Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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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…
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OPSBA statement on the 2023-24 Grants for Student Needs
While OPSBA welcomes the investments announced by the government, including additional math and literacy educators and support for students transitioning from elementary to secondary, today’s announcement falls short of what is needed to ensure all students are set up to succeed.
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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 educator, vice-principal, and principal at the Toronto and Hamilton-Wentworth DSBs, and most recently as…
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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 Students Outcomes Act.While the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board supports any initiatives that improve…