US EditionOntario Taking over 4 School Boards, Including TDSB, Following Spending Probes
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUN 27 – Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra appointed supervisors to four boards due to deficits, depleted reserves, and repeated financial mismanagement, affecting over 300,000 students, officials said.
- On Friday, Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra announced that the province will appoint supervisors to oversee four school boards, among them the two major Toronto boards as well as the Ottawa-Carleton and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Boards.
- This intervention follows financial investigations revealing ongoing mismanagement, growing deficits, depleted reserves, and failed responsibilities toward parents and students.
- The Toronto District School Board rejected 46% of proposed cost savings and depended on unsustainable asset sales, while other boards face financial default risks by 2025; supervisors will oversee these boards to restore focus and trust.
- Calandra warned that if the board fails to meet their requests and implement the required recommendations, he will pursue all necessary measures to hold them accountable and prioritize students' interests.
- This takeover suggests increased provincial oversight and potential future legislative powers to sideline trustees beyond financial issues, aiming to ensure responsible spending and student benefit.
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