TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT
NOTICE OF MOTION
INTRODUCED: September 9, 2024
FROM: Councillor Tim Morrison
SUBJECT: Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education - Election by Community/Trustee Electoral Areas
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
WHEREAS the vast majority of B.C. School Districts that serve multiple municipalities have implemented a Trustee Electoral Area election model whereby local communities each separately elect their own School Trustee representative(s) to help optimize fair and equitable school board representation among the various municipalities,
AND WHEREAS the Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education has the authority to seek permission from the B.C. Ministry of Education to implement a more fair and equitable Trustee Electoral Area election model for electing school board trustees,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Township of Esquimalt formally request that the Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education consider a Trustee Electoral Area election model to be implemented in time for the 2026 Local Government/Board of Education elections,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Township of Esquimalt author letters to the City of Victoria, District of Saanich, District of Oak Bay, Town of View Royal, District of Highlands, the Songhees Nation and Esquimalt Nation informing them of the Township's request to the Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education, and further invite these communities to consider endorsing the Township's request to the Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education for consideration of a new Trustee Electoral Area election model.
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COUNCIL PRIORITY:
* Good Governance & Organizational Excellence
* Strong Relationships & Partnerships
BACKGROUND:
The Greater Victoria School District 61 Board of Education provides local public education related governance and facilities governance for approximately 20,000 students in schools spread throughout Victoria, Esquimalt, ...
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