The Waterloo Region District School Board is under new leadership.
An all staff notice sent to employees reads, “Please be advised that jeewan chanicka is no longer the Director of Education of the Waterloo Region District School Board. We thank him for his leadership and contributions and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Effective today, Scott Miller will be taking on the role of Interim Director of Education.”
CTV News reached out to the board about the announcement, but they declined to comment and did not provide a reason for the decision.
Jeff Pelich, president of Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) in Waterloo Region, says he learned of chanicka’s departure only a few minutes before the announcement was sent to WRDSB staff, shortly after 11 a.m. today.
“The presidents of the different bargaining units for the WRDSB learned about five minutes before the system did that …