The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. Rod Phillips has announced his resignation as the Minister of Long-Term Care and will not be seeking re-election. The...
Trustee PD
Legislative Update – January 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 On January 12, Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed that Ontario’s publicly funded schools would...
Legislative Update – October 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was resumed from October 4 to 8 and is now off for a constituency week that coincides with the Thanksgiving holiday. Members of Provincial Parliament will return on October 18, 2021. Recent Legislation Bill 13, Supporting People and...
Legislative Update – June 14, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
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...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
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. Planning in a Time of Crisis...
CSBA’s Indigenous Leaders panel
On March 11, 2021, CSBA presented a virtual panel discussion with Indigenous leaders on building strategic relationships and they shared how organizations and school boards can build authentic connections that support all students. The panelists were: Mary Culbertson...
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: Managing it Creatively. In the session,...
CSBA presents an Indigenous Leaders panel
On March 11, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EST, trustees from across the country are invited to attend an interesting and informative virtual panel discussion with Indigenous leaders on building strategic relationships. Indigenous leaders will share how...
York Region District School Board to launch its Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Strategy
On March 8, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the York Region DSB will be holding a virtual launch for the release of its anti-Black racism strategy. Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Strategy: Creating anti-racist and Black-affirming learning and working environments will...
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...
Trustee PD
Legislative Update – January 24, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned during winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. Rod Phillips has announced his resignation as the Minister of Long-Term Care and will not be seeking re-election. The...
Legislative Update – January 17, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 22, 2022. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Winter 2022 On January 12, Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed that Ontario’s publicly funded schools would...
Legislative Update – October 12, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was resumed from October 4 to 8 and is now off for a constituency week that coincides with the Thanksgiving holiday. Members of Provincial Parliament will return on October 18, 2021. Recent Legislation Bill 13, Supporting People and...
Legislative Update – June 14, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act...
Legislative Update – May 17, 2021
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) will return to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before a constituency week that aligns with the Victoria Day holiday weekend (May 24-28). COVID-19 Update The provincial COVID-19 school-related case information webpage is not...
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...
Equity and Access to Learning Webinar Opportunity
Trustees and senior board staff are invited to participate in the following webinar: Equity and Access to Learning: A Panel Discussion with Canadian Leaders in Education co-hosted by CASSA, CSBA and NelsonApril 29, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. As partners in Canadian...
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. Planning in a Time of Crisis...
CSBA’s Indigenous Leaders panel
On March 11, 2021, CSBA presented a virtual panel discussion with Indigenous leaders on building strategic relationships and they shared how organizations and school boards can build authentic connections that support all students. The panelists were: Mary Culbertson...
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: Managing it Creatively. In the session,...
CSBA presents an Indigenous Leaders panel
On March 11, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EST, trustees from across the country are invited to attend an interesting and informative virtual panel discussion with Indigenous leaders on building strategic relationships. Indigenous leaders will share how...
York Region District School Board to launch its Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Strategy
On March 8, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the York Region DSB will be holding a virtual launch for the release of its anti-Black racism strategy. Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Strategy: Creating anti-racist and Black-affirming learning and working environments will...
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...
