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Ontario-appointed supervisor fires TDSB director of education amid board shakeups
Provincial supervisor Rohit Gupta replaced Clayton La Touche with Stacey Zucker as interim director to refocus TDSB on student achievement amid governance and financial concerns.
- In an all-staff memo Friday, the provincially appointed supervisor announced Clayton La Touche is leaving the TDSB effective immediately, a decision made jointly with the Minister of Education.
- Since June, the provincial takeover has proceeded after the Toronto District School Board rejected many cost-saving measures, with Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Education, focusing on governance reform.
- Associate Director Stacey Zucker will serve as interim director and the board reassigned the director's social media account while removing Clayton La Touche from the staff directory.
- Education Minister Paul Calandra said the change aims to refocus the TDSB on student achievement, and Rohit Gupta wrote `Now in my sixth month as supervisor of the board, I feel that the TDSB needs a fresh start as we look to set the TDSB up for success in the years ahead`.
- Critics warned that sidelining trustees removes parental voices, while a government review found fractured relationships and leadership gaps at Near North District School Board, cited by the Ford government.
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Toronto School Board Education Director Fired, Supervisor Says ‘Fresh Start’ Needed
The education director for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has been fired by a provincially appointed supervisor, who said the board was in need of a “fresh start.” Supervisor Rohit Gupta said in a Dec. 12 letter to staff that Clayton La Touche is leaving, “effective immediately.” The “difficult decision” was made in collaboration with Education Minister Paul Calandra, Gupta said. Associate director Stacey Zucker will fill in the role o…
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