With report cards coming home, this is a good time of year
to review your child’s progress and to set goals for the rest of the school
year.
As trustees, our goals are set out in the Board Multi-Year
Plan. In the coming months, trustees will be reviewing and updating this
plan. This process will include opportunities for public input, and trustees
will be out in the communities talking about this. More information will be
shared about this in the spring.
Developing and reviewing the Multi-Year Plan is just one of
our responsibilities as publicly elected officials. Trustee responsibilities
also include hiring the Director of Education, setting Board policies
and the annual
budget, and communicating with the public.
This is a good time to learn more about the role
of trustees with the next municipal
election taking place later this year on October 22, 2018. York Region
District School Board has 12 trustees, elected
by ratepayers. As a trustee, listening and communicating with families is an
important part of my role. Students, families and members of the public are
welcome to attend and observe any public Board, Advisory or Board Committee
meetings and to share their views with us on policy and Board governance.
As we move into the second half of the year, I hope that you
are seeing evidence of your child’s learning and progress, and finding
opportunities to get involved in their learning and the life of the school.
I wish you all the best for a successful second term.
