TORONTO – A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario’s largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister.
The supervisor of the Toronto District School Board says in a memo to staff today that the board needs a fresh start and Clayton La Touche is leaving, effective immediately.
Education Minister Paul Calandra says in a statement that he has full confidence that supervisor Rohit Gupta will help refocus the TDSB on student achievement.
Calandra has made reforming school board governance a near-singular focus of his time as education minister, putting six boards under provincial control and suggesting he wants to largely eliminate the role of trustees.
The most recent board to be placed under supervision is the North Bay-area Near North District School Board, with Calandra calling it the “poster child” for why he brought forward a law making it easier for the province to take control of school boards.
Calandra has said he will announce further changes to board governance early in the new year, with an eye on the role of trustees, but changes will not include closing or amalgamating school boards, merging the public and Catholic systems, or introducing charter schools.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.
