This update includes news about: REMINDER: This week is Take Your MPP to School Day Legislative Business for the Week of May 15 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update 2023 Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship Winners Other...
OPSBA News
Take Your MPP to School Day: Visiting Ontario’s Vibrant Public Education System
Take Your MPP to School Day is taking place during and around the week of May 23 to 26 and celebrates the value of local advocacy and collaboration between school board trustees, school boards, and schools and Ontario’s MPPs.
Provincial Update- May 15, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 8 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Update OPSBA Upcoming Initiatives – Take Your MPP to School Day Reminder: Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting Attendance...
OPSBA statement on the 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs
While OPSBA welcomes the investments announced by the government, including additional math and literacy educators and support for students transitioning from elementary to secondary, today’s announcement falls short of what is needed to ensure all students are set up to succeed.
OPSBA statement on The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act
Our Association and local school boards must be properly consulted on the details of important changes to the public education system. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Education on these changes as we play the most direct role in supporting student success within our local communities. Local governance, with students at the forefront, is a key part of our member boards’ ongoing success. The importance of maintaining the autonomy of democratically elected local trustees cannot be overstated.
OPSBA welcomes two new staff members
Please join us in welcoming two new members of the OPSBA team! Alicia Cameron joins OPSBA as our Indigenous Trustees’ Council (ITC) Liaison and Michelle Rodney Bartalos joins OPSBA as our Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) Liaison. Michelle’s vast experience as an...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2023
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 8 to 10, 2023 at Blue Mountain, Collingwood. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are...
OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship
The Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one recipient in each of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) five regions, for four school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, and 2022-23.
Legislative Update – March 27, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 20 OPSBA’s Provincial Budget Overview OPSBA’s Recent Advocacy and Actions AMO Open Letter re: Homelessness Teacher Supply and Demand Action Table Catch Up Payments Deadline Other News and...
Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
Call for OPSBA Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. OPSBA member boards wishing to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2023 Annual General Meeting are asked to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Policy resolution...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 24 and 25, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on February 24 and 25, 2023. This was the first Board of Directors meeting attended by Stephanie Donaldson in her new role as Executive Director. On the evening of...
Legislative Update – February 27, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has been resumed with NDP MPP Marit Stiles officially introduced to the house as the new Leader of the Opposition. The first order of government business was the introduction of Bill 60, Your Health Act, by Health Minister Sylvia...
The right schools in the right locations: OPSBA asks government to lift moratorium on school reviews
OPSBA is calling on the minister to release revised Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines as soon as possible, and at minimum – by the end of the current school year. This timeline will help ensure that boards are best able to align the new process with their annual planning cycles.
Legislative Update – February 13, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes after the Family Day weekend on February 21, 2023. The official party standings are: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario: 83 members New Democratic Party of Ontario: 30 members Ontario Liberal Party: 8 members Green...
Legislative Update – February 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with OCEW
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), in conjunction with the Council of Trustees‘ Associations, and with approval from the Crown, is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement that was reached with the Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW) on December 10, 2022.
New! The 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide
The 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide for trustees, school boards, directors of education, and communities is now available!
OPSBA, in partnership with the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC), is excited to announce the release of this comprehensive guide, which has been expertly crafted to provide school trustees with the knowledge they need to effectively govern and lead their school boards. The fully updated Good Governance Guide will be distributed directly to school boards as a resource for trustees and boards for the 2022-2026 term of office.
OPSBA News
Provincial Update – May 23, 2023
This update includes news about: REMINDER: This week is Take Your MPP to School Day Legislative Business for the Week of May 15 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update 2023 Ontario Public Student Trustee Leadership Scholarship Winners Other...
Take Your MPP to School Day: Visiting Ontario’s Vibrant Public Education System
Take Your MPP to School Day is taking place during and around the week of May 23 to 26 and celebrates the value of local advocacy and collaboration between school board trustees, school boards, and schools and Ontario’s MPPs.
Provincial Update- May 15, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 8 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Update OPSBA Upcoming Initiatives – Take Your MPP to School Day Reminder: Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting Attendance...
OPSBA statement on the 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs
While OPSBA welcomes the investments announced by the government, including additional math and literacy educators and support for students transitioning from elementary to secondary, today’s announcement falls short of what is needed to ensure all students are set up to succeed.
OPSBA statement on The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act
Our Association and local school boards must be properly consulted on the details of important changes to the public education system. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Education on these changes as we play the most direct role in supporting student success within our local communities. Local governance, with students at the forefront, is a key part of our member boards’ ongoing success. The importance of maintaining the autonomy of democratically elected local trustees cannot be overstated.
OPSBA welcomes two new staff members
Please join us in welcoming two new members of the OPSBA team! Alicia Cameron joins OPSBA as our Indigenous Trustees’ Council (ITC) Liaison and Michelle Rodney Bartalos joins OPSBA as our Black Trustees’ Caucus (BTC) Liaison. Michelle’s vast experience as an...
Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2023
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 8 to 10, 2023 at Blue Mountain, Collingwood. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are...
OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship
The Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one recipient in each of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) five regions, for four school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, and 2022-23.
Legislative Update – March 27, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 20 OPSBA’s Provincial Budget Overview OPSBA’s Recent Advocacy and Actions AMO Open Letter re: Homelessness Teacher Supply and Demand Action Table Catch Up Payments Deadline Other News and...
Legislative Update – March 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session this past week. The government’s legislation Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023, has passed Second Reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. MPPs will be back this week and then off for a...
Call for OPSBA Policy Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments
POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. OPSBA member boards wishing to submit policy resolutions for consideration at the 2023 Annual General Meeting are asked to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Policy resolution...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – February 24 and 25, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on February 24 and 25, 2023. This was the first Board of Directors meeting attended by Stephanie Donaldson in her new role as Executive Director. On the evening of...
Legislative Update – February 27, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has been resumed with NDP MPP Marit Stiles officially introduced to the house as the new Leader of the Opposition. The first order of government business was the introduction of Bill 60, Your Health Act, by Health Minister Sylvia...
The right schools in the right locations: OPSBA asks government to lift moratorium on school reviews
OPSBA is calling on the minister to release revised Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines as soon as possible, and at minimum – by the end of the current school year. This timeline will help ensure that boards are best able to align the new process with their annual planning cycles.
Legislative Update – February 13, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes after the Family Day weekend on February 21, 2023. The official party standings are: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario: 83 members New Democratic Party of Ontario: 30 members Ontario Liberal Party: 8 members Green...
Legislative Update – February 6, 2023
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario resumes on February 21, 2023. The New Democratic Party of Ontario has confirmed Marit Stiles (MPP Davenport) as the Leader of the party, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition. The riding of Hamilton Centre remains vacant...
OPSBA ratifies agreement reached with OCEW
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), in conjunction with the Council of Trustees‘ Associations, and with approval from the Crown, is pleased to announce that it has ratified the tentative agreement that was reached with the Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW) on December 10, 2022.
New! The 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide
The 2022-2026 Good Governance Guide for trustees, school boards, directors of education, and communities is now available!
OPSBA, in partnership with the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC), is excited to announce the release of this comprehensive guide, which has been expertly crafted to provide school trustees with the knowledge they need to effectively govern and lead their school boards. The fully updated Good Governance Guide will be distributed directly to school boards as a resource for trustees and boards for the 2022-2026 term of office.
