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Find information about publicly funded school board governance, and leadership for principals, vice-principals and school board leaders.
The school board is governed by its publicly elected board members (the board of trustees). Collectively, boards of trustees set the vision for the school board, develop policies, allocate resources and set the goals that lay the foundation and drive programs and operations in the school board.
Aug 15, 2022 · Before each regular election, the board of trustees of each district school board must distribute the positions of the members to be elected across the board's area of jurisdiction. The steps are set out in O. Reg. :412/00 and the process is referred to as trustee determination and distribution.
Aug 12, 2024 · School board members are usually selected by a public vote in alignment with school district policy, typically every three to four years. School boards can contain between three and twenty-five members who are either elected by a majority or plurality voting system.
Aug 27, 2022 · Like municipal politicians, school board trustees are elected to four-year terms. Those terms wrap up in November following elections held in October every four years, in line with council...
Anyone considering candidacy for school board membership should carefully consider these accountability relationships and responsibilities when making the important decisions to serve, or continuing to serve, on a district school board.
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School board trustees are the members of a district school board. All publicly funded school boards in Ontario are governed by boards of trustees. Trustees are locally-elected representatives of the public and are their community’s advocate for public education.
