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Workplace Resource re: Mental Health
OCSTA Event Presentations
- 2020 OCSTA Event Presentations
- 2019 OCSTA Event Presentations
- 2018 OCSTA Event Presentations
- 2017 OCSTA Event Presentations
OCSTA Correspondence
March 2020
- OCSTA Memo – Update on Bullying Prevention Initiatives: Bullying Survey 2020
- OESC Memo – Professional Development Program for Trustees
- Good Governance for School Boards – Trustee Professional Development Program
- OCSTA Memo – School Closing After March Break to Manage COVID-19 Virus
- OCSTA Memo – Changes to Regulations re: Electronic Board Meetings
- Memo – Ontario Catholic Student Youth Day – COVID-19
- OCSTA Memo – Saskatchewan Appeal Court Decision: Theodore Case
- Theodore Summary of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Decision
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario Economic Update & Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19
February 2020
- OCSTA Memo – Grants for Student Needs Submission 2020-2021
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 40 in Quebec: General Background Information
January 2020
- OCSTA Memo – List of Integrity Commissioners
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario Human Rights Commission Inquiry re: Students With Reading Disabilities Update
- Ministry of Health Memo – Wuhan Novel Coronavirus
- OCSTA Memo – Student Transportation Advisory Group
- OCSTA Memo – Membership: Boards’ Special Education Advisory Committee
- OCSTA Memo – FSL Labour Market Partnership Project Phase II Report
December 2019
November 2019
- OCSTA Memo – The Ontario Autism Advisory Panel Report
- OCSTA Memo – Education Accessibility Standards Working Group Update
- OCSTA Memo – Ministry of Education Review of Bullying Policies
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
- OCSTA Memo – Climate Action Incentive Fund for Schools – UPDATE
- OCSTA Memo – 2019-2020 Ministry of Education Program in Human Rights, Ethical Leadership & Good Governance for Ontario School Board Trustees
- OCSTA Memo – Health & Physical Education Curriculum Update
- OCSTA Memo – OCSTA Statement re: Ministry of Education’s Release of the Elementary Health & Physical Education Curriculum
- OCSTA Memo – Education Development Charges – Regulations re: Land Acquisition
- OCSTA Memo – Education Service & Reverse Tuition Agreements with Indigenous Students – Communications Documents
July 2019
- OCSTA Memo – Refund Litigation & Access Copyright Update
- OCSTA Memo – Launch of Capital Priorities Program, Child Care Capital Funding & Review of School Construction Standards
- Ministry of Education – Announcement of Launch of 2019-20 Capital Priorities Program, Including Child Care Capital Funding & Review of School Construction Standards
- OCSTA Memo – Education Service & Reverse Tuition Agreements with Indigenous Students: Update on Implementation for September 1, 2019
- Memo from Nancy Naylor – Reciprocal Education Approach: Improving Access to Education for First Nations Students
- Appendix A – Information for First Nations re: School Eligibility for Reciprocal Education Approach
June 2019
May 2019
- OCSTA Memo – 2019-2020 GSN Announcement
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario Government Consultation on Autism Programs
- OCSTA Memo – E-Learning Policy Framework Information Request
- OCSTA Memo – Amendments to the Education Act & Education Development Charges
- OCSTA Letter to the Minister of Education re: Draft Policy/Program Memorandum on School Board Policies on Service Animals
- OCSTA Memo – 2020 AGM Resolutions
April 2019
- OCSTA Memo – Education Development Charges Regulatory Update
- Ministry of Education – Interim Changes to Education Development Charges
- OCSTA Memo – Draft Regulation Under Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety) Consultation
- Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 – Regulatory Registry Consultation Draft Feedback Form
- OCSTA Memo – Consultation on Service Animals
- DRAFT ONLY – Draft Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM)
- OCSTA Memo – Minister’s Task Force on School Board Efficiencies
March 2019
- OCSTA Memo – Changes to the Government’s Autism Program
- The College of Psychologists of Ontario – Consultation – Ontario Boards of Education re: The Use of the Title “Psychologist” by All Psychological Service Providers in Ontario
- OCSTA Memo – Navigating the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act: A Manual for Catholic School Board Trustees
- OCSTA Memo – Ministry of Education Announcement – March 15, 2019
- Ministry of Education – Education that Works for You – Modernizing Classrooms
- Ministry of Education – Education that Works for You – Modernizing Health & Physical Education
- Ministry of Education – Education that Works for You – Modernizing Learning
- Ministry of Education – “Back to Basics” Math Curriculum, Renewed Focus on Skilled Trades & Cellphone Ban in the Classroom Coming Soon to Ontario
February 2019
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 68: Municipal Conflict of Interest Requirements – Update
