Call for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution

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  • Call for Policy Resolutions & Proposed Amendments to the OPSBA Constitution

    POLICY RESOLUTIONS Submission deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020 Friday, April 3, 2020 is the deadline for OPSBA member boards to submit policy resolutions for consideration by the general membership at the 2020 OPSBA Annual General Meeting. Policy resolutions from member boards that are passed at the AGM are incorporated into the work planning that takes place…

  • Legislative Update – January 31, 2020

    There are two more weeks before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario returns from winter break and resumes on February 18, after Family Day.  2020 Pre-Budget Consultations and Ministry of Education 2020-21 Education Funding Consultation From January 20 to 24, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs held Pre-Budget Consultation public hearings in Toronto, Sioux…

  • OPSBA Ratifies Settlement Reached with EWAO

    February 4, Toronto – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that it has now ratified the tentative settlement that was reached with the Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario (EWAO) on December 10, 2019.  “Throughout this process our goal has been to negotiate an agreement that is fully-funded, fair, and fiscally responsible.…

  • New report outlines FSL teacher recruitment strategies

    Toronto, January 30, 2020 – The French as a Second Language-Ontario Labour Market Partnership has released its second report, entitled Moving Forward with Understanding Perspectives Regarding the FSL Labour Market Issue. The Phase II report describes the implementation of recommendations of the Partnership’s Phase I report from May 2018. As the demand for French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers…

  • More than 300 trustees and senior school board staff attend 2020 Public Education Symposium in Toronto

    OPSBA’s 2020 Public Education Symposium (PES) was held from January 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario (ACÉPO). This year’s PES featured a number of relevant keynote speakers including: Minister of Education Stephen Lecce Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist at Nanos Research…

  • Apply now for the Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship

    The Lionel High School Chemistry Scholarship is a Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) scholarship that was established to assist high school students who show an interest in studying chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering at a postsecondary institution but would not be able to attend without significant financial assistance. The scholarship can be applied to a…

  • Legislative Update – January 17, 2020

    The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is on winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day. 2020 Pre-Budget Consultations – Dates Finalized The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs are holding Pre-Budget Consultation public hearings across the province in Toronto, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Kitchener-Waterloo, Belleville, and Niagara. OPSBA…

  • Legislative Update – December 13, 2019

    MPPs rose December 12, marking the end of the fall session. The government issued a news release outlining their accomplishments. The House is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return February 18, 2020, after Family Day.  Education Development Charges (EDC) The Ministry of Education issued memo B20 on November 8 outlining amendments to the…

  • Legislative Update – December 20, 2019

    The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is recessed for the winter break and is scheduled to return on February 18, 2020, after Family Day.  2020 Pre-Budget Consultations On December 18, Minister of Finance Rod Phillips launched the first of a series of budget consultations that will run across Ontario throughout the months of January and February. …

  • OPSBA Statement regarding the postponement of EQAO tests

    “Today, the government announced that school boards will make local decisions about whether the province-wide EQAO Grade 9 math assessment, originally scheduled to start next week, should proceed. School boards are well-positioned to make decisions affecting students, their families and staff, taking into account local circumstances and expertise. That said, it would be very difficult,…

  • OPSBA’s 2020 Awards Program

    Know an amazing trustee, teacher, education worker, student or community member who deserves to be recognized for making a difference in their local school or community? Nominations for our 2020 Awards are open! The nomination form can be accessed on SurveyMonkey now. The nomination deadline for all awards, except for the President’s Award and the Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award is April 2, 2020 The…

  • Tentative agreement reached with EWAO

    Toronto, December 10, 2019 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA) and the provincial government have successfully negotiated a tentative settlement on central terms of a collective agreement with the Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario (EWAO). “The parties worked hard together at the…