School board
Supervisor
Peel District School Board · Peel District School Board area
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Minister of Education
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Minister of Education after the Minister placed the board under supervision on 28 January 2026. While the order lasts the supervisor makes the decisions trustees would normally make (Education Act ss. 230.3, 230.15(2)). Trustees stay in office but have no decision-making powers.
- Chosen by
- Minister of Education
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Heather Watt Report Source: peelschools.org, checked
Sources
- peelschools.org · checked Board website, checked 2026-10-11: "As of January 28, 2026, the Minister of Education placed Peel District School Board (PDSB) under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. While under supervision, all decisions that would normally be made by trustees, will now be made by the appointed Supervisor, Heather Watt." For: Supervisor
- ontario.ca · checked Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2 (consolidated from 2026-09-22): s. 58.1(10)-(11) a district school board has 5 to 12 members, not counting First Nation trustees under s. 188, student trustees or the director of education; ss. 58.7-58.9 elections; ss. 230.3 and 230.15(2) Minister's vesting order and appointment of a person to exercise the board's powers For: Supervisor
- peelschools.org · checked Listed as supervisor on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Heather Watt, current term