My motivation for running for School Trustee for SD73

My primary motivation for running for the position of School Trustee for SD73 is that I believe in the importance of the Education system and the role of an elected board in ensuring that students, parents and staff thrive within it.  I believe that an elected board enables trustee representatives to bring a lens that reflects community perspectives. Because I am a highly involved member of the community, I listen to the perspectives of others and bring those perspectives, not just my own, to the role.  In the Education system students not only learn curriculum in the school environment, but schools are also a place where students get connection, support and values which are needed for an individual to thrive.  Schools are an integral part of the “village” within our communities that it takes to raise a child.