Tag: Mark Fisher
Thames Valley enrolment woes will cost board millions: Trustee
A Thames Valley trustee took senior staff to task over inaccurate projections of student enrolment this fall, a miscalculation that could push the board’s $7.6-million deficit deeper in the red. Cathy Lynd, superintendent of business and treasurer of the Thames Valley District school board, told trustees at a board committee meeting on Tuesday that projections […]
School board trustees tee off anew on $38K retreat: ‘How could this happen?’
Thames Valley District school board trustees reacted publicly for the first time on Tuesday night to details of a Toronto retreat by administrators that cost taxpayers more than $38,000 while the organization battles a $7.6-million deficit. The details were officially presented to trustees at a committee meeting following a request from trustee Lori-Ann Pizzolato that […]
Thames Valley board pauses plan to cut 36 elementary classes: ‘Huge problem’
Thames Valley school board has paused plans to shutter 36 classrooms after miscalculating enrolment, its elementary teachers union says.
More upheaval at Thames Valley board as acting associate director demoted
The fallout continues for senior administrators at the Thames Valley District school board as another senior administrator steps down
Thames Valley school board officials took first-class train travel for $38K retreat
New details have surfaced of how 18 senior Thames Valley administrators travelled to Toronto for a controversial retreat in August.
After $39K retreat scandal, school board officials to staff: Please donate some pay
Thames Valley District school board officials have asked teachers and other employees to donate some of their pay to support programs
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 […]
SIMS: If London isn’t Ontario’s capital for taxpayer frustration, it should be
I did a quick review of the slick Power-Point presentation made for London police that we taxpayers paid for to help persuade taxpayers to pay a lot more taxes. It sure is pretty. Part of an overall communication package called âA Safer City,â there are lots of colourful graphs, fancy typeset and dire warnings that […]
Thames Valley school board may face Queen’s Park control after audit: Expert
The Thames Valley District school board may be placed under ongoing supervision by Queen’s Park after an operational audit sparked by a $39,000 travel scandal and questions about executives’ pay, an education analyst says. Jill Dunlop, Ontario’s education minister, has announced the audit after top official Mark Fisher took a paid leave amid the fallout […]