- OCSTA Memo – CLARIFICATION – Bill 68: Municipal Conflict of Interest
- OCSTA Memo – Executive Compensation – External Legal Costs
January 2019
- OCSTA Memo – OCSTA/Ontario Catholic University Course, Series B – Information
- OCSTA Memo – Municipal Governance Review
- OCSTA Memo – Long Term Disability Plan Project RFP Update
December 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 66: Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Student Trustees – CDSB Board Meetings
November 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 48: Safe & Supportive Classrooms Act, 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith & Vocational Discernment
- OCSTA Memo – Resource to Support Planning in Adult Faith Formation
- OCSTA Memo – Cannabis Store Locations & Buffer Zone to Schools
- OCSTA Memo – Trustee Learning Modules
October 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 36: Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Update: Cannabis Legalization & Resources for School Boards
- OCSTA Memo – Education Development Charges Update
- Memo from Deputy Minister, Nancy Naylor re: Cannabis Legalization
- OCSTA Memo – Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (repeal of Bill 148)
September 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Trustee Candidate Research Project
- Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) – 2018 Trustee Candidate Research Project
- OCSTA Memo – Review of Government Spending – Line-by-Line Audit
- Managing Transformation – A Modernization Action Plan for Ontario
- Trustee Election Website Media Release
- OCSTA Memo – Federal Tax Treatment of Trustee Honoraria
- OCSTA Memo – Health & Physical Education Curriculum Reforms – Public Consultation Process
August 2018
July 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Premier Ford’s Cabinet & Parliamentary Assistants
- OCSTA Memo – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funding Program Cancellation Update
- Ministry of Education – B13 Template
- OCSTA Memo – Media Story – Merging School Systems
June 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Executive Compensation Salary Framework – Data Collection
- OCSTA Memo – 2019 CEW Theme Announcement
May 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Final Revisions to the Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline & Community Planning & Partnership Guideline Consultations
- Ministry of Education Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline, April 2018
- Ministry of Education – Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline & an Update on Integrated Planning Initiations
- OCSTA Memo – 2019 – Ministry of Education Program in Human Rights, Ethical Leadership & Good Governance for Ontario School Board Trustees
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Trustee Elections 2018 – Endorsement of Nomination
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 142, Construction Lien Act Implementation
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Governance Regulations
- OCSTA Memo – Renewing the Promise: The Pastoral Letter of the Ontario Catholic Bishops about Catholic Education
- ICE Memo – Renewing the Promise – Pastoral Letter
- Renewing the Promise: A Pastoral Letter for Catholic Education
- OCSTA Memo – Update: Student Trustee Election Regulation
- OCSTA Memo – Becoming a Catholic School Trustee – Election Resource
- OCSTA Memo – 2018 Provincial Election – Summary of Party Platforms
- OCSTA Memo – 2019 AGM Resolutions
April 2018
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Governance Review: Next Steps
- Catholic Ratepayers Voter Information Sheet
- The Ideology of Justin Trudeau – Freedom of Religion is Under Attack in Canada
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Trustee Elections 2018
- Ministry of Education – New Initiatives in Support of School Board Elections
- Catholic Student Youth Day, May 8, 2018 – Program
- OCSTA Memo – Summary of NDP Election Platform
- OCSTA Memo – Cannabis Retail Outlet Siting in Local Communities
- Toronto Star Article, April 12, 2018 – Cannabis
- OCSTA Memo – Letter to Nancy Kennedy, CEO, Ontario Cannabis Retail Corportation
- OCSTA Memo – Rowan’s Law 2018 – Development of Regulations Consultation
- OCSTA Memo – Political Party Responses to Election Survey 2018
March 2018
- Archdiocese of Toronto Memo – Canada Summer Jobs Program Update
- OCSTA Memo – Trustee Ethical Leadership & Equity Governance Training
- OCSTA Memo – Indigenous Education Advisory Council Working Group
- Ministry of Education – Ontario First Nation, Metis & Inuit Education Policy Framework
- Draft Proposed Working Document – Indigenous Education Advisory Council Task Team – Terms of Reference
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 193, Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 – Update
- Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport – Press Release: Ontario Passes Ground-Breaking Legislation to Protect Amateur Athletes
- OCSTA Memo – Canada Summer Jobs Program – Update
