Elected by fellow Trustees to lead the Board of Education for a BC School District. Presides over public board meetings, acts as the official spokesperson for the school district, represents the board in government consultations with the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, and signs official contracts, bylaws, and collective agreements on behalf of the district.

School Trustee

Elected member of the local Board of Education governing a BC School District under the BC School Act. Sets the district's multi-million dollar annual operating budget, establishes local educational and student-welfare policies, plans capital projects and school expansions/renovations, allocates funding across neighborhood schools, and hires and supervises the Superintendent of Schools.