Highlights from the Board Room – February 24, 2026

Presentations

Director’s recognition award

Extraordinary contributions to Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) by staff, students, school volunteers, or community members are recognized at each Public Meeting of the Board by the director of education, Wes Hahn. The following individual was nominated for their outstanding commitment and dedication to TLDSB.

TLDSB administrative solutions manager, Erin Rowsell, navigates an environment defined by ongoing change and immense complexity. Skillfully managing the core of TLDSB’s data infrastructure, Rowsell ensures stability and integrity while adapting to a continuous stream of new reporting requirements from the Ministry of Education. She has been a reliable champion of innovation, expertly integrating the Board’s student information system with a multitude of third-party services.

Rowsell’s influence and leadership, however, extend far beyond TLDSB’s boundaries, establishing her as a respected authority at the provincial level. As a dedicated mentor, she generously shares her expertise, supporting colleagues in numerous other school boards and strengthening the entire provincial education system. In TLDSB, Rowsell also oversees the creation and delivery of vital training and support materials for a growing number of software applications that serve both the education and business functions of the Board. Rowsell has made an indelible impact on our organization and the broader educational community, making her exceptionally deserving of this recognition.

Administrative updates

Director’s update

Director of education, Wes Hahn, reflected on the learning session that took place last week for trustees, and thanked them for their continued commitment to the learning and the work of the school board, overall. As part of the director’s update, Hahn welcomed superintendents of learning, Kim Williams, Traci Hubbert, Nikki Train, and Tanya Fraser, Dawn Sudsbury, and associate superintendent of learning, Jennifer Clark, to provide an update on each of their focus schools this year. Each individual provided detail of the interventions being used to increase student achievement at one of their schools.

Equity connections

Associate superintendent of learning, Jennifer Clark, shared the focus of the new Outdoor Education and Indigenous Centre Committee, which is focused on ensuring TLDSB students experience learning in the outdoors while grounded in the Ontario curriculum and Indigenous way of knowing, being, and learning. Clark shared the dates of upcoming meetings, as well as guidance seeking from the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee.

Human Resources Services data report

Superintendent of Human Resources Services, Jennifer Johnston, presented trustees with the staffing changes that took place in the first half of the school year, which included assignment changes, new hires, retirements, and individuals who left the Board. Johnston also noted the efforts to recruit new staff, which includes attending career fairs.

2026 Board meeting schedule

Board meetings are open to the public to attend at the host location in-person. For viewing, the meetings are live-streamed and the link is made available on the tldsb.ca website on the day of the meeting.