The Alberta School Boards Association hosted their latest virtual Speakers’ Corner for a national audience on May 1, 2023. The session, “Dismantling systemic racism in and through education”, was presented by Dr. Jerome Cranston, Dean of the Faculty of Education at...
Trustee PD
Provincial Update – May 8, 2023
This update includes information about: Legislative Business for the Week of May 1 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update Ministry of Education Announcement re: Mental Health Curriculum Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 28 and 29, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on April 28 and 29, 2023. On the evening of April 28, Board of Directors members received a presentation from Association of Municipalities of Ontario Executive Director...
Provincial Update – May 1, 2023
This update includes: Legislative Business for Week of April 24 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update OPSBA’s 2023 AGM and Program Registration Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of April 24 The Legislative Assembly of...
Provincial Update – April 24, 2023
This update includes: Legislative Business for Week of April 17 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs OPSBA Submission re: Fourth Improvement Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)...
Provincial Update – April 11, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of April 3 Upcoming PD sessions for Trustees Poverty Reduction Strategy (2022 Annual Report) Elections Ontario Post-Election Report Request for AODA Committee Members Other News and Information Legislative...
Register now for Intensive Human Rights Program for School Board Leaders
The Ministry of Education is partnering with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to provide a new two-part human rights professional development program. Registration is now open for these programs which are designed for trustees, student trustees, directors of...
Registration is now open for 2023 CSBA Congress & National Trustee Gathering
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) is pleased to host the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) Congress and National Gathering which will be held from July 3 to 5, 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This year’s Congress, Leading the Path...
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...
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...
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.
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
Legislative Update – December 5, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament will be at Queen’s Park this week for four days before rising for winter recess after December 8. REMINDER - OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) is being held January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton...
PES Registration is open!
OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look forward to welcoming new and returning trustees in-person. PES is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience where public school board...
Legislative Update – June 20, 2022
Provincial Election – Next Steps Post-election, the province is out of caretaking mode but now entering a transition phase as the government looks to made decisions about Cabinet members, parliamentary positions, and other staffing decisions. MPP-elects were at...
Trustee PD
Dismantling systemic racism – a trustee PD opportunity
The Alberta School Boards Association hosted their latest virtual Speakers’ Corner for a national audience on May 1, 2023. The session, “Dismantling systemic racism in and through education”, was presented by Dr. Jerome Cranston, Dean of the Faculty of Education at...
Provincial Update – May 8, 2023
This update includes information about: Legislative Business for the Week of May 1 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update Ministry of Education Announcement re: Mental Health Curriculum Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting...
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – April 28 and 29, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on April 28 and 29, 2023. On the evening of April 28, Board of Directors members received a presentation from Association of Municipalities of Ontario Executive Director...
Provincial Update – May 1, 2023
This update includes: Legislative Business for Week of April 24 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - Update OPSBA’s 2023 AGM and Program Registration Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of April 24 The Legislative Assembly of...
Provincial Update – April 24, 2023
This update includes: Legislative Business for Week of April 17 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs OPSBA Submission re: Fourth Improvement Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)...
Provincial Update – April 11, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of April 3 Upcoming PD sessions for Trustees Poverty Reduction Strategy (2022 Annual Report) Elections Ontario Post-Election Report Request for AODA Committee Members Other News and Information Legislative...
Register now for Intensive Human Rights Program for School Board Leaders
The Ministry of Education is partnering with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to provide a new two-part human rights professional development program. Registration is now open for these programs which are designed for trustees, student trustees, directors of...
Registration is now open for 2023 CSBA Congress & National Trustee Gathering
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) is pleased to host the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) Congress and National Gathering which will be held from July 3 to 5, 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This year’s Congress, Leading the Path...
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...
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...
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.
Legislative Update – December 16, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliament returning on February 21, 2023. BOOK NOW - Public Education Symposium (PES) OPSBA is looking forward to the Public Education Symposium which will be held January 26...
Legislative Update – December 12, 2022
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has now risen for Winter Recess with Members of Provincial Parliaments returning on February 21, 2023. OPSBA Welcomes New Executive Director – Stephanie Donaldson The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to...
Legislative Update – December 5, 2022
Members of Provincial Parliament will be at Queen’s Park this week for four days before rising for winter recess after December 8. REMINDER - OPSBA’s PES Registration is open! OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) is being held January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton...
PES Registration is open!
OPSBA’s 2023 Public Education Symposium (PES) will be held from January 26 to 28 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. We look forward to welcoming new and returning trustees in-person. PES is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience where public school board...
Legislative Update – June 20, 2022
Provincial Election – Next Steps Post-election, the province is out of caretaking mode but now entering a transition phase as the government looks to made decisions about Cabinet members, parliamentary positions, and other staffing decisions. MPP-elects were at...
