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- A trustee's role is to maintain a focus on student achievement, well-being and equity and to participate in making decisions that benefit the board's entire jurisdiction while representing the interests of their constituents. Trustees must also communicate the views and decisions of the board back to their constituents.
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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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Mar 4, 2012 · A school trustee is a member of a board of education elected (a few are appointed) for terms ranging from 2 to 4 years. Membership varies from 5 to more than 20 on some large boards. There are roughly 6000 to 8000 trustees in Canada; the number is decreasing in accordance with a trend toward fewer boards.
May 17, 2022 · School trustees are ordinary citizens elected by other citizens to represent the interest of the entire public in the education process of creating our next generation of citizens to strengthen Canadian democracy. Locally elected school trustees, who make up boards of education in British Columbia, represent a unique form of democratic governance.
The role of school board trustee involves bringing the voice of everyone, including marginalized communities (e.g., Indigenous students, newcomers/immigrants, people coming from low socio-economic backgrounds, etc.) to the board table.
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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.
Oct 21, 2022 · School board trustee duties. Although there is no sole definition of a school board trustee’s duties, several board associations have defined the role, with a degree of overlap between their views. The California School Boards Association sets out five core school board trustee duties: Setting direction.
A trustee’s fiduciary duties are owed to the school Board (not to themselves, their family, or friends) which is, in turn, accountable to the electorate. The trustee must balance the governance role with the representative role participating in decision
