OPSBA welcomes federal announcement of National School Food Program
Statements on mandatory Black history learning
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
Supporting Students and Public Education in Ontario
Tentative agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
Legislative Update, January 3, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario adjourned for Winter Recess in December and will resume on Feb. 20, 2018. The next provincial election is to be on or before June 7, 2018. Bill 174, Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 This...
Call for Presentations for the 23rd National Congress on Rural Education in Canada
March 25 – 27, 2018, Saskatoon The central theme for the 2018 National Congress on Rural Education in Canada is “Innovations in Rural Education.” School divisions of all sizes, demographics, and locations are pushing the boundaries of innovation and 21st century...
Public Education Symposium 2018 – Program Update
Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
OPSBA in the Media, December 2017
OPSBA Media Release, Statement from OPSBA on Auditor General's Annual Report, Dec. 6, 2017 Auditor takes aim at Wynne’s government over spending, waste, lax oversight Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Star, Dec. 6, 2017 School board employees are taking more sick...
Results of survey of students, parents and educators released
The results of the Ontario Student, Parent, and Educators Survey (OSPES) have been released by the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association (OSTA-AECO). This report serves as a holistic assessment of Ontario’s education system from the perspective of three of its most...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – Dec. 1 and 2, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, in Toronto. A traditional Indigenous territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Elaine Johnston, the Indigenous Trustees' Council's Board of Director member. Representatives from the Ontario...
Legislative Update, Dec. 1, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario adjourns for Winter Recess after December 14, 2017, leaving eight sitting days left this session. It will then resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Bill 174, Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act,...
Legislative Update, Nov. 27, 2017
Bill 174, Cannabis Act On November 1, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi introduced the government's official cannabis legislation. The omnibus legislation enacts two new bills, the Cannabis Act and the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act. It also repeals the Smoke-Free...
A public engagement of Education Assessment in Ontario
Earlier this fall, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter announced a review of Ontario's student assessment practices. Led by the Minister's Education Advisors, the independent review aims to ensure that Ontario's student assessments are...
OPSBA in the Media, November 2017
School boards association raises question of store locationsJennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget, Nov. 15, 2017The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is asking school trustees across the province how close cannabis stores should be to elementary and...
Public Education Symposium 2018
Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
Legislative Update, Nov. 10, 2017
The Legislature is closed on Monday, November 13, for the Remembrance Day holiday. When the House returns on Tuesday, November 14, Finance Minister Charles Sousa will present his fall economic statement. Treaties Recognition Week The Ministry of Education announced...
Legislative Update, Nov. 3, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned for a constituency week and returns on November 14; there is no session on November 13 to recognize Remembrance Day. Upon returning, MPPs have 19 sitting days before Winter Recess on December 14, 2017. Ontario's Career...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...
OPSBA welcomes federal announcement of National School Food Program
Statements on mandatory Black history learning
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
Supporting Students and Public Education in Ontario
Tentative agreement reached with ETFO Teachers
Legislative Update, January 3, 2018
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario adjourned for Winter Recess in December and will resume on Feb. 20, 2018. The next provincial election is to be on or before June 7, 2018. Bill 174, Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 This...
Call for Presentations for the 23rd National Congress on Rural Education in Canada
March 25 – 27, 2018, Saskatoon The central theme for the 2018 National Congress on Rural Education in Canada is “Innovations in Rural Education.” School divisions of all sizes, demographics, and locations are pushing the boundaries of innovation and 21st century...
Public Education Symposium 2018 – Program Update
Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
OPSBA in the Media, December 2017
OPSBA Media Release, Statement from OPSBA on Auditor General's Annual Report, Dec. 6, 2017 Auditor takes aim at Wynne’s government over spending, waste, lax oversight Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Star, Dec. 6, 2017 School board employees are taking more sick...
Results of survey of students, parents and educators released
The results of the Ontario Student, Parent, and Educators Survey (OSPES) have been released by the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association (OSTA-AECO). This report serves as a holistic assessment of Ontario’s education system from the perspective of three of its most...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – Dec. 1 and 2, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, in Toronto. A traditional Indigenous territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Elaine Johnston, the Indigenous Trustees' Council's Board of Director member. Representatives from the Ontario...
Legislative Update, Dec. 1, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario adjourns for Winter Recess after December 14, 2017, leaving eight sitting days left this session. It will then resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Bill 174, Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act,...
Legislative Update, Nov. 27, 2017
Bill 174, Cannabis Act On November 1, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi introduced the government's official cannabis legislation. The omnibus legislation enacts two new bills, the Cannabis Act and the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act. It also repeals the Smoke-Free...
A public engagement of Education Assessment in Ontario
Earlier this fall, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter announced a review of Ontario's student assessment practices. Led by the Minister's Education Advisors, the independent review aims to ensure that Ontario's student assessments are...
OPSBA in the Media, November 2017
School boards association raises question of store locationsJennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget, Nov. 15, 2017The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is asking school trustees across the province how close cannabis stores should be to elementary and...
Public Education Symposium 2018
Don't miss the stimulating, thought-provoking sessions planned for the 2018 OPSBA Public Education Symposium (PES), which will be held from January 25 to 27 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Program outline Online registration Hotel information Pre-Symposium –...
Legislative Update, Nov. 10, 2017
The Legislature is closed on Monday, November 13, for the Remembrance Day holiday. When the House returns on Tuesday, November 14, Finance Minister Charles Sousa will present his fall economic statement. Treaties Recognition Week The Ministry of Education announced...
Legislative Update, Nov. 3, 2017
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned for a constituency week and returns on November 14; there is no session on November 13 to recognize Remembrance Day. Upon returning, MPPs have 19 sitting days before Winter Recess on December 14, 2017. Ontario's Career...
Accessibility compliance reports due Dec. 31
School boards must file their 2017 accessibility compliance reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario by the end of 2017. All public sector organizations with one or more employees (and all Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees) are...