Student Trustees act as a liaison between the school community and the Board. They are chosen by members of the York Region Presidents’ Council, a body consisting of all Student Council Presidents in York Region public secondary schools.
The main objective of the Student Trustee is to give the student population a meaningful voice in Board deliberations and to act as a conduit for the flow of information and ideas between trustees and the student body.
Student Trustees are seated at the Board table, participate fully in the discussion portion of public Board meetings and provide a Student Trustee report, which is included as part of the official Board minutes. Student Trustees do not vote on matters before the Board for consideration.
Board Policy #221.0, Student Trustee Guidelines, governs the role of Student Trustees during their term on the Board.
Trustees approved in principle, at the July 5, 2004 Board Meeting, the appointment of two Student Trustees per school year. The Student Trustees’ term will commence at the August Board Meeting and conclude at the subsequent July Board Meeting annually.