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Revised (Dec 4 2008)
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"Being a school trustee isn’t easy. You’re going to need a pretty thick skin, but keep the kids in mind. I remain motivated by school concerts and students who excel in different areas and then go on to represent our district and the province. It’s wonderful to see the amazing people who dedicate their lives to student achievement in all areas. "
Connie Denesiuk
President of BCSTA, Okanagan Skaha
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About this resource guide
Key Work Resources—The Guide to School Trusteeship in BC, is a publication of the British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA). It is provided to all school trustees whose boards are members of the Association. Currently, all 60 boards of education are members.
The guide is intended to help school trustees accomplish their Key Work. In 1998, members of the BCSTA spent considerable time discussing what this meant. They summed up trustees’ Key Work in the statement: improving student achievement through community engagement. You will find many ideas here to help you accomplish this goal.
This is the fourth edition of the guide, which builds on the content of the 2000, 2002 and 2005 editions. The content has been updated and expanded to reflect the new mandate, new provincial regulations and school district procedures. The glossary can help you navigate through the sometimes bewildering terminology.
We encourage you to keep Key Work Resources close at hand as a ready source of information that will assist you in your role as a school trustee. If you don’t find the information you are looking for here, BCSTA staff are just a phone call, fax or e-mail away.
The Key Work concept, which BCSTA introduced in 1998, explains in straightforward terms what it is that school trustees are elected to do. They are elected to improve student achievement. They do it by engaging their communities in building and maintaining a school system that reflects local priorities, values and expectations. They listen to their communities, guide the work of their school district by setting a plan, policy and the annual budget, and report back to the public on the progress being made in improving student achievement.
BCSTA is your association, providing a variety of services such as advocacy, board development and education, and legal and legislative services. We’re here to serve you. And, we welcome you to explore our entire website, where you’ll find a wealth of informational resources: e-Alerts, our weekly e-Digest, From the Legislature, the Education Leader, and now an online, updated version of Key Work Resources, the book you hold in your hands.
Key Work Resources–The Guide to School Trusteeship in BC was created to assist you with your key work: improving student achievement through community engagement. You will find many ideas here to help you accomplish this goal. We encourage you to keep Key Work Resources close by as a ready source of information that will assist in your role as a school trustee. And always, we encourage you to contact us.
With regard to the production and publication of Key Work Resources, we gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Education. Trustees, officers and employees of BCSTA member boards are invited to make use of this book, including reproducing and distributing excerpts, for any non-commercial board of education purpose, with acknowledgement to BCSTA.
For all other users, no part of this publication may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, nor in form of an audio or visual recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise copied for public or private use, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Acknowledgements
- Cheryl Ashlie, Former Chair of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Board of Education
- Jean Ciriani, Former Director, Communications, BCSTA
- Anne Cooper, Superintendent, Revelstoke Board of Education
- Peter Drescher, Deputy Superintendent, Surrey Board of Education
- Roberta Hall, Former Vice-Chair, Rocky Mountain Board of Education
- Hattie Hogeterp, Former Trustee, Langley Board of Education
- Carol Gibson, Vice-Chair, Vancouver Board of Education
- Diana Mumford, BCSTA Board of Directors, Vice-Chair, Burnaby Board of Education
- Janice Proudfoot, Former Chair, Comox Valley Board of Education
- Teresa Rezansoff, BCSTA Board of Directors, Trustee, Boundary Board of Education
- Lee Southern, Former Executive Director, BCSTA
- Craig Spence, Communications Manager, Langley Board of Education
- Doug Strachan, Manager, Communication Services, Surrey Board of Education
- Penny Tees, Past President, BCSTA
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