Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Legislative Update – June 28, 2022
Legislative Update – June 20, 2022
Recipients of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
OPSBA in the Media – June 2022
OPSBA in the Media – February 2022
Ontario is turning to tests, tutoring to address pandemic learning loss, Stephen Lecce saysToronto Star - February 17, 2022Ontario is going to resume standardized testing in grades 3 and 6 this school year — and has already restarted province-wide math and literacy...
Legislative Update – February 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 The Government of Ontario has launched its school closures and absenteeism...
Student Trustee Handbook 2022 – New Resource for School Boards
OPSBA and OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the publication of a new Student Trustee Handbook, which was produced by the trustee members of the OPSBA-OSTA Liaison Committee and student trustees on the Public Board Council (PBC) of OSTA-AECO.
Legislative Update – January 24, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. Rod Phillips has announced his resignation as the Minister of Long-Term Care and will not be seeking re-election. The...
Legislative Update – January 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 On January 12, Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed that Ontario’s publicly funded schools would...
MPAC presents voterlookup.ca
To support both municipal and school board elections, it is important to prepare and maintain accurate and up-to-date electoral information. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has created Voterlookup.ca to provide electors with an easy way to confirm...
Students can earn volunteer hours online by learning CPR & AED skills
With the Mikey Young at Heart App, high school students can earn the volunteer hours they need to graduate by learning lifesaving CPR and AED skills. This free app was developed by the Mikey Network which is dedicated to creating public awareness and providing...
Legislative Update – January 10, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 Due to Ontario's latest case and contact management guidance, updates to the provincial...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2022
When is an absence an absence? New school reporting system needs details, boards sayToronto Star - January 24, 2022In the North, two boards reported more than 60 per cent of students and staff away last Friday — but as it turns out, the weather was bad, and buses were...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2021
Ontario pushes back start of school to Jan. 5, cuts COVID isolation period to five days, limits PCR testingThe Toronto Star - Dec. 30, 2021Ontarians who are vaccinated but develop COVID-19 symptoms will now isolate for five days instead of 10 — one of a slew of...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February, 22, 2022. The government did issue a news release, Protecting our Progress and Building Ontario, summarizing their fall session. Recent...
Legislative Update – December 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario sits four days this week before Winter Recess. Current and Upcoming Legislation Bill 67, Racial Equity and Education Systems Act, 2021 This legislation was introduced on December 2, 2021 by NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo. The legislation...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on November 27, 2021. Alternate Indigenous Director Lucille Kyle gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Legislative Update – November 29, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario now has eight days left before the Winter Recess, which begins after the session concludes on December 9, 2021. The government has not introduced any new pieces of legislation since their Fall Economic Statement-related bill, and...
Legislative Update – July 4, 2022
Legislative Update – June 28, 2022
Legislative Update – June 20, 2022
Recipients of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
OPSBA in the Media – June 2022
OPSBA in the Media – February 2022
Ontario is turning to tests, tutoring to address pandemic learning loss, Stephen Lecce saysToronto Star - February 17, 2022Ontario is going to resume standardized testing in grades 3 and 6 this school year — and has already restarted province-wide math and literacy...
Legislative Update – February 7, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 The Government of Ontario has launched its school closures and absenteeism...
Student Trustee Handbook 2022 – New Resource for School Boards
OPSBA and OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the publication of a new Student Trustee Handbook, which was produced by the trustee members of the OPSBA-OSTA Liaison Committee and student trustees on the Public Board Council (PBC) of OSTA-AECO.
Legislative Update – January 24, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. Rod Phillips has announced his resignation as the Minister of Long-Term Care and will not be seeking re-election. The...
Legislative Update – January 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 On January 12, Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed that Ontario’s publicly funded schools would...
MPAC presents voterlookup.ca
To support both municipal and school board elections, it is important to prepare and maintain accurate and up-to-date electoral information. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has created Voterlookup.ca to provide electors with an easy way to confirm...
Students can earn volunteer hours online by learning CPR & AED skills
With the Mikey Young at Heart App, high school students can earn the volunteer hours they need to graduate by learning lifesaving CPR and AED skills. This free app was developed by the Mikey Network which is dedicated to creating public awareness and providing...
Legislative Update – January 10, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 Due to Ontario's latest case and contact management guidance, updates to the provincial...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2022
When is an absence an absence? New school reporting system needs details, boards sayToronto Star - January 24, 2022In the North, two boards reported more than 60 per cent of students and staff away last Friday — but as it turns out, the weather was bad, and buses were...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2021
Ontario pushes back start of school to Jan. 5, cuts COVID isolation period to five days, limits PCR testingThe Toronto Star - Dec. 30, 2021Ontarians who are vaccinated but develop COVID-19 symptoms will now isolate for five days instead of 10 — one of a slew of...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February, 22, 2022. The government did issue a news release, Protecting our Progress and Building Ontario, summarizing their fall session. Recent...
Legislative Update – December 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario sits four days this week before Winter Recess. Current and Upcoming Legislation Bill 67, Racial Equity and Education Systems Act, 2021 This legislation was introduced on December 2, 2021 by NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo. The legislation...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – November 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on November 27, 2021. Alternate Indigenous Director Lucille Kyle gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Legislative Update – November 29, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario now has eight days left before the Winter Recess, which begins after the session concludes on December 9, 2021. The government has not introduced any new pieces of legislation since their Fall Economic Statement-related bill, and...
