Local Government Week is October 19 to 23!

Posted On Monday October 19, 2020

This week, the Durham District School Board, along with our partners at the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), is working to raise civic awareness among our students by observing Local Government Week.

School board trustees are the oldest form of elected representation in Ontario. Since 1807, generations of community-minded citizens have made decisions on behalf of local, publicly funded schools, building the foundation of our system today. Our board of trustees sets our vision, develops policies, allocates resources, and sets the goals that lay the foundation driving programs and operations in the board. Collectively, they create our multi-year strategic plan for student achievement and well-being and recruit and monitor the performance of the Director of Education to ensure our progress in meeting our goals.

The social media hashtag for Local Government Week is #LocalGovWeek so be sure to use it if you’re tweeting or posting a photo on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

For more information on Local Government Week, please visit the OPSBA website.