The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Feb. 23 and 24, 2018, in Toronto. An acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and the Métis Nation was...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA in the Media, February 2018
All welcome here OPSBA Letter to the Editor, The Globe and Mail, Feb. 20, 2018 English public school boards take great pride in being the one system open to all students (The Catholic Funding Debate Needs To Be Schooled By Facts, Feb. 14). More ... Ontario school...
OPSBA in the Media, December 2017
OPSBA Media Release, Statement from OPSBA on Auditor General's Annual Report, Dec. 6, 2017 Auditor takes aim at Wynne’s government over spending, waste, lax oversight Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Star, Dec. 6, 2017 School board employees are taking more sick...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – Dec. 1 and 2, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, in Toronto. A traditional Indigenous territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Elaine Johnston, the Indigenous Trustees' Council's Board of Director member. Representatives from the Ontario...
OPSBA in the Media, November 2017
School boards association raises question of store locationsJennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget, Nov. 15, 2017The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is asking school trustees across the province how close cannabis stores should be to elementary and...
OPSBA in the Media, October 2017
Peterborough-area public school board supports move to suspend EQAO testing this school yearLance Anderson, Durham Region News, Oct. 30, 2017PETERBOROUGH — The local public school board has joined the Peel District School Board in an attempt to suspend EQAO testing...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 22 and 23, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Sept. 22 and 23, 2017 in Toronto. A traditional territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Karen Sandy, the Indigenous Trustees’ Council’s Alternate Board of Director member. Michael Coteau, the Minister of...
OPSBA in the Media, September 2017
Minister speaks at Sault conference Brian Kelly, Sault Star, Sept. 20, 2017 Ontario's education minister will speak at an upcoming Northern regional meeting of Ontario Public School Boards' Association to be held in Sault Ste. Marie. Mitzie Hunter speaks at 6 p.m. on...
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario school closings will be put on hold as province reviews process Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jun. 28 The government has put a temporary halt on any future school closings across the province, saying it plans to overhaul the entire process after hearing concerns...
OPSBA’s 2016-17 Annual Report
OPSBA has released its 2016-17 Annual Report, highlighting our advocacy and work in the past year. Read it today to find out how we've advanced progress on our six strategic priorities since June 2016!
OPSBA appoints new Executive Director
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the appointment of W.R. (Rusty) Hick as the Association's new Executive Director. Mr. Hick will succeed Gail Anderson who is retiring from the role in July after a rewarding career in public...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 21-22, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on April 21 and 22, 2017. Dr. Karen Grose, Vice-President, Digital Learning at TVO, presented to the board on the evening of April 21, providing an overview of the broadcaster's products and services, with a specific focus...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA Media Release, OPSBA appoints new Executive Director, Apr. 28, 2017 OPSBA Media Release, Students Benefit from Stable Funding, Apr. 12, 2017 Trustees deserve support, not trashing Re: School trustees have lost public trust — and outlived their role, Cohn, April...
OPSBA in the Media
Muslim prayers in schools get provincial endorsement following intense meeting Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 23, 2017 The morning after a tense meeting at the Peel board — where a protester tore up a Quran and others yelled Islamophobic comments — two provincial...
OPSBA in the Media
Cohn misrepresents role of school boards Re: Tragedy opens heart, bigotry doesn’t, Feb. 2 OPSBA President Laurie French, Letter to the Editor, The Star, Feb. 6, 2017 Tragedy opens heart, bigotry doesn’t, Feb. 2 Martin Regg Cohn is right in saying that classrooms in...
OPSBA in the Media
Rural Ontario school closings hit communities hard Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jan. 22, 2017 Andrea Elgar’s daughters get on a bus at 7:15 each morning, arriving at school an hour later. They don’t get home until 4 p.m. each day. It’s a commute she already considers...
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario to resume contract talks with public high-school teachers’ union Caroline Alphonso, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 21, 2016 The Ontario government and its public high-school teachers’ union plan to resume discussions later this week on extending the current...
OPSBA in the Media
Province offers education unions contract extensions Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Oct. 4, 2016 The Ontario government has offered some teacher and support staff unions a contract extension to their current three-year deals — an offer that is expected to be extended to...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 23 and 24, 2018
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Feb. 23 and 24, 2018, in Toronto. An acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and the Métis Nation was...
