Karla Bailey

I hear Calandra just repeated his false claim that trustees were going to fire teachers in January. He is lying. Find below my response from Jan30, two days after he took over our board without credible reason. Here are the facts. This is a disaster for Peel. #onted #shufflepaul

Paul Calandra says he wants to hear from parents. I'm a parent of two kids in Peel schools, and a third who died from a flu outbreak in a Peel classroom. I'm not here to 'save my job'. I'm here to do the work, for my kids and every kid in my community. Happy to chat. #onted

Education Minister Paul Calandra on trustees: “Almost 40% of the population, the student population, the student population the province of Ontario is under the control of the Ministry of Education right now through supervisors across the province.” “I think my main job as a minister of education is to talk to students, to talk to parents and to talk to teachers, to talk to educators.”

Premier Doug Ford, asked whether the funding would make more sense in the overall education budget: “That's what's happening now, and it doesn't get to the frontline teachers,” Ford claims. The education minister says teachers choose Walmart or Dollarama because the school purchasing sites were more expensive. #onpoli

In this first term of being a Trustee, I’ve had two vastly different board supervision experiences. The biggest difference was that in 2022, the reasons for supervision were clearly laid out along with the steps that had to be taken for supervision to be removed.

Focus Ontario: From OSAP to school boards - the education sector is in flux as the Ford government shakes up the system. Here's a look at how this week went down. #onpoli

It’s International Women’s Day. In the past year Doug Ford’s Education Minister has stripped 59 democratically elected women of our seats. Many are mothers or grandmothers of children in the boards we were elected to serve, advocating for better for all our kids. #onted #onpoli

Your school trustees are your neighbours, elected to represent your kids and your community in your local school board. Unless supervisors come with millions of extra dollars to spend, I don't see what improves. Representation and accountability certainly don't. #onted #onpoli

School Trustees are the oldest elected roles in Canada. They existed before Confederation & helped lay the foundation for democracy. Sometimes it’s worth it to just pause & understand why a role was created in the first place, reflecting on why its purpose still matters.

On Jan.28 PDSB was placed under a *14-day provisional supervision* by the Minister of Education. There was no warning and the justification was not factual. On Feb.5 trustees unanimously approved the board's report to the Minister. There has been no response. #onpoli #onted

Floating this back out! A lot of people don’t know what trustees do. That’s okay! A lot of people don’t know what councillors, MPPs, or MPs do, either. Should we eliminate those roles? (I’d argue against.) PDSB is 3.5 weeks into a 2-week provisional supervision. #onted #onpoli

We've had a few questions about school staffing, and specifically EAs. In July we prioritized increasing our EA complement to better support our schools. It can't be understated that we still need more to meet the needs of students in our 262 schools. #Mississauga #onted #onpoli

When people suggest we shouldn't elect trustees because they're 'untrained' for the role ahead of time, I wonder about their thoughts on: - municipal councillors - MPPs - MPs - mayors - first ministers Surely no one would suggest we stop electing any of these people. #onpoli

Paul Calandra has made two claims about the Peel District School Board while taking over the board without warning. He is wrong. Here’s why. #onpoli #onted #dougford #cutshurtkids #fundpubliceducation

« Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 19 leaders Nicola Allison and Allison Walker said the decision to place PDSB under supervision “is not a protective measure,” but “politically motivated” — a move the union does not support. » mississauga.com/news/psdb-chai…

We don't have to bring back everything from the 90's, you guys. #onpoli #onted

A quick note as PDSB has been placed under 14-day provisional supervision. These times are uncertain, but please know how much so many of us care about your kids and are working to make sure they’re off to a great start. Everyone wants that.(Fund public education.) #onted #onpoli

Today the Minister of Education put the Peel District School Board under a 14 day provisional supervision. The PDSB has amazing staff and administrators, if you need the support of your locally elected Trustee during this time, please reach out to your MPP or the Premier’s office

Join us for an Information Night for families of students requiring individualized support and services registering for Kindergarten in September 2026. Location: PDSB Central Board Office Date/Time: January 29 at 6 - 7:30 p.m. Learn more at peelschools.org/kindergarten

Applications are now open for Elementary Regional Learning Choices Programs. These programs empower students by providing them with opportunities to develop and explore skills in a particular area of interest. Learn more and apply at peelschools.org/elementary-reg…