Did You Know?

That due to a critical shortage of teachers, many classrooms in Ontario are overseen by an adult with no teaching experience, background or training? That jeopardizes your child's learning, education and safety.

Ask the Minister of Education and your MPP to commit to ensuring there is a qualified teacher in every classroom in September.

83% of Principals and Vice-Principals have personally witnessed violence or threats of violence toward a staff person in their school.

Principals and Vice-Principals find this unacceptable.

Ask the Minister of Education to hire more trained adults and professional to keep our schools safe.

84% of Principals and Vice-Principals report that their increasing workload is impacting their well-being.

For students to be successful, school staff need to be mentally healthy.

Ask the Minister of Education to ensure workload and initiatives are manageable so Principals and Vice-Principals can effectively lead schools. 

Principals report that 92% of their time is spent on work that is not directly related to student achievement. 

Principals and Vice-Principals need to be educators, not business managers.

Ask the Minister of Education to immediately revise and re-prioritize the role of the principal so that its focus is on students, mentorship and being the instructional leader in the school.   

The staffing shortage in Ontario schools is already at crisis point? It's not an issue for 2027. It's and issue today, and government action to date has not resolved this serious matter.

Principals and Vice-Principals find this unacceptable and every Ontarian should as well.

Ask your MPP and school board trustees what concrete plans they have to immediately address the current staffing shortage in our schools.

The Ford governement's fall economic statement neglects the chronic underfunding of public education, demonstrating a short-sighted approach that jeopardizes the success and well-being of students and educators - ultimately risking Ontario's future prosperity by failing to invest in education.

Principals and Vice-Principals find this unacceptable.

Ask your MPP how they plan to secure the essential investment that our schools and communities deserve.

Did you know that over the next 5 years, more than 75% of Ontario's Principals and Vice-Principals will be eligible for retirement? With fewer teachers showing interest in stepping into these challenging leadership roles, the future of school leadership will face a critical shortage.

Principals and Vice-Principals find this unacceptable and every Ontarian should as well.

Ask your Director of Education and school board trustees how they will ensure all their schools have competent education leaders in principal and vice-principal positions. 

Did you know the government has made a $500 million investment in specialized education and training for over 20,000 nurses that is strengthening the healthcare workforce?

Principals and Vice-Principals believe that similar investments in public education are equally essential to support recruitment, offer specialized training, enhance learning resources and provide quality education for all students.

Ask your MPP how they will advocate for the essential education funding that our schools and communities deserve. 

Ongoing, high quality professional development for school leaders is an investment, not an expense. It ensures effective leaders are capable of navigating the ever-changing and complex school landscape.

Principals and Vice-Principals need to be empowered with the skills to adapt and innovate, strengthening schools and benefiting students, staff and entire communities.

Ask you Director of Education and school board trustees how they will ensure that all their Principals and Vice-Principals have regular, ongoing, high quality professional development opportunities. 

While tariffs are an important issue in this election campaign, education remains a critically important one as well. 

All parties should be prioritizing education in their platforms.

Ask your candidates in your riding what their party is proposing to address the staffing challenges we continue to face every day in schools.

Principals and Vice-Principals have personally witnessed violence or threats of violence in their schools and say the level of violence is interfering with learning in the classroom.

This is unacceptable.

Ask the candidates in your riding what their party is proposing to ensure additional funding, resources and personnel are provided to ensure all staff and students are safe in our schools. 

The Directors of Education from school boards across Ontario have released a report calling the teacher shortage in Ontario a "crisis". We agree. Principals and Vice-Principals have been advocating for immediate action to address staff shortages in schools for several years.

Ask your MPP to advocate for all students in Ontario, to ensure their schools are appropriately staffed in support of safety and student achievement.