Ministry of Education (Ontario)










































Ministry of Education

Ministère de l'Éducation  (French)
Ministry overview
Formed 1876 (as Department of Education)
1999 (in current form)
Preceding Ministry
  • Department of Public Instruction (1850-76)
    Ministry of Education and Training (1993-99)
Jurisdiction Government of Ontario
Headquarters 14th Floor, Mowat Block, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43°39′48.11″N 79°23′15.5″W / 43.6633639°N 79.387639°W / 43.6633639; -79.387639Coordinates: 43°39′48.11″N 79°23′15.5″W / 43.6633639°N 79.387639°W / 43.6633639; -79.387639
Employees 1,700+[1]
Annual budget
$24,742,056,114 (2012-13 fiscal year)[2]
Ministers responsible


  • Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education


  • Sam Oosterhoff, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education
Website www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/

The Ministry of Education (EDU) is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.


This Ministry is responsible for curriculum and guidelines for all officially recognized elementary and secondary schools in the province and some outside the province. The ministry is also responsible for public and separate school boards across Ontario, but are not involved in the day-to-day operations.


A number of ministers of education went on to become Premier, including Arthur Sturgis Hardy, George Ross, George Drew, John Robarts, Bill Davis, and Kathleen Wynne.


The current Minister of Education is Lisa Thompson.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Reports


    • 2.1 Hall-Dennis Report, 1968


    • 2.2 Fullan Report, 2013




  • 3 List of Ministers of Education


  • 4 Approach to discipline


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


Prior to confederation, the supervision of the education system and the development of education policy of Canada West were the responsibilities of the Department of Public Instruction. Founded in 1950, the department was headed by the Chief Superintendent of Education, Egerton Ryerson, and reported to the Executive Council and the Legislative Assembly through the Provincial Secretary.


In February 1876, the Department of Public Instruction was replaced by the Department of Education. The new department was presided over by the Minister of Education who was assigned the powers formerly held by the Chief Superintendent of Education.


Responsibilities for post-secondary education were part of the department's portfolio prior to 1964, when the Department of University Affairs was created. The Department of Education continue to be responsible for post secondary education in applied arts and technology until 1971, when the responsibility was transferred to the renamed Department of Colleges and Universities.


In 1972, the Department of Education was renamed the Ministry of Education. The ministry again oversaw post-secondary education between 1993 and 1999.



Reports



Hall-Dennis Report, 1968


The Hall-Dennis Report, officially titled Living and Learning, called for broad reforms to Ontario education, to empower teachers and the larger community, and put students' needs and dignity at the centre of education.[3]



Fullan Report, 2013


The Fullan Report, officially titled Great to Excellent, calls for a focus on the 6 C's: Character, Citizenship, Communication, Critical thinking and problem solving, Collaboration and teamwork, and Creativity and imagination. The report also calls for innovation in how these areas are learned.[4]



