Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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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 Business for Week of April 3 The Legislative Assembly of Ontario will not be in session next week…
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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 education and board senior leadership. The 2023 program will consist of two half-day, live online sessions…
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Customer Service SDC Member Recruitment
The Minister for Seniors and Accessibility is now recruiting Ontarians, with expertise in accessible customer service and with lived experience of disability, to participate in the AODA Customer Service Standards Development Committee. The committee will be responsible for reviewing current accessibility requirements related to customer service under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005…
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Provincial Update – April 3, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 27 Federal Budget Ministry of Education – March Communications Canadian School Boards’ Association (CSBA) Update Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of March 20 This week Sarah Jama (MPP Hamilton Centre) was sworn in and took her seat. Because Jama uses a…
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Call for Nominations for Elected Positions 2023
Ontario Public School Boards’ Association elections will be held as part of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 8 to 10, 2023 at Blue Mountain, Collingwood. Information about elected positions and the nomination process is summarized below. More details are available in the OPSBA Guide to Roles and Responsibilities and Candidates’ Election Guide. All…
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CSBA President’s Bulletin
The latest Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) President’s Bulletin is now available. The CSBA Board of Directors meets four times a year to discuss topics that range from initiatives in specific jurisdictions, advocacy efforts on shared national issues, as well as other methods of potential collaboration among provincial associations.
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OPSBA’s Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship
The Public Property Assessment Network Scholarship is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one recipient in each of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) five regions, for four school years – 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, and 2022-23.
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Legislative Update – March 27, 2023
This update includes: Update on Legislative Business for Week of March 20 OPSBA’s Provincial Budget Overview OPSBA’s Recent Advocacy and Actions AMO Open Letter re: Homelessness Teacher Supply and Demand Action Table Catch Up Payments Deadline Other News and Information Legislative Business for Week of March 20 Members of Provincial Parliament were back at Queen’s…
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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 Forward, offers opportunities for trustees to learn more about Indigenous education,…