- Archdiocese of Toronto Memo – Canada Summer Jobs Program – Update
- OCSTA Memo – Indigenous Education Advisory Council – Guiding Principles Survey
February 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Regulatory Proposals Under the Cannabis Act, 2017
- OCSTA Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau re: Canada Summer Jobs Program
- OCSTA Memo – Revised Pupil Accommodation Guideline Draft
- Submission to the Ministry of Education re: Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines & Community Planning & Partnerships Guideline (December 4, 2017)
- Ministry of Education – Draft Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline (January 2018)
- Ministry of Education – Draft Pupil Accommodation Review & Community Planning & Partnerships Guideline Updates
- OCSTA Memo – Education Accessibility Standard Working Group Update
- Response to Ministry of Education’s Engagement Guide for the Development of an Accessibility Standard for Education (July 10, 2017)
- 2017 Accessibility Survey Results in Context, K-12 Sector
- OCSTA Memo – Article in Globe & Mail (February 13, 2018)
- OCSTA Memo – Government of Canada Summer Jobs Program
- OCSTA Memo – RTO/ERO
- OCSTA Memo – Regulatory Proposals Under the Anti-Racism Act, 2017
January 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Appointment of Representatives to the OCSTA Board of Directors
- Student Trustees – 2018 Education Policy Recommendations
- Independent School Bus Operators Association (ISBOA) Letter to Ministry of Education
- Upcoming 2018 Municipal & School Board Elections Materials
- Ontario Government Cabinet Shuffle Announcement
- OCSTA Memo – 2018 Pre-Budget Presentation
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 193, Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2017
- Raise the Bar: A Coherent & Responsive Education Administrative System for Nova Scotia
- OCSTA Memo – Student Transportation Consultations – Dates & Locations
- OCSTA Memo – New Module: A Journey Towards Truth & Reconciliation: First Nation, Metis & Inuit Trustee Professional Learning Module
- Canada Summer Jobs Program – Attestation Issue
December 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Cannabis Retail Outlet Sitting in Local Communities
- Cannabis Declaration
- OCSTA Memo – 2017 Annual Report of the Auditor General of Ontario
- OCSTA Memo – Education Services Agreements & Reverse Tuition Working Group for Indigenous Students
- Ministry of Education – Reverse Education Service Agreements
November 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario & Road Safety Statute Law – Amendment Act, 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Progressive Conservative Election Platform 2018
- OCSTA Memo – Declaration from the Canadian School Boards Association re: Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Schools
- OCSTA Memo – Catholic School Chaplains Association of Ontario
October 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Multi-Year Strategic Planning Guide
- Multi-Year Strategic Planning Guide: A Guide for School Board Trustees
- Multi-Year Strategic Planning Guide: Supplementary Resources for School Board Trustees
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Governance Consultation: Trustee Honoraria
- OCSTA Memo – Cannabis Regulation: Ministry of Education Consultations
- Correspondence from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops re: Resources for Catholic Educators
- OCSTA Memo – Revisions to the Pupil Accommodation Review & Community Planning & Partnership Guideline
- Ministry of Education – Proposed Revisions to the Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline & The Community Planning & Partnerships Guidelines
- OCSTA Memo – Multi-Year Strategic Planning Supports for CDSBs
- OCSTA Memo – Draft PPM Supporting Children & Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions in Schools
- Ministry of Education – Draft PPM 161: Supporting Children & Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions in Schools
- OCSTA Memo – 2018 AGM & Conference Resolutions
September 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Update re: Bill 68 Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act – Implementation Issues
- OCSTA Memo – The New Ontario Municipal Election Cycle – May 1, 2018 – October 22, 2018
- Municipal Elections Act Review
- OCSTA Memo – Ministry of Education – Key Initiatives for 2017-2022
- Ministry of Education – News Release – Province Modernizing School System to Unleash Full Potential of Every Student
- Ontario Provincial Council of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada – Annual Report, 2016
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan
- Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan, 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario’s Approach to Cannabis Regulation
- Ministry of Education – News Release – Ontario Releases Safe & Sensible Framework to Manage Federal Legalization of Cannabis
- Legalization of Cannabis – Supports for Schools
- OCSTA Memo – Bridge Builders
