Question 1 – Zone 6 Responses
Will you act to postpone the appointment of a new OCDSB director? If no, what are your reasons? If yes, what are your reasons and how will you act?
Submissions:
– Tanya Melissa Dasilva
– Chris Ellis
Tanya Melissa Dasilva – Undecided
At this point in time, I understand that a global executive search is underway for a new Director (with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2019). I am not able to comment further on this issue as I need more information on the legalities of postponing the Director’s appointment.
Chris Ellis – Yes
I believe that Board of Trustees who will be elected on Oct. 22 2018 and sworn in on Dec. 1 2018 should make the final decision on who will be the next Director of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board because they will be the ones working with the new Director. As the current Trustee, I would support delaying the selection of a Director until the new Board of Trustees is sworn into office.
My preference would also be to delay the start date of the new Director and select an interim Director to serve from Jan 1st 2019, when the current Director steps down, to the end of the 2018-19 school year. I think the delay could help attract more applicants because they would not have to leave their current positions mid-year and on short notice. It would also extend the time for seeking candidates a bit.