OSTA publishes “The Student Blueprint”
Legislative Update – May 20, 2022
2022 Ontario Provincial Election
OPSBA’s I ❤️ Public Education Video Contest
OPSBA in the Media – May 2022
Legislative Update – August 9, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has announced the province’s plans for...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2021
Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiledThe Toronto Star - Aug. 3, 2021Back to school this fall for Ontario’s two million students isn’t quite back to normal, but there will be fewer COVID-19 restrictions than the 2020-21...
Legislative Update – July 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update Ontario’s COVID-19 case rates continue to decline as vaccination numbers rise. On July 9, the province...
Send the Ontario College of Teachers a video for World Teachers’ Day!
The Ontario College of Teachers is asking for videos about inspiring teachers to be submitted for their social media campaign for World Teachers’ Day this fall. Students are asked to send a short video (20 seconds or less) that includes their name, their teacher’s...
Recipients of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the five winners of its Public Property Assessment Network (PPAN) Scholarship.
This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions, for three school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.
Legislative Update – June 21, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario concluded the current session on June 14 after Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act cleared a third-reading vote (Ayes 63; Nays 47) and received Royal Assent. MPPs are now adjourned and return on September 13,...
Winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020-21 Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship: Student Trustees Fridaus Shallo (TDSB) and Joy Liu (OCDSB).
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month.
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – June 11, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on June 11, 2021. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Cathy Abraham remains President of OPSBA
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Cathy Abraham will be serving as President for the 2021-22 school year following the Association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting on Saturday. President Abraham was elected to a two-year term in September 2021 for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years.
Legislative Update – June 14, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
Legislative Update – June 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2021
UGDSB director of education receives Fred L. Bartlett Memorial AwardThe Wellington Advertiser - Jun. 23, 2021GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) director of education Martha Rogers has been named the recipient of the Fred L. Bartlett Memorial...
Student trustee association releases The Volume of our Voices, Volume One
The Volume of Our Voices is a three-part series by OSTA-AECO highlighting student stories. Volume One focuses on the impact that COVID-19 has had on public education; Volume Two centers on how students’ race, ethnicity, nationality, or cultural identity have shaped...
OSTA publishes “The Student Blueprint”
Legislative Update – May 20, 2022
2022 Ontario Provincial Election
OPSBA’s I ❤️ Public Education Video Contest
OPSBA in the Media – May 2022
Legislative Update – August 9, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has announced the province’s plans for...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2021
Masks on, schools told for September as long-awaited provincial guidance unveiledThe Toronto Star - Aug. 3, 2021Back to school this fall for Ontario’s two million students isn’t quite back to normal, but there will be fewer COVID-19 restrictions than the 2020-21...
Legislative Update – July 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update Ontario’s COVID-19 case rates continue to decline as vaccination numbers rise. On July 9, the province...
Send the Ontario College of Teachers a video for World Teachers’ Day!
The Ontario College of Teachers is asking for videos about inspiring teachers to be submitted for their social media campaign for World Teachers’ Day this fall. Students are asked to send a short video (20 seconds or less) that includes their name, their teacher’s...
Recipients of the Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the five winners of its Public Property Assessment Network (PPAN) Scholarship.
This $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to one recipient in each of OPSBA’s five regions, for three school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.
Legislative Update – June 21, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario concluded the current session on June 14 after Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act cleared a third-reading vote (Ayes 63; Nays 47) and received Royal Assent. MPPs are now adjourned and return on September 13,...
Winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship announced
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020-21 Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship: Student Trustees Fridaus Shallo (TDSB) and Joy Liu (OCDSB).
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
In 2009, with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, June was declared National Indigenous History Month.
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – June 11, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on June 11, 2021. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
Cathy Abraham remains President of OPSBA
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Cathy Abraham will be serving as President for the 2021-22 school year following the Association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting on Saturday. President Abraham was elected to a two-year term in September 2021 for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years.
Legislative Update – June 14, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
Legislative Update – June 4, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2021
UGDSB director of education receives Fred L. Bartlett Memorial AwardThe Wellington Advertiser - Jun. 23, 2021GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) director of education Martha Rogers has been named the recipient of the Fred L. Bartlett Memorial...
Student trustee association releases The Volume of our Voices, Volume One
The Volume of Our Voices is a three-part series by OSTA-AECO highlighting student stories. Volume One focuses on the impact that COVID-19 has had on public education; Volume Two centers on how students’ race, ethnicity, nationality, or cultural identity have shaped...