- Minister’s Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE) – Meeting Highlights, June 7, 2017
- Integrated Delivery of Rehabilitation Services (IR) – Update on Next Steps
- OCSTA Memo – OCSTA’s 2017 Short Video YouTube Contest
- Catholic Trustee Modules: Good Governance for School Boards
- OCSTA Memo – School Board Governance Consultation – 2017 Fall Update
- Discussion Guide – School Board Governance Supports
- OSTA-AECO Letter to CDSBs
August 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Update re: Trinity Western Appeal to Supreme Court
- 2017 Fall Regional Meeting, East – Agenda
- OCSTA Memo – OCSTA President’s Response to One School System Editorial
July 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Scheduling Details for Catholic Education Week 2018
- Letters to MPPs re: Human Trafficking
- OCSTA Memo – Meeting with President & Vice-President of the Catholic Board Council of OSTA-AECO
- OCSTA Memo – Letter to Postmedia re: Education Funding in Ontario
- Copyright Act Review
- OASBO Letter re: Changes to the Minimum Wage
- OCSTA Submission re: Bill 148
- OCSTA Memo – Communications Materials to Support School Principals re: Fair Dealings Guidelines
- OCSTA Memo – Meeting with the Independent School Bus Operators Association: Minimum Wage Increase
- OCSTA Memo – Together in Faith Campaign & Student Council Presidents
June 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 68 Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act
- OCSTA Memo – Religious Education Exemption Issue in the Media
- Letter to the Editor – The Toronto Star re: “Catholic students can opt out of religion class”
- OCSTA Memo – Amendments to the Construction Lien Act
- OCSTA Memo – Freedom of Information Request on Violent Incidents in School Boards
- Ontario Coalition for Children & Youth Mental Health – Call for Presenters – Break-Out Sessions
- Highlights of the Ontario Ombudsman Annual Report
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 68 Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Leglislation Act – Implementation Issues
May 2017
- OCSTA Memo – Saskatchewan Premier to Block Court Decision re: Non-Catholic Student Funding at Catholic Schools
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario Community Hubs Summit
- Funding to Community Hubs
- OCSTA Memo – 13 Reasons Why – Frequently Asked Questions
- School Mental Health Assist – 13 Reasons Why – Frequently Asked Questions
- OCSTA Memo – Broadband Modernization Strategy Update
- Ministry of Education – Connecting Students Across Ontario with Faster Internet
- OCSTA Memo – 2016-17 Revised Estimates Data & 2015-16 Financial Statements Data
- OCSTA Memo – Information Request – Fair Dealings Guidelines
- Solicitor/Client Privileged – Request for Information – Statement of Protection of Privacy & Confidentiality of Personal Information
April 2017
- Rural & Remote Education Consultation
- OCSTA Memo – Ontario Government Announces Kick-Start Strategy
- Ministry of Education Copyright School Bundle
- OCSTA Memo – Copyright Posters & Copyright Matters Booklets
- OCSTA-CPCO Joint Memo re: Teaching Administrators
- OCSTA Memo – 2017-2018 Grants for Student Needs Announcements
- Ministry of Education Benefits Funding Reform Correspondence
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 – Presentation to the Standing Committee on Social Policy
- Policy Statement from the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Religious Accommodation in Schools
March 2017
- Bill 114 – An Act to Provide for Anti-Racism Measures
- Letter from Ministers Hunter & Chiarelli re: Rural Education, Joint Use Opportunities Between School Boards & Pupil Accommodation Reviews
- Bill 92 – School Boards Collective Bargaining Act Amendments
February 2017
- Minister’s Reply to OCSTA-OCSOA Joint Response to Ontario’s Well-Being Strategy for Education
- Amendments to Ontario Regulation 243/07 – Safe Drinking Water Act
- OCSTA Memo – Executive Compensation Framework
- Decision of the Federal Court of Appeal Access Copyright’s Judicial Review Application
January 2017
- Significant Events in the History of Catholic Education & the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association
- 2017 OTIP Teaching Awards
- Multi-Year Strategic Planning: A DRAFT Guide for School Board Trustees
- OCSTA Memo – Student Video Submissions for CEW
- Resolutions Presented from the Floor
- OCSTA Memo – Pupil Accommodation Review
- Before & After School Programs, Kindergarten – Grade 6: Policies & Guidelines for School Boards
- OSTA-AECO: Executive Presentation
November/December 2016
- January 2017 Catholic Trustees Seminar – Registration Package
- OCSTA Memo – Fall Economic Statement
- Minister of Finance 2016 Economic Outlook
- OCSTA Memo – Access Copyright Update
- Fair Dealings Guidelines – Access Copyright
- Fair Dealings – Q & A for Teachers – Access Copyright
- Together in Faith Campaign Announcement
- OCSTA Memo – Bill 45 Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016
- ICE Memo – Secondary Religious Education Policy Document
- Federal Bill C-241 – An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act