The Ontario Principals' Council is located at:https://www.principals.ca/Default.aspx
The Mission Statement of the Ontario Principals' Council is listed below on this screen capture:
Within the OPC, there are resources for Legal representation of administrators. Specifically, the OPC deals with:
Disputes, complaints and investigationsDiscipline: employment (board) or professional (College of Teachers) Contract matters General employment-related legal advice
with the caveat: This support to individuals neither replaces nor duplicates board insurance coverage.
As well, there are helpful hints on how to transition member 'benefits' programs via your specific Board. As well, the OPC website contains resources to support leadership initiatives, strategies and supports current 'best thinking' on a variety of leadership related topics including:
As well, the OPC advocates for publicly funded education within Ontario. Specifically, the OPC works to:
Professional Growth Opportunities:
Disputes, complaints and investigations
with the caveat: This support to individuals neither replaces nor duplicates board insurance coverage.
As well, there are helpful hints on how to transition member 'benefits' programs via your specific Board. As well, the OPC website contains resources to support leadership initiatives, strategies and supports current 'best thinking' on a variety of leadership related topics including:
- skills assessments
- needs identification
- mentoring support from experienced peers
- workshop sessions
- video-based training programs
- web-based learning and
- learning opportunities via CD ROM and the Internet.
As well, the OPC advocates for publicly funded education within Ontario. Specifically, the OPC works to:
- advocate for students
- promote publicly funded education
- influence education decision-making at all levels
- foster positive relations among principals, vice-principals and the broader education community and
- work with government, district school boards and other members of the education community to ensure exemplary schools for Ontario’s students.
Professional Growth Opportunities:
Principal's Qualification Program (PQP)Supervisory Officer’s Qualification Program (SOQP)Experienced Principal's Development Course (EPDC)Special Education for Administrators (SEA)Mentoring Qualification Program (MQP)Education Law Qualification Program (ELQP)Charles Sturt University, Australia, M. Ed. and M.I.Ed [School Leadership]