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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)...

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...

OPSBA in the Media – April 2023

'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...

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)...

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...

OPSBA in the Media – April 2023

'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...