List of Ministers of Education
































































































































































































































































































































































































































 Portrait
 Name
 Term of office
 Tenure
 Political party
(Ministry)
 Note
AdamCrooks23.jpg Adam Crooks February 19, 1876 November 23, 1883
7003283400000000000♠7 years, 277 days
Liberal
(Mowat)
Honourable GW Ross, Prime Minister for Ontario (HS85-10-12129).jpg George Ross November 23, 1883 July 21, 1896
7003581100000000000♠15 years, 332 days
July 21, 1896
October 21, 1899
Liberal
(Hardy)
Richard Harcourt.jpg Richard Harcourt October 21, 1899 February 8, 1905
7003193600000000000♠5 years, 110 days
Liberal
(Ross)
Robert Allan Pyne.png Robert Pyne February 8, 1905 September 25, 2014
7003485200000000000♠13 years, 104 days
Conservative
(Whitney)
September 25, 2014
May 23, 1918
Conservative
(Hearst)
Henry John Cody.jpg Henry John Cody May 23, 1918 November 14, 1919
7002540000000000000♠1 year, 175 days
Robert Grant November 14, 1919 November 16, 1923
7003146300000000000♠4 years, 2 days
United Farmers
(Drury)
Howard Ferguson.jpg Howard Ferguson July 16, 1923 December 15, 1930
7003270900000000000♠7 years, 152 days
Conservative
(Ferguson)
 while Premier
George Stewart Henry.jpg George Henry December 15, 1930 July 10, 1934
7003130300000000000♠3 years, 207 days
Conservative
(Henry)
 while Premier
Leonard Simpson July 10, 1934 August 18, 1940
7003223100000000000♠6 years, 39 days
Liberal
(Hepburn)
Duncan McArthur August 22, 1940 October 21, 1942
7003298000000000000♠8 years, 58 days
October 21, 1942
May 18, 1943
Liberal
(Conant)
May 18, 1943
July 20, 1943
Liberal
(Nixon)
GeorgeDrew.jpg George Drew August 17, 1943 October 19, 1948
7003189000000000000♠5 years, 63 days
PC
(Drew)
 while Premier
Dana Porter.JPG Dana Porter October 19, 1948 May 4, 1949
7003107800000000000♠2 years, 348 days
PC
(Kennedy)
May 4, 1949
October 2, 1951
PC
(Frost)
William Dunlop October 2, 1951 December 17, 1959
7003299800000000000♠8 years, 76 days
John Robarts, Premier of Ontario.jpg John Robarts December 17, 1959 November 8, 1961
7003104300000000000♠2 years, 312 days
November 8, 1961
October 25, 1962
PC
(Robarts)
 while Premier
Bill Davis Toronto 1984.jpg Bill Davis October 25, 1962 March 1, 1971
7003304900000000000♠8 years, 127 days
Robert Welch March 1, 1971 February 2, 1972
7002338000000000000♠338 days
PC
(Davis)
Thomas Wells February 2, 1972 August 18, 1978
7003238900000000000♠6 years, 197 days
Bette Stephenson August 18, 1978 February 8, 1985
7003236600000000000♠6 years, 174 days
Keith Norton February 8, 1985 May 17, 1985
7001980000000000000♠98 days
PC
(Miller)
Larry Grossman May 17, 1985 June 26, 1985
7001400000000000000♠40 days
Sean Conway June 26, 1985 September 29, 1987
7002825000000000000♠2 years, 95 days
(first instance)
Liberal
(Peterson)
Christopher Ward September 29, 1987 August 2, 1989
7002673000000000000♠1 year, 307 days
Sean Conway August 2, 1989 October 1, 1990
7002425000000000000♠1 year, 60 days
(second instance)
3 year, 155 days in total
Marion Boyd October 1, 1990 October 15, 1991
7002379000000000000♠1 year, 14 days
NDP
(Rae)
Tony Silipo October 15, 1991 February 3, 1993
7002477000000000000♠1 year, 111 days
Dave Cooke February 3, 1993 June 26, 1995
7002873000000000000♠2 years, 143 days		 titled Minister of Education and Training
John Snobelen June 26, 1995 October 10, 1997
7002837000000000000♠2 years, 106 days
PC
(Harris)
David Johnson October 10, 1997 June 17, 1999
7002615000000000000♠1 year, 250 days
Janet Ecker June 17, 1999 April 14, 2002
7003103200000000000♠2 years, 301 days
ElizabethWitmerOktimg294.jpg Elizabeth Witmer April 15, 2002 October 22, 2003
7002555000000000000♠1 year, 190 days
PC
(Eves)
Gerard kennedy.jpg Gerard Kennedy October 23, 2003 April 5, 2006
7002895000000000000♠2 years, 164 days
Liberal
(McGuinty)
Sandra Pupatello at the Toronto Board of Trade - 2013 (8393666736) (cropped).jpg Sandra Pupatello April 5, 2006 September 18, 2006
7002166000000000000♠166 days
Hon Kathleen Wynne MPP Premier of Ontario.jpg Kathleen Wynne September 18, 2006 January 18, 2010
7003121800000000000♠3 years, 122 days
Leona Dombrowsky.jpg Leona Dombrowsky January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
7002640000000000000♠1 year, 275 days
Laurel Broten October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
7002480000000000000♠1 year, 114 days
Liz Sandals - 2017 ROMA Conference (32621842505) (cropped).jpg Liz Sandals February 11, 2013 June 13, 2016
7003121800000000000♠3 years, 123 days
Liberal
(Wynne)
Scarborough-Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter - 2016 (28687660101) (cropped).jpg Mitzie Hunter June 13, 2016 January 17, 2018
7002583000000000000♠1 year, 218 days
Indira Naidoo-Harris served as Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) from August 24, 2016 to January 17, 2017.
Indira Naidoo-Harris - 2017 (cropped).jpg Indira Naidoo-Harris January 17, 2018 June 29, 2018
7002163000000000000♠163 days
Lisa Thompson.jpg Lisa Thompson June 29, 2018 incumbent
7002142000000000000♠142 days
PC
(Ford)


Approach to discipline


Ontario public schools use progressive discipline. Discipline is corrective and supportive rather than punitive, with a focus on prevention and early intervention. It is a whole-school, systemic approach, engaging students, families and the larger community, as well as classes, schools and boards. Schools are to recognize and respect the diversity of parent communities, and partner with them accordingly. Students are surveyed at least every two years about their experience of the school climate.[5][6]


"For students with special education needs, interventions, supports, and consequences must be consistent with the student’s strengths and needs".[7]


While the school principal is responsible for discipline, all board employees who come into contact with students are responsible for stepping in if inappropriate behaviour occurs. The principal may also delegate powers and duties related to discipline.[8]



See also




  • Education in Ontario

  • Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development

  • List of school districts in Ontario



References





  1. ^ http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/whoweare.html


  2. ^ http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/budget/estimates/2012-13/volume1/EDU.html


  3. ^ Hall-Dennis Report


  4. ^ Ministry of Education (PDF). Ministry of Education. Jan 2013 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/FullanReport_EN_07.pdf. Retrieved May 11, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "Policy/Program Memorandum No. 145" (PDF). Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education. Dec 5, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.


  6. ^ Safe Schools: Progressive Discipline - An explanation of the policy on the Ministry website


  7. ^ Safe Schools: Progressive Discipline, p3


  8. ^ Safe Schools: Progressive Discipline, p7, p15




External links



  • Ministry of Education

  • Biography of the Minister of Education









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