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- 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.
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Every school board in Ontario is governed by a board of trustees that is accountable to the public who elected them and/or to the communities they represent as appointed trustees. There are five types of trustees:
Find information about publicly funded school board governance, and leadership for principals, vice-principals and school board leaders.
provides guiding questions and considerations to account for differences in board size, geographic circumstances and demographic trends. links to supplementary resources that provide more detailed information on aspects of the strategic planning process.
The Peel District School Board, like every school board in Ontario, is governed by elected trustees. As a group, trustees are often referred to as the “school board.” Here are some board responsibilities: make policies for the board and schools; prepare a budget and manage funds from the province for education
Broad, overarching responsibilities of school boards are spelled out through the Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 which amended Ontario’s Education Act. The Education Act stipulates in s. 169 that every school board shall: promote student achievement and well-being; ensure effective stewardship of the board’s resources;
In Alberta, each school board is charged with the responsibility to govern the affairs of the school authority under the Education Act. Each board is generally comprised of between 5-10 individual trustees who are elected by, and accountable to, the communities they serve.
CHAPTER ONE School Boards Matter In recent years there has been a growing evidence base that supports the position that board-governed school districts contribute to successful public education systems (Firestone and González, 2007, Hightower, Knapp, Marsh & McLaughlin, 2002; Honig &
