Tag: Bill Tucker
School board ‘welcomes’ Queen’s Park audit after $39K retreat scandal: Trustee
The chair of the deficit-ridden Thames Valley District school board says she âwelcomes the supportâ of Queenâs Park as the provincial government digs into its books following a travel scandal by administration and questions about executive pay. Beth Mai made the comments on Tuesday night during the first meeting of the board since the school […]
Letters to the Editor: September 19, 2024
Costs keep rising Regarding the article Jays jaunt cost $38K (Sept. 13) I am appalled by the lavish $38,500 field trip for top brass at Thames Valley District school board as classroom teachers and support staff struggle with the fallout of a $7.6-million deficit. The paid leave for director of education Mark Fisher is even […]
Union backs Queen’s Park audit of Thames Valley school board after retreat scandal
The provincial audit of region’s largest school board in the wake of an executive travel controversy is a welcomed step that can help restore public faith in a critically important institution, one union leader says. Ontarioâs education minister announced a sweeping audit of the Thames Valley District school board executive operations after a three-day retreat […]
Queen’s Park to audit Thames Valley school board amid stadium retreat fallout
The provincial government is launching a sweeping probe of the regionâs largest school board, under fire after The Free Press uncovered a three-day retreat that sent 18 administrators to Toronto’s baseball stadium hotel â costing nearly $40,000. In a forceful statement Friday evening, Education Minister Jill Dunlop announced a comprehensive review of the cash-strapped Thames […]
School board brass should repay some stadium hotel retreat costs: Critic
Critics are blasting an âincredibly disappointingâ move by administrators at the regionâs largest school board to spend nearly $40,000 on a Toronto ballpark hotel retreat, with one taxpayer advocate calling on the staff to pay back part of the expense. Â Following a request from elected trustees, the Thames Valley District school board revealed Thursday […]
Thames Valley school board brass spent $40K on Blue Jays stadium hotel retreat
Administrators with the cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board spent nearly $40,000 on a three-day retreat at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium hotel amid a $7.6-million budget deficit that’s prompted deep cuts, including to funding for kids’ field trips. The exact cost, $38,444.92, was revealed Thursday by trustee Beth Mai, chair of the school board. […]
Unions back trustee’s push for cost of Blue Jays stadium hotel stay by school board brass
Top officials at four Thames Valley District school board unions are backing a trustee’s demand for details about a three-day retreat for 18 senior administrators at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium hotel amid a multi-million-dollar budget deficit.
Trustee: Tell public full cost of school board brass stay at Blue Jays stadium hotel
A trustee with the cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board wants taxpayers to know the full cost of a three-day August retreat to the former SkyDome Hotel in Toronto by 18 senior administrators. âIt’s public dollars and the public should know how much was spent,â Lori-Ann Pizzolato said following a Tuesday night debate with a […]
Old boss re-takes helm at Thames Valley school board amid shakeup
The Thames Valley District school board’s former education director will once again re-take the helm amid a shakeup at the top of the organization, officials announced on Tuesday.