Registration and Program Now Available!
Registration for the 2025 Public Education Symposium (PES), taking place January 24 and 25 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, is now open. We recommend booking early to secure your spot.
PES is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience. This year’s theme is The Time is Now! Today’s education world is incredibly complex – strong and skillful leadership is more important than ever. Join us at PES 2025 for the tools, insights, and professional learning you need now to lead with confidence and govern effectively.
Program highlights:
- An intimate discussion about the essential role of strong governance in Ontario’s education system with Giselle Basanta, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Equity and Governance Secretariat, and Chief Equity Officer
- Remarks and Q&A with Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop
- A keynote address on Nationhood by Indigenous Leader Ovide Mercredi
- Learn about the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Action Plan to tackle anti-Black racism in Ontario’s education system presented by Chief Commissioner Patricia DeGuire
Hear from Ontario’s Education Critics as they share their priorities and their party’s approach to education. Then join us for a follow-up discussion where political strategists and pollsters will dig into what the critics and Minister Dunlop had to say, while discussing education priorities as we look towards the next provincial election.
There will be 15 professional development workshops to choose from focusing on topics such as Core Education Funding, Trustee Code of Conduct, Parent and Community Engagement, Advocacy, Director’s Performance Appraisal, Jordan’s Principle, Understanding Unconscious Bias, Healthy Democracy, and more.
Finally, PES includes unparalled trustee networking opportunities at regional meetings, networking breaks, receptions, and the annual gala dinner and awards ceremony.
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For more information, please contact the PD Events Team