The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on February 22 and 23, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC) and OPSBA's First Nations Board of Director member, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
Month: February 2019
Student Voice – Winter 2019
Students in STEAM - Supporting Future Innovators in Ontario Education Laura Oris-Naidenova The sciences and mathematics never particularly interested me when I was younger. I was never bad at math, I just did not see its appeal. Instead, I was drawn to the social...
President’s Message – Winter 2019
As I begin my message for this edition of Education Today, I wanted to be sure to thank all those who attended our Public Education Symposium (PES) in January. Close to 300 new and "seasoned" trustees from across the province turned out for the Symposium and it was...
Education Today: Winter 2019
This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments: President's Message Student Voice Profile in Education -...
OPSBA Letter re Ontario Autism Program.pdf
It’s Fair Dealing Week in Canada
The Fair Dealing Decision Tool helps teachers decide, with just a few clicks, whether fair dealing permits classroom use of short excerpts from print materials, artistic works, or audiovisual materials without needing to obtain copyright permission. It takes 30...
OPSBA Bill 48 submission.pdf
Speaking Notes – Bill 48 Safe and Supporting Classrooms Act.pdf
Ministry of Education Update – February 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
2019SB_Memoranda.pdf
Submission Guidelines for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Monday, April 1, 2019 Monday, April 1 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2019 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from member...
Legislative Update – February 19, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns February 19, 2019. Following is an update on legislation that OPSBA is monitoring and other recent items. Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act On December 6, Economic Development Minister Todd Smith introduced...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2019
Ford government advises school boards to freeze hiring Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Feb. 28, 2019 Ontario school boards have been told to hold off on all hiring for the next school year until further notice, according to an education ministry memo obtained by the Star....
Month: February 2019
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 22 and 23, 2019
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on February 22 and 23, 2019, in Toronto. Elaine Johnston, Chair of OPSBA's Indigenous Trustees' Council (ITC) and OPSBA's First Nations Board of Director member, gave an acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the...
Student Voice – Winter 2019
Students in STEAM - Supporting Future Innovators in Ontario Education Laura Oris-Naidenova The sciences and mathematics never particularly interested me when I was younger. I was never bad at math, I just did not see its appeal. Instead, I was drawn to the social...
President’s Message – Winter 2019
As I begin my message for this edition of Education Today, I wanted to be sure to thank all those who attended our Public Education Symposium (PES) in January. Close to 300 new and "seasoned" trustees from across the province turned out for the Symposium and it was...
Education Today: Winter 2019
This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments: President's Message Student Voice Profile in Education -...
OPSBA Letter re Ontario Autism Program.pdf
It’s Fair Dealing Week in Canada
The Fair Dealing Decision Tool helps teachers decide, with just a few clicks, whether fair dealing permits classroom use of short excerpts from print materials, artistic works, or audiovisual materials without needing to obtain copyright permission. It takes 30...
OPSBA Bill 48 submission.pdf
Speaking Notes – Bill 48 Safe and Supporting Classrooms Act.pdf
Ministry of Education Update – February 2019
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education 2018 B and SB Memoranda. OPSBA Summaries 2019 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2019 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
2019SB_Memoranda.pdf
Submission Guidelines for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Monday, April 1, 2019 Monday, April 1 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2019 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from member...
Legislative Update – February 19, 2019
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns February 19, 2019. Following is an update on legislation that OPSBA is monitoring and other recent items. Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act On December 6, Economic Development Minister Todd Smith introduced...
OPSBA in the Media – February 2019
Ford government advises school boards to freeze hiring Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Feb. 28, 2019 Ontario school boards have been told to hold off on all hiring for the next school year until further notice, according to an education ministry memo obtained by the Star....
