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Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) (in French only)
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF)
Ontario Teachers' Federation (OTF)
Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO)
Association des gestionnaires de l'éducation franco-ontarienne (AGÉFO) (in French only)
Council of Directors of Education (CODE)
Conseil ontarien des directions de l'éducation de langue française (CODELF) (in French only)
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
Ontario Association of School Business Officials (OASBO)
Ontario Catholic School Business Officials' Association (OCSBA)
Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers' Association (OCSOA)
Ontario Public Supervisory Officers’ Association (OPSOA)
Association des directions et des directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes (ADFO) (in French only)
Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario (CPCO)
Ontario Principals' Council (OPC)
Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACÉPO) (in French only)
Association franco-ontarienne des conseils scolaires catholiques (AFOCSC) (in French only)
Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA)
Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA)
Ontario Student Trustees' Association (OSTA)
