Ministry Directives

About the Ministry Review

After consultations with students, staff, families, trustees and community members, the Ministry of Education released its final report on the Peel District School Board's review on March 13, 2020. The review, which was first announced on Nov. 7, 2019, by Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, and was led by Patrick Case, was conducted by three independent reviewers: Ena Chadha, Suzanne Herbert and Shawn Richard.

The mandate of the reviewers, under the authority of the Education Act, was to provide observations and recommendations to the Minister of Education and the Peel board related to the performance of the board, including, but not limited to issues of:

systemic discrimination, specifically anti-Black racism
human resources practices
leadership
board governance

The reviewers' report addresses each of the areas and provides the Peel board with a number of directives.

Directives and Action Items

The Directives outlined in the Ministry's Report on the Peel District School Board are the beginning of the work ahead to create a truly excellent public education system. They are a baseline of actions required, but do not fully achieve sustainable and transformative practices in service of all students, including those who have been historically underserved, staff who have been marginalized based on their identities, governance changes and more responsive relationships.

It is important that the actions required to create greater racial equity and interrupt systemic inequities are not managed like a task or “to do” list, but rather create deep structural and cultural changes that infuses the core values of equity, inclusion, and human rights into everyday practices, programs and policies.

To help in this work, the board has developed a framework to implement the Ministry Directives. View theFramework and Achievement Progress and Next Steps for the Ministry Directives, shared on Dec. 8, 2020.

Progress and Updates

Peel board news releases, statements, updates

September 2020

Directive 5 September progress report submitted to the Ministry
Addressing the Ministry’s Review of Anti-Black Racism in the Peel District School Board - September Professional Learning Day resources:

August 2020

Directive 5 August progress report submitted to the Ministry

July 2020:

Directive 5 July progress report (appendices) submitted to the Ministry

June 2020

June 23, 2020 -
Director of Education Peter Joshua no longer with the Peel District School Board
June 22, 2020 - Minister of Education appoints Bruce Rodrigues to supervise Peel District School Board
June 19, 2020 - Submission to Ministry of Education on deliverables due June 19, 2020 for directives 14, 15, 17, and 22
June 18, 2020 - Peel board passes motion requesting appointment of Supervisor by Minister of Education
June 15, 2020 - Dr. Avis Glaze to serve as Special Consultant to Peel board Director of Education to address anti-Black racism, improve community relations, focus strategic direction on equity, accountability
June 8, 2020 - Statement from Chair, Director of Education in response to Minister of Education’s release of investigation report
June 1, 2020 - Important update on recent events, COVID-19 impacts and the Ministry Review of the Peel District School Board

May 2020

May 29, 2020 - Submission to Ministry of Education on deliverables due June 1, 2020, for directives 5, 9, 12, 16, 19 and 20
May 26, 2020 - Governance update on Minstry directives
May 26, 2020 - Operational update on Ministry directives
May 13, 2020 - Peel District School Board ends its contract with Integrity Commissioner
May 4, 2020 - Immediate Peel District School Board Actions on Ministry Review

April 2020

April 22, 2020 - Statement from Chair and Vice-Chair regarding progress on Ministry of Education directives
April 16, 2020 - Peel board issues apology in light of the harm to the community, particularly to the Black community
April 16, 2020 - Peel board works to dismantle systemic discrimination, anti-Black racism to improve success, well-being of students, staff

March 2020

March 24, 2020 - Peel trustees held a Supplementary Meeting of the Board where they approved a number of recommendations from the Ministry of Education Review directives that required action by March 26, 2020.
- Read the highlights of the meeting which include all of the approved recommendations.
- View the live-stream video of the meeting.
March 13, 2020 - Peel board takes immediate action on Ministry of Education Review directives

January 2020