Membership Benefits
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.
Associate Membership
Organizations or individuals wishing to be a part of OPSBA may join as an associate member.
The benefits of being an associate member are:
- access to information about Ontario's publicly funded education system that you won't find elsewhere
- opportunities to meet decision-makers in education
There are four categories of associate member: former public school trustees; individuals; not-for-profit organizations; and for-profit organizations.
Here's what associate members receive.
Former public school trustees and individuals:
- Education Today
- Trustee Newsletter
- Annual Report
- News Releases, Conference and Seminar Notification
- An opportunity to join the SSI Retired Benefits Package Program (monthly fee)
Optional (additional cost):
Fast Reports $250.00
Not-for-profit and for-profit organizations:
- Education Today
- The Trustee Times
- Fast Reports
- Special Updates
- Annual Reports
- Policy Documents, News Releases, Conference and Seminar Notification
- Registration Fees at Membership Rates
- Discounts acquired for Associate Members
The annual membership fees for associate members are:
| Individuals: |
$250.00 |
| Not-for-profit organizations: |
$750.00 |
| For-profit organizations: |
$1,000.00 |
| Retired Trustees: |
$35.00 |
Apply for your OPSBA associate membership today
