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School trustees are the members of their school district’s board of education. They are locally-elected representatives of the public and are the community’s advocates for public education. They are required to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that assists the board in fulfilling its duties under the School Act. A trustee’s ...
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Trustees engage their communities in building and maintaining a school system that reflects local priorities, values and strategic goals. School trustees listen to their communities, guide the work of their school district and set plans, policies and the annual budget.
Trustees have one overarching responsibility – a shared public duty to advance the work of the school Board. A Trustee’s fiduciary duties are owed to the Board (not to themselves, their family or friends) which is, in turn, accountable to the electorate.
School Board trustees collectively and individually have a public duty to carry out their responsibilities and the work of the Board in good faith and with reasonable diligence. Trustees have one overarching responsibility – a shared public duty to advance the work of the school Board. A trustee’s fiduciary duties are owed to the
A school trustee is a member of a team: the board of education. Under the School Act, the trustee’s power lies in membership on the corporate school board. What this means is that the board has the authority to make decisions or to take action; individual trustees in and of themselves do not have this authority. While healthy debate is an
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A trustee’s role is to maintain a focus on student achievement and well-being, and to participate in making decisions that benefit the entire district while representing the interests of their community.
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School Board trustees collectively and individually have a public duty to carry out their responsibilities and the work of the Board in good faith and with reasonable diligence. A Trustee’s fiduciary duties are owed to the school Board which is, in turn, accountable to the electorate.
