Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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Board of Directors Meeting – June 8, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at Blue Mountain on June 8, 2023. Education policy and program matters that were discussed in public session at the meeting are summarized below: 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report The full 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report was presented to trustees and is now available online.…
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OHRC Statement on Anti-Hate
On June 15, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a statement on recent hate-related challenges faced by students, parents, educators, and administrators in Ontario’s public education system.
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Provincial Update – June 5, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 29 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Third Reading Update OPSBA Recent Advocacy and Actions Ministry of Education Communications Federal Government Virtual Discussion on a National School Food Policy Reminder: OPSBA AGM Next Week OSTA-AECO and Elections Dismantling Systemic…
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Beyond knowledge: a visionary discussion paper
The Ontario Education Partner Discussion Table, convened by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), has released a new visionary discussion paper entitled, Beyond knowledge: Preparing students for an uncertain future / Au-delà des connaissances :Préparer les élèves à un avenir incertain.
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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 the University of Regina. A video of the session is available. Please note that the…
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Provincial Update- May 15, 2023
This update includes news on: Legislative Business for the Week of May 8 Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 – Update OPSBA Upcoming Initiatives – Take Your MPP to School Day Reminder: Ministry of Education Survey re: in-person Meeting Attendance Province of Quebec Legislation: Quebec’s Bill 23 Other News and Information Legislative…
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OPSBA’s submission on The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act
On May 9, OPSBA President Cathy Abraham and OPSBA Executive Director, Stephanie Donaldson presented to the Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 98, The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act. Read our full submission to the government on Bill 98