US EditionOntario Taking over 4 School Boards, Including TDSB, Following Spending Probes
- Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra announced on Friday that the province will appoint supervisors to four school boards: TDSB, TCDSB, OCDSB, and DPCDSB, due to concerns about mismanagement.
- This action follows financial investigations launched in April that revealed growing deficits, depleted reserves, and ongoing mismanagement across these boards.
- Calandra stated that the TCDSB has tripled its in-year deficit and faces possible default by August 31, 2025, while the OCDSB fully depleted its reserves and DPCDSB risks default.
- He said, "If that board doesn’t do what we are asking them to do, then I will use the tools available to take further action," emphasizing restoring trust and student focus.
- The appointments give the provincial government control over day-to-day decisions, sidelining trustees elected in October 2022, aiming to ensure responsible spending benefits students directly.
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Ontario taking over 4 school boards, including TDSB, following spending probes
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