b'The Year in Review (continued)Indigenous TrusteesCouncilThe Indigenous Trustees Council (ITC) of OPSBA is a group of trustees who bring expertise andexperience to the Associations advocacy and action. Over the past year, the ITC engaged in severalsignificant activities, including participation in the planning and delivery of the National TrusteesGathering on Indigenous Education in Toronto, advocacy for the advancement of Indigenous languagelearning, and significant contributions to OPSBAs Core Education Funding to the Ministry of Education.ITC members also continue to support curriculum revision processes, learning around Jordans Principle,and development of resource materials to support the creation of new Indigenous Trustee andIndigenous student Trustee positions for school boards.Black Trustees CaucusThe Black Trustees Caucus (BTC) provides a supportive and collaborative platform for publicly electedand appointed trustees, who identify as Black, to influence positive change within the Ontario publiceducation system. Caucus members represent 14 different school boards across a diverse geographicregion, and by sharing lived experiences, BTC members form a collective provincial voice. Supported byOPSBA staff, the bi-monthly BTC meetings are open to all trustees and Black student trustees who areinterested in advocating for the needs of Black students. In 2024-25, the BTC continued its advocacy forsystemic change, with a focus on the needs of Black students and the application of targeteduniversalism to benefit all students.OPSBAs Shane Gonsalves (centre-left) and T.J. Goertz (centre-right) receive the Associations first-ever CACE BRAVO! Award in October in Calgary439 University Avenue, 18th floorToronto, ON M5G 1Y8 @OPSBA_OfficialPhone: 416-340-2540 @OPSBAOfficialEmail: inquiry@opsba.org www.opsba.org65'