The Council of Ontario Directors of Education(C.O.D.E.) is an advisory and consultative organization composed of the CEO's of each of the 72 District School Boards in Ontario;Public, Catholic and French Language. C.O.D.E. meets monthly with the Deputy Minister and other senior officials of the Ministry of Education.

The executive of the Council is made up of six Public directors, six Catholic directors and three French Language directors. As well, the Council has an Executive Secretary who handles correspondence, reporting and meeting arrangements. C.O.D.E. operates from its office at 1123 Glenashton Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 5M1.

Representatives of C.O.D.E. are asked to serve on most Ministry of Education committees. The Council holds an annual conference in the last week of January each year. As well, the Ministry has partnered with C.O.D.E. in offering leadership symposiums for administrators and teachers.

Other major roles for the Council of Directors have been involvement in the development of Grade 9 and 10 Course Profiles for teacher use and the management of the School/College/WorkInitiative connected to Secondary Reform.