Ministry of education ( Ontario ) - wikipedia Ministry of education ( Ontario ) Ministry of Education Ministère de l'Éducation ( French ) Ministry overview Formed 1999 Preceding Ministry Ministry of Education and Training Jurisdiction Government of Ontario Headquarters 14th Floor, Mowat Block, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 43 ° 39 ′ 48.11 '' N 79 ° 23 ′ 15.5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.6633639 ° N 79.387639 ° W ﻿ / 43.6633639 ; - 79.387639 Coordinates : 43 ° 39 ′ 48.11 '' N 79 ° 23 ′ 15.5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.6633639 ° N 79.387639 ° W ﻿ / 43.6633639 ; - 79.387639 Employees 1,700 + Annual budget $ 24,742,056,114 ( 2012 - 13 fiscal year ) Ministers responsible Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education Sam Oosterhoff, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education Website www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/ The Ministry of Education ( EDU ) is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools. This Ministry is responsible for curriculum and guidelines for all officially recognized elementary and secondary schools in the province and some outside the province. The ministry is also responsible for public and separate school boards across Ontario, but are not involved in the day - to - day operations. Notable ministers of education in the past have included Bill Davis, Dr. Bette Stephenson, Sean Conway, Liz Sandals and Kathleen Wynne. The current Minister of Education is Lisa Thompson. Contents 1 Approach to discipline 2 Reports 2.1 Hall - Dennis Report, 1968 2.2 Fullan Report, 2013 3 Ministers of Education for Ontario 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Approach to discipline Ontario public schools use progressive discipline. Discipline is corrective and supportive rather than punitive, with a focus on prevention and early intervention. It is a whole - school, systemic approach, engaging students, families and the larger community, as well as classes, schools and boards. Schools are to recognize and respect the diversity of parent communities, and partner with them accordingly. Students are surveyed at least every two years about their experience of the school climate. `` For students with special education needs, interventions, supports, and consequences must be consistent with the student 's strengths and needs ''. While the school principal is responsible for discipline, all board employees who come into contact with students are responsible for stepping in if inappropriate behaviour occurs. The principal may also delegate powers and duties related to discipline. Reports Hall - Dennis Report, 1968 The Hall - Dennis Report, officially titled Living and Learning, called for broad reforms to Ontario education, to empower teachers and the larger community, and put students ' needs and dignity at the centre of education. Fullan Report, 2013 The Fullan Report, officially titled Great to Excellent, calls for a focus on the 6 C 's : Character, Citizenship, Communication, Critical thinking and problem solving, Collaboration and teamwork, and Creativity and imagination. The report also calls for innovation in how these areas are learned. Ministers of education for Ontario Adam Crooks ( 1876 -- 1883 ) Liberal Arthur Sturgis Hardy ( 1883 ) interim Liberal George Ross ( 1883 -- 1899 ) Liberal Richard Harcourt ( 1899 -- 1905 ) Liberal Robert Pyne ( 1905 -- 1918 ) Conservative Henry John Cody ( 1918 -- 1919 ) Conservative Robert Grant ( 1919 -- 1923 ) United Farmers of Ontario Howard Ferguson ( 1923 -- 1930 ) as Premier Conservative George Henry ( 1930 -- 1934 ) as Premier Conservative Leonard Simpson ( 1934 -- 1940 ) Liberal Duncan McArthur ( 1940 -- 1943 ) Liberal George Drew ( 1943 -- 1948 ) Progressive Conservative Dana Porter ( 1948 -- 1951 ) Progressive Conservative William Dunlop ( 1951 -- 1959 ) Progressive Conservative John Robarts ( 1959 -- 1962 ) Progressive Conservative Bill Davis ( 1962 -- 1971 ) Progressive Conservative Robert Welch ( 1971 -- 1972 ) Progressive Conservative Thomas Wells ( 1972 -- 1978 ) Progressive Conservative Bette Stephenson ( 1978 -- 1985 ) Progressive Conservative Keith Norton ( 1985, February -- May ) Progressive Conservative Larry Grossman ( 1985, May -- June ) Progressive Conservative Sean Conway ( 1985 -- 1987 ) Liberal Christopher Ward ( 1987 -- 1989 ) Liberal Sean Conway ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Liberal Marion Boyd ( 1990 -- 1991 ) NDP Tony Silipo ( 1991 -- 1993 ) NDP Dave Cooke ( 1993 -- 1995 ) NDP - Minister of Education and Training John Snobelen ( 1995 -- 1997 ) Progressive Conservative - Ministry of Education and Training David Johnson ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Progressive Conservative - Ministry of Education and Training Janet Ecker ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Progressive Conservative Elizabeth Witmer ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Progressive Conservative Gerard Kennedy ( 2003 -- 2006 ) Liberal Sandra Pupatello ( 2006 ) Liberal Kathleen Wynne ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Liberal Leona Dombrowsky ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Liberal Laurel Broten ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Liberal Liz Sandals ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Liberal Mitzie Hunter ( 2016 - 2018 ) Liberal Indira Naidoo - Harris ( 2018 ) Liberal Lisa Thompson ( 2018 - present ) Progressive Conservative From 1993 to 1999 the Ministry was also responsible for Training, Colleges and Universities when the Ministries of Colleges and Universities and Skills Development were merged. See also Ontario portal Education portal Education in Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development List of school districts in Ontario References Jump up ^ http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/whoweare.html Jump up ^ http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/budget/estimates/2012-13/volume1/EDU.html Jump up ^ `` Policy / Program Memorandum No. 145 '' ( PDF ). Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education. Dec 5, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013. Jump up ^ Safe Schools : Progressive Discipline - An explanation of the policy on the Ministry website Jump up ^ Safe Schools : Progressive Discipline, p3 Jump up ^ Safe Schools : Progressive Discipline, p7, p15 Jump up ^ Hall - Dennis Report Jump up ^ Ministry of Education ( PDF ). Ministry of Education. Jan 2013 http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/FullanReport_EN_07.pdf. Retrieved May 11, 2013. 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Question: who is the current minister of education in ontario
Answer: Lisa Thompson