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The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, like every school Board in Ontario, is governed by a Board of Trustees. They are elected by separate school taxpayers every four years during municipal elections and are directly accountable to the community. The current nine trustees were elected to serve from December 1, 2006 to November 30, 2010.
The next Municipal Election takes place on October 25, 2010, when elected trustees will serve a four-year term beginning December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2014.
Five trustees will be elected within the City of Windsor representing electoral ward boundaries as follows:
- Wards: 1 and 10
- Wards: 2 and 9
- Wards: 3 and 4
- Wards: 5 and 8
- Wards: 6 and 7
Four trustees will be elected to represent areas within the County of Essex in accordance to the following electoral boundaries:
- Area 1: LaSalle, Amherstburg
- Area 2: Essex, Kingsville, Leamington
- Area 3: Lakeshore
- Area 4: Tecumseh
School trustees are the critical link between communities and school boards. They ensure schools meet the diverse needs of students within their local communities. Together, trustees are responsible to their communities for the quality of education provided in local Catholic schools within an approved financial framework.
In addition to their responsibilities to the provision of quality Catholic education at the local level, our trustees have the added responsibility of furthering the mission of Catholic education and the broader mission of the Catholic Church.
Catholic School Boards need trustees who:
- Are committed to sustaining and promoting Catholic education.
- Have a vision of Catholic education that is Christ oriented.
- Are prepared to answer the call to serve in the ministry of trusteeship.
- Are committed to educating students in the Roman Catholic tradition.
- Are willing to work with all partners within and beyond the Catholic education community.
- Are willing to devote time to prayer and reflection, to meetings, to public functions and to addressing concerns of Catholic school voters.
To be eligible to serve as a Catholic School Board trustee, you must be:
- a Roman Catholic
- a Catholic school supporter
- a resident within the jurisdiction of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
- a Canadian citizen
- at least 18 years of age
- eligible to be an elector of the school board for which the person is a candidate; and
- not disqualified from holding office by the Municipal Elections Act or any other legislation.
Board employees are not eligible.
Individuals who are interested in learning more about the electoral process and the requirements to become a candidate for the position of Catholic School Trustee, should contact their local municipal office. The 2010 Municipal Elections Guide can be found here . Document prepared by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
If you are interested in becoming a Catholic Trustee, we encourage you to read the Ontario Catholic Schools Trustees' Association (OCSTA) publications Becoming a Catholic School Trustee and Catholic Trustees: Advocates, Guardians & Stewards of Catholic Education.
We also invite you to read Running for Election as a School Board Trustee. This publication was prepared by the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) with support from the Ministry of Education and in collaboration with the province's trustee associations: Association des conseils scolaires des ecoles publiques de l'Ontario (ACEPO); Association franco-ontarienne des conseils scolaires catholiques (AFOCSC); OCSTA and; the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA).
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board 2010 Municipal Elections Information Guide
To find out more about the Provincial and National Trustee Associations, click on the links below:
Protect and preserve Catholic education ... ensure you
are registered to vote as a Catholic separate school supporter.
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