The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is shedding more light on which programs will be affected by recently announced staff cuts.
The TDSB announced earlier this week that it would be cutting 218 central staff positions, including eliminating 91 vacant positions. The school board said that none of the staff cuts would affect in-classroom staff.
However a number of programs that serve students will nonetheless be impacted.
Details provided by the school board to CP24 show that the staff cuts will result in the elimination of food sales at nine school cafeterias that are not profitable; An end to programming at several outdoor education centres, including one on the Toronto islands; and “streamlining” of central library services.
In addition, Heritage Month Committees will be discontinued, the equity department will be downsized and the Public Engagement Office will be closed. The TDSB Museum and Archives will also cease to operate.
Seven jobs on the senior team will be impacted, including an associate director, five system superintendents/ officers and one school superintendent.
“These changes are part of the TDSB’s broader efforts to protect classroom learning, support student achievement and restore long-term financial sustainability,” the TDSB said in an email.
The board has said the staff cuts come amid declining enrollment, with 3,000 fewer students this year than last and 5,000 fewer students expected next school year.
The decision is being made by Rohit Gupta, the school board supervisor appointed by the Ford government to run the TDSB after elected trustees were suspended last year.
Calandra appointed Gupta to run the TDSB in May 2025, citing financial mismanagement by the board. He has also said that the government’s goal is to get school boards to focus on their mandates rather than working on areas beyond the scope of education.
