Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says he will make a final decision early in the new year on what changes to make to the role of trustees in the school system, but he is signalling he is inclined to largely eliminate it.

Speaking at a school Friday in Ottawa, where he announced funding to build two new schools and expand one, he says nothing so far has led him to believe that the Ministry of Education's $43-billion budget should be delivered by trustees.

When Calandra first started floating the idea of changes to school board governance not long after being appointed education minister earlier this year, he said he would communicate his plan by the end of this year.

He says now that will be a bit delayed because he is closely examining Charter and constitutional issues as they r

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