TDSB cutting more than 200 admin staff, eliminating 91 vacant positions

The school board says the cuts will not affect classroom staff, and 91 additional vacant positions will also be eliminated.

The Toronto District School Board says it is cutting more than 200 administrative positions to “modernize and right-size” the number of staff following “years of declining enrolment.”

In a statement to CP24, the TDSB confirmed that 218 central staff positions will be eliminated, along with 91 vacant positions.

“After years of declining enrolment, the TDSB is taking steps to modernize and right-size the number of central administration staff to ensure resources are focused where they matter most -- in schools and classrooms,” TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird said in a statement.

“These changes do not impact classroom staff.”

Bird said the board saw 3,000 fewer students for the 2024-2025 year and it is anticipating 5,000 fewer students in the fall.

He added that the board is expecting this trend to continue.

Last month, the TDSB confirmed that nearly 300 teaching positions will be cut across the board for the 2026-27 school year, adding that those numbers are subject to change.

The TDSB is one of eight Ontario school boards that are currently under provincial supervision, with elected trustees suspended from their jobs.

As part of a new bill, dubbed the Putting Student Achievement First Act, the province is cutting the number of trustees at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) nearly in half and has said it will create new non-elected executive roles.

The legislation, the province says, addresses alleged financial mismanagement at school boards across the province.

Bird said the cuts to administrative staff are part of the board’s “broader efforts to protect classroom learning, support student achievement and restore long-term financial sustainability.”

With files from CP24’s Joshua Freeman and CTV News Toronto’s Phil Tsekouras