Do you know a terrific teacher or early childhood educator? Consider nominating them for a 2016‑17 Prime Minister's Award! This program honours innovative and outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers and early childhood educators who are helping prepare...
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Commemorate Women’s History Month
October is Women's History Month in Canada! It is a time for Canadians to celebrate the achievements of women and girls as trailblazers throughout our history and a time to learn about the contributions women have made that have shaped our way of life. To celebrate...
Extended Registration for Healthy Schools Certification
Registration for Ophea's Healthy Schools Certification has been extended to October 28, 2016, at 12 p.m. Since Healthy Schools Certification is an annual process, all schools that participated last year will need to register again for the 2016-2017 year. Click here to...
News from Our Education Partners
Ophea Conference, October 20 & 21, 2016 High School Entrepreneurship Competition Diploma in School Board Administration, OASBO Education Law Newsletters, Miller Thomson LLP eNewsletters, Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) Game-Based Online...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memorandum SB31. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on...
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...
Ontario Newsroom
Ontario Helping Students Learn to Code, Dec. 5, 2016 Ontario Passes Legislation to Transform Political Fundraising, Dec. 1, 2016 Improving Access to Child Care for Families Across Ontario, Nov. 23, 2016 Nominations Open for Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools, Nov....
High school entrepreneurship competition returns for fifth year
On Sept. 30, the Government of Ontario and Ontario Centres of Excellence launched the fifth year of the Young Entrepreneurs, Make Your Pitch competition, an event which helps foster high school entrepreneurs.
OPSBA September 2016 Board of Directors Meeting
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on September 30 and October 1, 2016. Education policy issues that were discussed at the meeting are summarized below. Traditional Territory AcknowledgementFirst Nations Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was...
Bruce Rodrigues named Deputy Minister of Education
Bruce Rodrigues, Chief Executive Officer of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), has been appointed Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education. He will remain with the provincial agency until the middle of October before taking on his new role with the...
Health & Safety Training from the Public Services Health & Safety Association
Looking to provide occupational health and safety training at your school board? Look no further than the Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA). Established in 2009, the PSHSA is a not-for-profit association created by the amalgamation of...
Orange Shirt Day is September 30!
This Friday, schools and school boards across Ontario and Canada will observe Orange Shirt Day to honour and remember the children who attended Residential Schools. In 1973, six-year-old Phyllis Webstad entered the St. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of...
September 27 Education Law Newsletter
The September 27 issue of Miller Thomson LLP's Education Law Newsletter includes the following articles relevant to the school board sector: Bender: No Discrimination Based on Sex or Family Status Updates to the Integrated Accessibility Standards of the AODA Morning...
EQAO takes the leap from paper to online assessment
Over the coming weeks, EQAO will be providing school boards with ongoing information about how to prepare for the October 20 province-wide trial of the OSSLT as they move from paper to online assessments. EQAO's CEO, Bruce Rodrigues delivered a video message and...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda SB 26 to 30. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM) 160
On September 19, the Ministry of Education released Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM) 160 - Protected Time for Daily Mathematics Instruction (Grades 1 to 8). This is one component of an overall provincial strategy to support students in achieving expectations set out in...
2016 High School Chef Competition
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in partnership with FoodShare Toronto, is once again presenting its Royal Winter Fair High School Chef Competition for Ontario high schools. Schools are invited to submit recipes that meet the following criteria: Feature local,...
Register Now for Quest 2016!
York Region District School Board's 20th Quest Conference will be held on Nov. 16, 17 and 18, 2016. Each year, Quest brings together more than 1,000 members of the educational community from around the world. Participants explore current educational issues and learn...
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2016-17 Prime Minister’s Awards Competition Now Open
Do you know a terrific teacher or early childhood educator? Consider nominating them for a 2016‑17 Prime Minister's Award! This program honours innovative and outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers and early childhood educators who are helping prepare...
Commemorate Women’s History Month
October is Women's History Month in Canada! It is a time for Canadians to celebrate the achievements of women and girls as trailblazers throughout our history and a time to learn about the contributions women have made that have shaped our way of life. To celebrate...
Extended Registration for Healthy Schools Certification
Registration for Ophea's Healthy Schools Certification has been extended to October 28, 2016, at 12 p.m. Since Healthy Schools Certification is an annual process, all schools that participated last year will need to register again for the 2016-2017 year. Click here to...
News from Our Education Partners
Ophea Conference, October 20 & 21, 2016 High School Entrepreneurship Competition Diploma in School Board Administration, OASBO Education Law Newsletters, Miller Thomson LLP eNewsletters, Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) Game-Based Online...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memorandum SB31. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification on...
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...
Ontario Newsroom
Ontario Helping Students Learn to Code, Dec. 5, 2016 Ontario Passes Legislation to Transform Political Fundraising, Dec. 1, 2016 Improving Access to Child Care for Families Across Ontario, Nov. 23, 2016 Nominations Open for Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools, Nov....
High school entrepreneurship competition returns for fifth year
On Sept. 30, the Government of Ontario and Ontario Centres of Excellence launched the fifth year of the Young Entrepreneurs, Make Your Pitch competition, an event which helps foster high school entrepreneurs.
OPSBA September 2016 Board of Directors Meeting
The OPSBA Board of Directors held a meeting on September 30 and October 1, 2016. Education policy issues that were discussed at the meeting are summarized below. Traditional Territory AcknowledgementFirst Nations Director Peter Garrow acknowledged that the meeting was...
Bruce Rodrigues named Deputy Minister of Education
Bruce Rodrigues, Chief Executive Officer of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), has been appointed Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education. He will remain with the provincial agency until the middle of October before taking on his new role with the...
Health & Safety Training from the Public Services Health & Safety Association
Looking to provide occupational health and safety training at your school board? Look no further than the Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA). Established in 2009, the PSHSA is a not-for-profit association created by the amalgamation of...
Orange Shirt Day is September 30!
This Friday, schools and school boards across Ontario and Canada will observe Orange Shirt Day to honour and remember the children who attended Residential Schools. In 1973, six-year-old Phyllis Webstad entered the St. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of...
September 27 Education Law Newsletter
The September 27 issue of Miller Thomson LLP's Education Law Newsletter includes the following articles relevant to the school board sector: Bender: No Discrimination Based on Sex or Family Status Updates to the Integrated Accessibility Standards of the AODA Morning...
EQAO takes the leap from paper to online assessment
Over the coming weeks, EQAO will be providing school boards with ongoing information about how to prepare for the October 20 province-wide trial of the OSSLT as they move from paper to online assessments. EQAO's CEO, Bruce Rodrigues delivered a video message and...
Ministry of Education Update
Please see the following updated OPSBA summaries indicated below for information regarding Ministry of Education Memoranda SB 26 to 30. OPSBA Summaries 2016 B Memoranda (funding policy, financial matters) 2016 SB Memoranda (administrative information, clarification...
Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM) 160
On September 19, the Ministry of Education released Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM) 160 - Protected Time for Daily Mathematics Instruction (Grades 1 to 8). This is one component of an overall provincial strategy to support students in achieving expectations set out in...
2016 High School Chef Competition
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in partnership with FoodShare Toronto, is once again presenting its Royal Winter Fair High School Chef Competition for Ontario high schools. Schools are invited to submit recipes that meet the following criteria: Feature local,...
Register Now for Quest 2016!
York Region District School Board's 20th Quest Conference will be held on Nov. 16, 17 and 18, 2016. Each year, Quest brings together more than 1,000 members of the educational community from around the world. Participants explore current educational issues and learn...
