The Ontario government wants more power over school boards’ academic priorities and better training for senior leaders, and is also proposing it play a larger role in the selling off of surplus school properties.
The Ontario government — citing concerns in areas such as writing and math where student achievement is lagging — wants more power over school boards’ academic priorities and better training for senior leaders.Legislation tabled Monday by Education Minister Stephen Lecce would impose new standards of training for directors of education, as well as how their job performance is measured, giving trustees and the Ministry of Education an opportunity to weigh in.
“This is a huge centralization of power in the Ministry of Education … It seems like a very comprehensive change to education policy in the province, done without any prior conversations or consultations,” said Annie Kidder of research and advocacy group People for Education. On the trustee side, the bill would ensure school boards are using integrity commissioners to deal with disputes between elected officials in a bid to keep their focus on students.
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