Membership Information and Benefits

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Public school boards belonging to OPSBA will reap the benefits of OPSBA's initiatives in the following areas:

• Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Political Action and Communications
• Legal Defense Fund
• Labour Relations Network (LabRnet)
• Technology
• Professional Development
• Associate Membership

Entrepreneurial Ventures

OPSBA will continue to find ways to earn revenue through entrepreneurial activities, which will reduce the association's reliance on membership fees.

Political Action and Communications

OPSBA will continue to develop strategies and tools to involve member boards and trustees in lobbying and communications activities across the province.

Legal Defense Fund

OPSBA will be in the courts to protect public education with regard to cases being heard on private-school funding, special education, development charges and social-contract issues.

Labour Relations Network (LabRnet)

OPSBA's new Labour Relations Network website puts timely and accurate labour relations/human resources information right at your fingertips...

• a searchable infobase of collective agreements
• major grievance and arbitration settlements
• legal updates and opinions
• employment practices
• negotiations "at a glance"
• human resources policies

Technology

Through its website, OPSBA will be expanding its electronic linkages to member boards to speed up communications between the association and members.

Professional Development

OPSBA will offer three not-to-miss professional development opportunities for public school trustees.