fall sitting had been scheduled to begin...
