EdConnect Conference: Simplifying Attendance Support, Missed Planning Time, Staffing & Recruiting

Event Date:
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Event Time:
9:30 am
-
5:00 pm
EST

Registration Bonus: 

Join our user event and get your school board's registration fees (up to $999) credited towards the purchase of our attendance support module if you buy it before January 31, 2026!

Location Details:

Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel (map) 123 Queen St. W

Birchwood Ballroom, Located on the mezzanine level

AGENDA

9:30 – 10:00 AM - Registration Desk Opens

10:00 AM to 10:15 AM - A Year in Review & A Look Ahead

Review what ApplyToEducation has accomplished in 2025 and what we have planned for 2026 so you can build a strategy to leverage our upcoming features and ensure you have the right tools to hire in today’s tough labor market. ApplyToEducation simplifies how School Boards manage HR processes to meet Union Agreements and Government Regulations.

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM - Attendance Support Panel

School Boards share challenges and what they have learned setting up and running their Attendance Support Plan.

Panel Members: 

Stephanie Barton, Consultant, Workplace Support Services, School Boards' Co-operative Inc. (SBCI)

Cindy Francis, Manager of Human Resource Services, Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Julia Tiessen, Executive Officer, Human Resources at Niagara Catholic District School Board

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Attendance Support Demo

See how our latest module simplifies managing employee attendance. Ontario Boards will have an easy to implement system to meet PPM 171.

12:30PM to 1:30PM - Lunch provided by ApplyToEducation

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Managing Missed Planning or Prep time

  • Simplify how you track Missed Planning or Prep Time
  • Meet OECTA’s latest agreement requirements

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2:30 PM to 3:30 PM – Simplifying Recruiting, Staffing & Onboarding

Recap 2025’s new features and get an exclusive preview of what’s coming in 2026

  • Postings Jobs – New Features
    • Employees can rank jobs they apply to
    • Job Feeds – review how to get the most out of them
    • Qualifying Criteria - automate finding applicants that match what you are looking for
    • Line Managers - how do we help them help themselves

  • Confidential Reference Checks
  • DocuSign – secure and simplify how you send and receive employment contracts, banking forms, etc. with new hires and employees
  • New Hires – sending hired file to create records in your ERP
  • Email Attachments – create dynamic files to send

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3:30 PM to 3:45 PM  – Break

3:45 PM to 4:45 PM – Career Center Panel

Hear from our panel of Career Center experts sharing their insights as to what is working for School Boards recruiting on their their campuses.  

Panelists: 

Niccoh Sioco, Career and Skills Development Coordinator, York University, Career Services

Jenna Snelgrove, Academic and Career Advisor, Queens' University, Faculty of Education

FACILITATED BY NATHAN LAURIE, CO-FOUNDER OF APPLYTOEDUCATION

4:45 PM to 5:00 PM – Conference wrap up

  • What do you need to see in future modules that we are launching in Fall 2026
  • Disability Management and WSIB Claims

PRESENTED BY MARK LAURIE, PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF APPLYTOEDUCATION

PRICING

1 Attendee - $799 +tax

2+ Attendees - $599 +tax per person

To register or for more information, contact Christina Hemeon at chemeon@applytoeducation.com or 416-932-6781.

HOTEL DETAILS

ApplyToEducation has discounted room rates at the Sheraton Hotel.

Please contact Nathan Laurie directly to book your hotel reservation. Space is limited.

E: nlaurie@applytoeducation.com

T:  416-932-8866 ext 221

PARTICIPATING SCHOOL BOARDS

GTA and the Surrounding Area

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

Halton Catholic District School Board

Eastern Ontario

Limestone District School Board‍

Ottawa Catholic School Board

Renfrew County District School Board

Upper Canada District School Board

Southwestern Ontario

Avon Maitland District School Board

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board

Lambton Kent District School Board

London District Catholic School Board

Niagara Catholic District School Board

St. Clair Catholic District Catholic School Board

Thames Valley District School Board

Upper Grand District School Board

‍Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Wellington Catholic District School Board

Northeastern Ontario

Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Northwestern Ontario

Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores Boreales

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Education - Talent Recruitment Division

Alberta

Northland School Division

Rocky View Schools

Not-for-profit Organizations

School Boards' Co-operative Inc (SBCI)