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Lise Haman, OPSOA President 2008-2009

OPSOA @ a Glance

OPSOA Newsletter: Dec. 2008
Don't miss our December newsletter. Topics include the 2008 - 2010 Strategic Plan, Mentor-Coach Program, EQI Survey, Principal Congress and of course a list of new OPSOA Members, new appointments and retirements.

OPSOA Strategic Plan 08-10
Peruse our Strategic Plan for 2008 - 2010 which articulates the actions OPSOA will undertake to meet our stated goals.

OPSOA Board of Directors 08-09
Meet our Board of Directors, learn their OPSOA role and what OPSOA means to them.

Executive Director's Blog
Frank Kelly provides a look at several Professional Development events that took place over October and November.

2009 Conference Information.
Click the above link for the latest conference information:

OPSOA Annual Conference, OPSOA/OPC Pre-Conference,
CEO/SBO Annual Conference.

Professional Development Update
Click the above link for the latest PD information:

New SO Program,
SO - What's it All About?
CODE "Education for All" Leadership Summit .

Become a Member of OPSOA!
If you are a Public Supervisory Official in Ontario we invite you to become a member of OPSOA.

Job Postings
Job postings of interest to Supervisory Officers.

20th Anniversary Logo

Welcome to OPSOA

The Ontario Public Supervisory Officials’ Association is the professional organization representing 300 superintendents and directors of education from the thirty-one English language Public District School Boards of Ontario. OPSOA advocates for public education as a fundamental right of all students in Ontario.

This web site provides information on the activities of the senior leaders in public education. Included is an overview of the association, its publications, and general contact information. Also, you will find links to other key education associations. 

The section of this site accessible by members contains association news, minutes of meetings of the board of directors, provincial planning information, programs and strategies, course materials and connections with other education partners.

OPSOA is a vital organization whose network across Ontario assures the positive leadership of public education.

Frank Kelly
Executive Director

Did You Know?

EQI Survey:  Leadership and Emotional Intelligence   - In June 2008, OPSOA commissioned a research survey designed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and successful leadership from supervisory officers.  The project, developed by Howard Stone, James D.A. Parker and Laura Wood, sought to identify the key emotional and social competencies required by supervisory officers to support their success in the role in boards throughout Ontario. First, we wish to extend our sincere thanks to all supervisory officers who took time from their busy schedules to respond, either to the on-line version of the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQI;NarOn,1977), to the self-report questionnaire (the OPSOA: Survey of Essential Skills), specifically designed for this survey,and/or the staff-rated questionnaires. The results were compiled and a full version of the summary findings is available here. In summary, the survey affirmed the ongoing importance of strong EI skills in the current role of supervisory officer in Boards throughout Ontario.  Across all dimensions of this vitalrole, our survey affirmed the value of strong interpersonal skills, self-awareness,adaptability, flexibility, optimism and resilience.  Superintendents remain at the critical interface between our public and our role as stewards of equity, opportunity and achievement for ourstudents.  Successful leaders believe in their organizations, their ability to communicate the vision, and their confidence to address the complex daily stresses of their roles with optimism and empathy.  They transform policy into guided practice, and help to create sustainable and vigorous communities of learning and hope. Once again, OPSOA offers thanks to all those who participated in this survey, and to the research it provides to direct our practice and purpose as we enter the second twenty years.

Ministry of Education Field Test Guide for Mentoring Available Here   - Please download the attached Ministry of Education Field Test Guide for Mentoring: "Reach Every Student: Supporting Effective System Leadership Mentoring for Newly Appointed Directors of Education and Supervisory Officers Field Test Guide". Download: PDF or Microsoft Word

Ontario College of Teachers' Council Election  
Election Call and Call for Nominations:  December 1, 2008 to January 12, 2009
Online Voting on College Website:  March 9 to April 14, 2009

The Election Call and Call for  Nominations will be published in the December issue of Professionally Speaking and will be posted on the College web site at the same time, i.e., the last few days of November.  At that time, a link will be available to the College web site that will have all the information online.  The nomination form, with complete instructions, will also be available online on the OCT web site by November 25th.

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