Sherri Moore
TVDSB Trustee
Wards 7, 8, 9, 10, & 13
Who am I?
I am a trustee for Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB). I was first appointed for Wards 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 in 2021, then elected in 2022. After moving to London in 2000, my husband and I raised our family here with all our kids going through TVDSB schools.
Throughout the challenges that our board has faced over the past four and a half years, I have continued to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to this role because I believe communities deserve a strong voice in public education.
Why am I running again?
Serving as a Thames Valley District School Board trustee has been one of the most meaningful and challenging experiences of my life.
Trustees are the connection between the community and the school board. We are one of the only ways parents, families, and community members have a direct voice in public education decisions. And that really matters. Not just for people currently raising children, but for everyone. Strong public schools help build strong communities.
What about all the trouble at TVDSB?
I know that to say the board has experienced challenges is an understatement.
I have heard the criticism of trustees and taken many constructive comments to heart in evaluating my part in those challenges. Part of the trustee’s role is to inspire confidence in the public education system, and I take that very seriously. I won’t pretend we were perfect. We weren’t. I’ve learned a lot.
That said, the reality is that Thames Valley’s financial crisis did not begin with trustees, and it will not end with us either. Costs are rising and student needs are increasing, but funding just isn’t keeping up. The result is a structural deficit that puts pressure on classrooms and supports. And it can’t be solved with moving money around, no matter where we point the fingers.
Quite simply, the provincial government is not providing the amount of money the board needs to spend on our students. Even if we reversed every single decision the trustees made in the past four years - the chronic underfunding means that we wouldn't come close to fixing the board’s financial crisis.
What does supervision mean?
TVDSB has been under provincial supervision since April 23, 2025.
Provincial supervision occurs when the Ontario government removes decision-making authority from an elected school board and transfers those powers to an appointed supervisor. At TVDSB, supervision followed a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) investigation into financial management, governance, and oversight during public controversy over nearly $40,000 senior administration retreat. Yes, that retreat.
While the PwC report concluded the legal threshold for provincial intervention had been met, it did not explicitly recommend removing trustees or imposing supervision, and I would argue the province has never clearly explained how sidelining elected trustees addresses the underlying structural problems facing boards.
But in our case, and the case of eight other boards, they did.
Personally, I worry that supervision is a political distraction from a larger issue: years of chronic underfunding, rising costs, and increasing student needs that are creating crisis situations in schools across the province.
As a trustee, I take accountability for decisions we made. It will be for you, the voter, to take everything into consideration and decide if you want to send me back to the board table to advocate for you. I’m ready to get back to work.
If you have questions, please reach out at moore4trustee@gmail.com.
Do you want to know more?
I encourage you to read the public reports for yourself, including audit and financial committee materials.
Ontario Ministry of Education financial investigation
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Financial Investigation: Executive Summary | Full Investigation Report
Thames Valley District School Board budget information
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2024 Audited Financial Statements (2025 not yet available)
What do I do?
Over the past several years, I have continued serving at both the local and provincial level, including remaining actively involved with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), even during supervision.
Professionally, I have continued building my knowledge and skills throughout this time. I completed my Master of Professional Education (MPEd) at Western University in the field of Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice, and also earned a certificate in Communications and Public Relations.
As a parent of Thames Valley students, I’ve navigated many of the pathways and programs offered through public education, including:
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Co-op
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BealArt
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Dual Credit
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French Immersion
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Gifted programming
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Specialized transportation
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School Within a College (SWAC)
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Adult and Continuing Education
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) programming
Community involvement
Before becoming a trustee, I volunteered and sat on boards and committees including:
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Pride London Festival
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London Middlesex Roller Derby
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Autism Ontario – London Chapter
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TVDSB Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
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Rainbow Network London (formerly HBT Working Group)
Since then, I have also served on numerous committees in my role as Trustee:
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Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee (Chair)
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Special Education Advisory Committee
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First Nations Advisory Committee
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Discipline Committee
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Negotiations Advisory Committee
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Thames Valley Education Foundation
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Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA)
A personal note
In 2023, my family experienced a profound personal loss. Living through that reinforced my belief that strong public institutions matter, with accessible mental health supports, early intervention, and community-based services that help young people before problems become crises. Living with this grief has only strengthened my belief that our public institutions need to be accountable and connected to the people they serve.
Regardless of the challenges recent years have brought, I remain committed to accessible leadership, evidence-based decision making, and keeping public education accountable to our community.