Toronto school trustees seek meeting on ending supervision

CP24 reported that the trustees of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) are pushing for a meeting with Education Minister Paul Calandra on how and when provincial supervision of the board will end. The TDSB is one of eight boards under provincial supervision over alleged financial mismanagement and governance failures.

Under supervision, trustees keep very limited powers. A TDSB memo, obtained by CTV News, said trustees may not enter schools as board members or engage with principals, staff or school councils.

In their letter, the trustees say 672,546 people voted for trustees in the October 26 election, and that supervision with no end date stops them acting on their communities’ priorities.

But Emma Testani, Mr Calandra’s press secretary, said boards stay under supervision until they are financially stable, well managed and focused on student success. The ministry added that governance returns to trustees only when it is confident the board is financially stable and set up for long-term success. It said it meets regularly with the board’s supervisor and chief executive to monitor progress.

Sources: CP24