b"ACPO organized numerous events and meetings with politicians and decision-makersthroughout the year, culminating in a major advocacy day at Queen's Park in November. The year 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of French-language public education in Ontario, a French-language Public School Boards: School Developers, Community Builders significant milestone of which we should be proud. The capital assets file highlights the recent achievements and upcoming projects of French-language public school boards, a builder of schools and communities in Ontario. In September 2023, three new schools opened their doors, making a signicant contribution to strengthening the Franco-Ontarian community. ACPO continues to work closely with its member boards to develop and implement a common systemic capital strategy, focused on a proactive, ecient and sustainable approach. This strategy aims to ensure that students across Ontario have equitable and inclusive access to high-quality French-language public education. Positive cooperation with government bodies remains essential to promote an experience that is truly equivalent to that of children from the majority population. On the capital front, 2024 looks promising on many fronts, with the implementation of regulations and policies stemming from the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, decisions on priority capital programs, and the realization of the next steps in ACPO's capital strategy. The focus will be on the quality, adaptability, exibility and accessibility of school facilities to ensure the continued success of our school system.The recruitment and retention of French-speaking teachers remains at the top of ACPO's Teacher Shortage Improvement: Progress is Lagging Behind priorities. How could it be otherwise when this shortage is compromising the very vitality and sustainability of French-language education in Ontario? This shortage was created by an unfortunate government decision in 2015, which only took into account the reality of English-language schools. Signicantly exacerbated during the pandemic, it now threatens to reach critical levels if substantial actions leading to concrete results are not undertaken by our government. It is imperative to ask the central question at the heart of this teacher shortage: how long do we have before it compromises the quality of French-language education we are so proud of? During her appearance before the Standing Committee on Social Policy to demand changes to Bill 98, the president of ACPO ended her presentation by saying: I would be remiss in"