Please join OPSBA on Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon for our final session in OPSBA’s Speaker and Professional Development Series. We are pleased to welcome Judith Nyman and David Jack (see bios below) who will lead a session on the future of school. Transitioning from...
OPSBA Events
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2021
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The AGM will be held via Zoom videoconference. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below....
Legislative Update – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
OPSBA Welcomes Barenaked Ladies Band Member Tyler Stewart
We invite you to join OPSBA’s next Speakers Series event on Thursday, April 8 at noon. We are excited to welcome Tyler Stewart from the iconic Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies! The Arts & Public Education Tyler understands the importance of including the arts...
March 25 – OPSBA Virtual Workshop, Planning in a Time of Crisis
OPSBA invites you to join our next speaker session on Thursday, March 25 from at 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. We are pleased to welcome Theresa Macbeth (see bio below) who will lead a session on strategic planning and engagement during COVID-19....
Legislative Update – March 15, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned while MPPs are on a constituency week from March 15 to 19, 2021. They return to Queen’s Park on March 22. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board announced on March 11...
March 11 – OPSBA Virtual Workshop on Conflict Management
OPSBA invites you to join our next speaker session on Thursday, March 11 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Gillian Tuck-Kutarna and Wayne Joudrie (see bios below) who will lead the professional development session Conflict:...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on February 27, 2021. The meeting opened with an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Call for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution & By-Laws
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Your input is important! OPSBA member boards are asked to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2021 Annual General Meeting by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021....
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Matthew R. Morris
Trustees and senior school board staff are invited to join our next speaker session Thursday, February 25 from noon to 1 p.m., where we will welcome educator and writer Matthew R. Morris for a session entitled Closing The Gaps By Connecting The Bridges: An...
Legislative Update – February 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021. There was speculation that the House would return this week to extend emergency orders but that has not been confirmed. If the state of emergency is not...
OPSBA Speakers and Professional Development Sessions – Next Speaker February 11, 2021
OPSBA is continuing its plans to bring inspiring, informative speakers and virtual workshops through a series of speakers and PD sessions. Following the success of our first session in early December with guest speaker Sachin Maharaj, our next session will be held...
Legislative Update – January 18, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier in order to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. On January 15, the Premier removed MPP Roman Baber (York Centre) from...
Legislative Update – January 11, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The following is a summary of information since the last Legislative Update in mid-December 2020. COVID-19 Update On December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., a...
OPSBA Speakers and Professional Development Sessions – First Speaker December 10
OPSBA will be presenting inspiring, informative speakers and virtual workshops through a series of speakers and PD sessions. The first session will be held via Zoom on December 10 from 12 to 1 p.m. and features speaker Sachin Maharaj. Sachin teaches educational...
OPSBA Events
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Transitioning from the COVID-19 School Experience
Please join OPSBA on Thursday, May 20 at 12 noon for our final session in OPSBA’s Speaker and Professional Development Series. We are pleased to welcome Judith Nyman and David Jack (see bios below) who will lead a session on the future of school. Transitioning from...
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Theresa MacBeth
Join OPSBA for our next professional development session on Thursday, May 6 at 12 noon. Theresa MacBeth, Director of Strategy Management and Communications at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (see full bio below) is back to lead a session on strategic planning and...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 24, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on April 24, 2021. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from...
April 29 – OPSBA Speaker Series, Advancing Reconciliation – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
OPSBA invites you to join our next professional development session on Thursday, April 29 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Sean Monteith (Staff Advisor to OPSBA’s Indigenous Trustee Council and Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board)...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2021
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The AGM will be held via Zoom videoconference. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below....
Legislative Update – April 6, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is now adjourned for a constituency week that coincides with the Easter holiday. MPPs will return on April 12, 2021. Ministry Initiatives Committee – Online and Remote Learning Proposal A special meeting of OPSBA’s Board of...
OPSBA Welcomes Barenaked Ladies Band Member Tyler Stewart
We invite you to join OPSBA’s next Speakers Series event on Thursday, April 8 at noon. We are excited to welcome Tyler Stewart from the iconic Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies! The Arts & Public Education Tyler understands the importance of including the arts...
March 25 – OPSBA Virtual Workshop, Planning in a Time of Crisis
OPSBA invites you to join our next speaker session on Thursday, March 25 from at 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. We are pleased to welcome Theresa Macbeth (see bio below) who will lead a session on strategic planning and engagement during COVID-19....
Legislative Update – March 15, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is adjourned while MPPs are on a constituency week from March 15 to 19, 2021. They return to Queen’s Park on March 22. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board announced on March 11...
March 11 – OPSBA Virtual Workshop on Conflict Management
OPSBA invites you to join our next speaker session on Thursday, March 11 at noon. We are pleased to welcome Gillian Tuck-Kutarna and Wayne Joudrie (see bios below) who will lead the professional development session Conflict:...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 27, 2021
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on February 27, 2021. The meeting opened with an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional...
Call for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution & By-Laws
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Your input is important! OPSBA member boards are asked to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2021 Annual General Meeting by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021....
OPSBA Speaker and PD Series – Matthew R. Morris
Trustees and senior school board staff are invited to join our next speaker session Thursday, February 25 from noon to 1 p.m., where we will welcome educator and writer Matthew R. Morris for a session entitled Closing The Gaps By Connecting The Bridges: An...
Legislative Update – February 8, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021. There was speculation that the House would return this week to extend emergency orders but that has not been confirmed. If the state of emergency is not...
OPSBA Speakers and Professional Development Sessions – Next Speaker February 11, 2021
OPSBA is continuing its plans to bring inspiring, informative speakers and virtual workshops through a series of speakers and PD sessions. Following the success of our first session in early December with guest speaker Sachin Maharaj, our next session will be held...
Legislative Update – January 18, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 16, 2021, but could return a week earlier in order to extend the latest state of emergency declaration. On January 15, the Premier removed MPP Roman Baber (York Centre) from...
Legislative Update – January 11, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The following is a summary of information since the last Legislative Update in mid-December 2020. COVID-19 Update On December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., a...
OPSBA Speakers and Professional Development Sessions – First Speaker December 10
OPSBA will be presenting inspiring, informative speakers and virtual workshops through a series of speakers and PD sessions. The first session will be held via Zoom on December 10 from 12 to 1 p.m. and features speaker Sachin Maharaj. Sachin teaches educational...
