21 Ontario school boards hike pay for directors despite wage freeze

Liz Sandals contemplates directors' salaries

TORONTO – At least 21 of Ontario’s 75 school boards ignored the public sector wage freeze in 2013 and gave pay increases to their directors of education, according to figures compiled from the sunshine list of public sector workers paid over $100,000 a year.

The issue came to light after the Toronto District School Board voted Monday night to allow its director of education, Donna Quan, to keep her $289,000 salary even though her predecessor was paid $17,000 less.

Education Minister Liz Sandals sent the TDSB a letter in December saying Quan’s salary should be $272,000, but trustees voted for the increased rate after hearing that 20 other school boards also gave their directors of education pay hikes despite the wage freeze ordered by the Liberal government.  (more...)

21 Ontario school boards hike pay for directors despite wage freeze