The Public Education Symposium (PES) is OPSBA’s premier professional development experience. This year’s theme was The Time is Now! Today’s education world is incredibly complex – strong and skillful leadership is more important than ever.
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
- 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
Attendees heard from Ontario’s Education Critics as they shared their priorities and their party’s approach to education. This was followed by a discussion in which political strategists and pollsters dug into what the critics had to say, while discussing education priorities as we looked towards the next provincial election.
There were 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.
For more information, please contact the PD Events Team