Board of Trustees

DPCDSB Placed Under Supervision by Minister of Education
On Friday, June 27, 2025, the Minister of Education placed the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. While under supervision, all decisions that would normally be made by trustees, with the exception of denominational matters, will now be made by the appointed Supervisor, Mr. Rick Byers.

Dufferin-Peel’s Catholic schools are overseen by a board of 11 elected trustees. Trustees serve as system leaders of publicly funded education in their communities and province and work collaboratively with their community to shape a vision for the board that is reflective of the input of parents, students and community members. Trustees advocate for excellence in education and act as role models to engender confidence in publicly funded education. In addition, Catholic school trustees have a clearly defined role as stewards and guardians of Catholic education. Three student trustee representatives (including an Indigenous student trustee), elected by their peers, also sit with the board in a non-voting capacity.

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