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World mental health day
On behalf of OSTA-AECO, the Co-Chairs of the Student Well-Being Working Group, Keith Baybayon and Isabel Unger would like to take a moment in acknowledging and celebrating World Mental Health Day. With the recent end of Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to touch...
Orange shirt day 2020
Orange Shirt Day is a day where we as people take the time to honour and remember the traumatic experiences that had taken place within Residential Schools, where innocent children were taken away from their families and were physically, mentally and sexually abused....
Use of school board reserve funds
OSTA-AECO is concerned about the recent announcement made by the Ministry of Education with respect to the use of school boards' reserve funds to accommodate for the additional costs of reopening schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reliance on reserve...
Our commitment to addressing systemic racism
We are aware of the recent allegations made against OSTA-AECO. Unfortunately, these allegations are interconnected with a severe conduct issue unrelated to these allegations of racism; as a result, we are limited in our capacity to respond without creating further...
Onwards and upwards: 2020-2021
For twenty years, OSTA-AECO has been an integral stakeholder in the education sector, and we’ve built a name for ourselves by advocating for the students of Ontario on the provincial stage. Earlier this year, we refreshed the OSTA-AECO brand as part of a larger...
OSTA-AECO’s statement on the June 19th release of GSNs and reopening plan
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education released the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) as well as a reopening plan for schools in September. This upcoming year’s GSN formula has shown a comprehensive focus on the needs of the 2 million students across Ontario. With over one...
OSTA-AECO elects executive council for 2020–2021 school year; new president and team begin terms on August 1
June 15, 2020 — TORONTO Student trustees across Ontario cast their ballots online last week to determine who would comprise the executive council at OSTA-AECO for the 2020–2021 term. Justine Mackay, a Grade 11 student trustee from Kawartha Pine Ridge District School...
OPSBA and OSTA-AECO announce winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the first ever Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship. This scholarship is based on an outstanding initiative accomplished during the...
OSTA-AECO condemns acts of anti-black racism
In the past weeks, the senseless murders of black men and women in Canada and America have galvanised national and international recognition of the realities of systematic anti-black racism, discrimination, and brutality that is perpetrated against people of colour...
OSTA-AECO distance learning recommendations
Unlike other blog posts, this article represents an official stance of OSTA-AECO. OSTA-AECO-COVID-19-Distance-Learning-RecommendationsDownload RE: Recommendations Regarding Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dear Minister Lecce: Unprecedented times have...