Public Education Symposium (PES) 2023
January 26-28 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto
The first in-person Public Education Symposium since January 2020 was a resounding success as more than 300 trustees, student trustees and school board staff leadership from OPSBA and ACEPO member boards came to Toronto from January 26 to 28!
The sold out event featured well-regarded keynote speakers, including:
- Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce
- Chief Cadmus Delorme, Cowessess First Nation
- Nicholas A. Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social & Natural Science & Author of Apollo’s Arrow, Yale University
- Patricia DeGuire, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Roda Muse, Secretary General, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO & former school board trustee – presentation
Workshops and panel discussions included:
- Rules of Order – Can’t Live with Them, Can’t Live Without Them with Lori Lukinuk
- Rules of Order in Action with Lori Lukinuk
- Teachings (Learning) from the Earth (Land) with Dr. Paul Cormier
- CTRL-F: Find the Facts – Essential Online Verification Skills with Ken Boyd
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Word Salad with a Slice of Privilege Pie with Ken Jeffers
- Promising Solutions to Address Challenges with FSL Teacher Recruitment & Retention
- Best Practices to Ensure Productive Trustee Meetings & When Trustee emails are subject to MFIPPA with Sheila MacKinnon
- The Role of OPSBA with Jennifer McIntyre and Lisa Reinhardt
- School Board Governance Under the Education Act – Who Does What? with Michael Hines
- Communications Workshop – For New Trustees with Dennis Matthews and Stephanie Donaldson
- Communications Workshop – For Experienced Trustees with Jason Lietaer and Robin Pilkey
A selection of photos from the event can be found on our Facebook page.
Save the Date for PES 2024. January 25 – 27, 2024 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto.
For more information: Kendra Tedford Devine, email inquiry@opsba.org
