School Board Election 2025

As locally-elected representatives of the public, individual trustees are accountable to their constituents and responsible for overseeing and directing the school division’s operations.  Trustees form the governing body of the School Board and play a vital role as communicators, policy makers, role models and politicians.  A trustee participates in making decisions that benefit the entire Division while representing the views of their constituents and communicates board decisions back to their constituents. 

Catholic school trustees also play an integral role as advocates for Catholic education by ensuring students receive an education permeated by our Catholic faith. As governors of an Alberta Catholic school division, our Board of Trustees is accountable to both the Archbishop of Calgary and the Minister of Education.

Advocate:
Trustees act to defend and advocate for government policy, legislation and funding that protects the distinctive nature of Catholic education.

Communicator:
Trustees build significant partnerships within and beyond the Catholic community in support of Catholic education.

Goal Setter: 
The Board of Trustees has the responsibility to:

• approve the Division’s Plan for Continuous Growth;
• approve the Division’s annual budget;
• approved the Division’s Capital Plan;
• support our Division’s mission and vision; and
• appoint, hold accountable, and support the Superintendent.

Policy Maker: 
Trustees develop and maintain policies, regularly evaluate the impact and effectiveness of these policies, and make adjustments where necessary.

Role Model:
Trustees maintain a positive image locally, provincially and nationally.

Eligibility

Candidates can only run for Trustee at one School Board, not both.

To become a candidate you must be:

1. at least 18 years of age on nomination day,
2. a Canadian citizen,
3. a resident of the local jurisdiction for the 6 consecutive months preceding nomination day, which is September 22, 2025 s.21 Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).

Additionally, Catholic School Board Trustee nominees must be of the same faith:

• Where a separate school district is established, an individual residing within the boundaries of the separate school district is a resident of the separate school division if the individual declares that the individual is of the same faith as those who established the separate school district, whether Protestant or Roman Catholic s.74 Education Act.

You are not eligible to become a candidate in any election under any of the following circumstances (s.22 LAEA):

• if you are the auditor of the local jurisdiction or if you are a municipal or school board employee on nomination day, unless you take the entitled leave of absence,
• your property taxes are more than $50 in arrears or you are indebted to the local jurisdiction for which the election is to be held for any debt equaling or exceeding $500 and in default for more than 90 days,
• if you have, within the previous 10 years, been convicted of an offence under this Act, the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act or the Canada Elections Act (Canada). .

There may be other circumstances that may prevent you from running for office, please refer to the full text of s. 22 LAEA.