This Education Week, OPSBA celebrates student achievement and well-being

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  • This Education Week, OPSBA celebrates student achievement and well-being

    May 2 to 6 Education Week is an annual event celebrated by public school boards and schools across Ontario. OPSBA’s member boards and school authorities take time during the week to highlight and honour staff, student and community excellence in education. Real examples of this year`s theme, Achieving Excellence: Promoting Well-Being, can be seen throughout…

  • OPSBA Ratifies Tentative Settlement Reached with ETFO Teachers

    The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that the Association has ratified the tentative settlement reached with ETFO Teachers. “This agreement ensures positive learning conditions for students and is respectful of the teachers who work in our classrooms,” said Michael Barrett, president of OPSBA. “Teachers and education workers deeply influence a positive…

  • Tentative Agreement Reached between Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA), CUPE and the Provincial Government

    The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that the CTA and the provincial government have successfully negotiated a tentative settlement on central terms of a collective agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) education workers. The first agreement between the four associations of school boards and the union shows the…

  • OPSBA Reaches Tentative Agreement with ETFO at the Central Bargaining Table

    The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that a tentative settlement has been reached with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the provincial government. “This tentative settlement ensures positive learning conditions for students and is respectful of the teachers who work in our classrooms,” said Michael Barrett, president of…

  • Committed to a Deal that Works for Elementary Students and Teachers

    More than 30 days of bargaining have allowed ETFO, OPSBA and the government to resolve the majority of outstanding issues on the way to a fairly negotiated settlement.   The parties have tentatively agreed on the following substantive matters: Class size  Teacher supervision time  Preparation time  Salary increases  Regulation 274 – Hiring Practices The addition…

  • OPSBA Ratifies Tentative Settlement Reached with OSSTF Teachers

    The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that the Association has ratified the tentative settlement reached with OSSTF Teachers. “This agreement ensures positive learning conditions for students and is respectful of the teachers who work in our classrooms,” said Michael Barrett, president of OPSBA. “Teachers and education workers deeply influence a…

  • School Board Associations remain focused on the best interests of students and families

    ​July 24, 2015 – We appreciate the opportunity provided today to dialogue with the Premier, the Minister of Education and our Teacher affiliates, on the collective bargaining process. It is our view that, at this time, matters being negotiated at each of the bargaining tables should not be vetted in the media. Rather, it is our position…

  • Education Minister confirms ETFO’s demands in excess of $3.2 billion

    On Tuesday June 23, the Toronto Star reported the following: “On Monday, (Minister) Sandals also confirmed figures from the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association that ETFO’s demands – including wage made in writing and verbally – would cost $3.2 billion.   The school boards’ association said ETFO is seeking a three per cent raise each year for…

  • Cost of ETFO’s demands in excess of $3.2 billion

    When negotiations began many months ago, OPSBA and ETFO signed ground rules that prevented either side from bargaining in the media. That is why you have heard very little on the subject from OPSBA. Increasingly, however, ETFO has taken to the media, including full-page ads, to assert their positions and misrepresent ours. We believe that…

  • OPSBA recognizes outstanding contributions to public education

    ​ June 10, 2015 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to public education made by individuals from across Ontario. There are so many dedicated people who make a difference for students every day and the recipients of these awards represent all those who work tirelessly and unselfishly to make our…

  • The Quality of Student Learning is a Matter of Accountability

      ​Teachers are respected professionals. In pursuing the best outcomes for students, school boards rely on that professionalism. It reflects the commitment teachers bring to their classroom practice and their responsibilities to their students. Where school boards and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) differ is in ETFO’s definition of professionalism as complete autonomy…

  • Supporting Student Choice – The Story on Class Size

    ​What are school boards really saying about class size? The school board proposal to OSSTF ensures that secondary school students have access to the classes required to graduate, protects class sizes and is respectful of teacher working conditions.  OPSBA’s proposal uses locally established class sizes and, in accommodating student choice, would never exceed 3 additional…