Ontario is introducing legislation that would represent massive changes to how the province’s education system is run, including limiting the number and scope of trustees and creating new chief executive officer and chief of education roles.

Education Minister Paul Calandra has long said that financial mismanagement and poor governance issues are widespread at school boards. He has also mused in recent months about eliminating the role of elected school board trustees.

“Ontario’s education system must remain focused on its core responsibility: student success. In some school boards, that focus has been lost, and students are paying the price,” Mr. Calandra said in a release.

As of last year, Mr. Calandra has placed eight school boards under supervision, including the Toronto District School Board and the Peel District School Board, the two biggest in the province.