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OPSBA Letter to Premier Ford regarding mandatory vaccination in schools

With the looming presence of a fourth wave of the pandemic and beginning of the school year approaching, the issue of whether a policy making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all eligible students, staff, and visitors who enter public schools is a topic of much discussion within our school communities.
OPSBA launches survey of public education community: School and COVID-19

Ontario children are preparing to return to their public schools this fall for the first time since the spring and we want to hear from you!
Legislative Update – August 9, 2021

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has announced the province’s plans for the fall return to school. The plan, entitled COVID-19: Health, Safety and Operational Guidance for…
OPSBA statement regarding the 2021-22 Health, Safety and Operational Guidance for Schools plan

The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association welcomes today’s release of a return-to-school plan for the upcoming school year. We are pleased to see the government has acted on the guidance of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and experts from Ontario’s world-renowned hospitals.
Legislative Update – July 12, 2021

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update Ontario’s COVID-19 case rates continue to decline as vaccination numbers rise. On July 9, the province announced the move to Step 3 will occur on Friday, July 16, 2021. More details, including…
Send the Ontario College of Teachers a video for World Teachers’ Day!

The Ontario College of Teachers is asking for videos about inspiring teachers to be submitted for their social media campaign for World Teachers’ Day this fall. Students are asked to send a short video (20 seconds or less) that includes their name, their teacher’s name, and a sentence or two about what made their teacher…
Legislative Update – June 21, 2021

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario concluded the current session on June 14 after Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act cleared a third-reading vote (Ayes 63; Nays 47) and received Royal Assent. MPPs are now adjourned and return on September 13, 2021. On June 18, the Premier announced a cabinet shuffle that includes former…
Legislative Update – June 14, 2021

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario returned on June 10 for the introduction of new government legislation. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act struck down by a Superior Court judge earlier in the week. Under the government’s new legislation, third party-advertisers…
OPSBA Board of Directors Meeting – June 11, 2021

The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Zoom on June 11, 2021. Indigenous Trustees’ Council Chair Elaine Johnston gave an acknowledgement that participants in the meeting were connecting to the meeting from numerous traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of Ontario and spoke to the recent discovery…
Cathy Abraham remains President of OPSBA

The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Cathy Abraham will be serving as President for the 2021-22 school year following the Association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting on Saturday. President Abraham was elected to a two-year term in September 2021 for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years.
Legislative Update – June 4, 2021

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario rose On June 3 for summer recess. The fall session willbegin on September 13, 2021. OPSBA’s Executive Council has met to discuss a number of public education issues and noted many members boards are now making final budget recommendations and decisions for the upcoming school year. A common issue that…
OPSBA in the Media – June 2021

UGDSB director of education receives Fred L. Bartlett Memorial AwardThe Wellington Advertiser – Jun. 23, 2021GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) director of education Martha Rogers has been named the recipient of the Fred L. Bartlett Memorial Award.The award is presented annually by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and honours…