OPSBA in the Media, February 2018
All welcome here OPSBA Letter to the Editor, The Globe and Mail, Feb. 20, 2018 English public school boards take great pride in being the one system open to all students (The Catholic Funding Debate Needs To Be Schooled By Facts, Feb. 14). More ... Ontario school...
OPSBA in the Media, December 2017
OPSBA Media Release, Statement from OPSBA on Auditor General's Annual Report, Dec. 6, 2017 Auditor takes aim at Wynne’s government over spending, waste, lax oversight Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Star, Dec. 6, 2017 School board employees are taking more sick...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – Dec. 1 and 2, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, in Toronto. A traditional Indigenous territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Elaine Johnston, the Indigenous Trustees' Council's Board of Director member. Representatives from the Ontario...
OPSBA in the Media, November 2017
School boards association raises question of store locationsJennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget, Nov. 15, 2017The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is asking school trustees across the province how close cannabis stores should be to elementary and...
OPSBA in the Media, October 2017
Peterborough-area public school board supports move to suspend EQAO testing this school yearLance Anderson, Durham Region News, Oct. 30, 2017PETERBOROUGH — The local public school board has joined the Peel District School Board in an attempt to suspend EQAO testing...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – September 22 and 23, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on Sept. 22 and 23, 2017 in Toronto. A traditional territory acknowledgement was provided by Trustee Karen Sandy, the Indigenous Trustees’ Council’s Alternate Board of Director member. Michael Coteau, the Minister of...
OPSBA in the Media, September 2017
Minister speaks at Sault conference Brian Kelly, Sault Star, Sept. 20, 2017 Ontario's education minister will speak at an upcoming Northern regional meeting of Ontario Public School Boards' Association to be held in Sault Ste. Marie. Mitzie Hunter speaks at 6 p.m. on...
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario school closings will be put on hold as province reviews process Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jun. 28 The government has put a temporary halt on any future school closings across the province, saying it plans to overhaul the entire process after hearing concerns...
OPSBA’s 2016-17 Annual Report
OPSBA has released its 2016-17 Annual Report, highlighting our advocacy and work in the past year. Read it today to find out how we've advanced progress on our six strategic priorities since June 2016!
OPSBA appoints new Executive Director
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce the appointment of W.R. (Rusty) Hick as the Association's new Executive Director. Mr. Hick will succeed Gail Anderson who is retiring from the role in July after a rewarding career in public...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 21-22, 2017
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on April 21 and 22, 2017. Dr. Karen Grose, Vice-President, Digital Learning at TVO, presented to the board on the evening of April 21, providing an overview of the broadcaster's products and services, with a specific focus...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA Media Release, OPSBA appoints new Executive Director, Apr. 28, 2017 OPSBA Media Release, Students Benefit from Stable Funding, Apr. 12, 2017 Trustees deserve support, not trashing Re: School trustees have lost public trust — and outlived their role, Cohn, April...
OPSBA in the Media
Muslim prayers in schools get provincial endorsement following intense meeting Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 23, 2017 The morning after a tense meeting at the Peel board — where a protester tore up a Quran and others yelled Islamophobic comments — two provincial...
OPSBA in the Media
Cohn misrepresents role of school boards Re: Tragedy opens heart, bigotry doesn’t, Feb. 2 OPSBA President Laurie French, Letter to the Editor, The Star, Feb. 6, 2017 Tragedy opens heart, bigotry doesn’t, Feb. 2 Martin Regg Cohn is right in saying that classrooms in...
OPSBA in the Media
Rural Ontario school closings hit communities hard Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Jan. 22, 2017 Andrea Elgar’s daughters get on a bus at 7:15 each morning, arriving at school an hour later. They don’t get home until 4 p.m. each day. It’s a commute she already considers...
OPSBA in the Media
Ontario to resume contract talks with public high-school teachers’ union Caroline Alphonso, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 21, 2016 The Ontario government and its public high-school teachers’ union plan to resume discussions later this week on extending the current...
OPSBA in the Media
Province offers education unions contract extensions Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Oct. 4, 2016 The Ontario government has offered some teacher and support staff unions a contract extension to their current three-year deals — an offer that is expected to be extended to...
