The TCDSB's international languages (IL) program was started at the board about 50 years ago, and initially offered foreign language instruction on weekends only. By 2019, the program had expanded to 44 TCDSB elementary schools, each of which offered lessons during the school day in either Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino, Ukrainian or Mandarin. Because the language lessons were integrated into the school day rather than offered after hours and on Saturdays, as is the case at all other Ontario school boards some parents worried that they were cutting into more t
Hundreds of teachers, students and residents descended upon the Dublin School Board meeting last week to demand the immediate firing of the district's superintendent amid districtwide budget cuts. Heather Campos, assistant superintendent of human resources, presented a proposal to potentially cut over 30 full-time positions and 12 substitute teacher jobs by March, due to what the district said is declining enrollment and budget shortfalls.
Ontario's education minister placed a seventh school board under supervision Wednesday in order to prevent dozens of teachers from being laid off, he says, and he is planning to soon take control of another board over financial concerns. Paul Calandra announced that he has put Peel District School Board under supervision and is giving the York Catholic District School Board two weeks to make a case for avoiding the same fate.
The letter from state lawmakers questions the justification of layoffs, noting that the county holds a positive budget certification and has historically managed surplus funds.