Most school trustee incumbents, nominally autonomous but often captive of school administration, were terrified since “acclamation” was normally the route to re-election. Governing school board factions in two other hot spots, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) up in in the Kawarthas, easily succeeded in beating back dissenting voices. If the 2022 school trustee elections are any indication, we are a long way from that set of conditions. School Boards Matter: A Pan-Canadian Study of School Board Governance. “Public school board election results are in, and current chair is ready for productive ‘disagreements.’” The Record (October 24).

Source: CBC News November 09, 2022 18:51 UTC