Board of Trustees

School trustees are an important link between schools boards and the public. Trustees are elected every 4 years during municipal elections. Their role is to be available to tax payers, parents and other community members to address any concerns they have with the public school system.

Each December, the trustees hold internal elections to fill individual board positions, including:

• Board Chairperson
• Vice Chairperson
• Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee
• Chair of the Education Finance Committee

Meetings

We hold trustee board meetings and standing committee meetings regularly throughout the year. Review our board meeting schedule and meeting minutes.

Meet your school trustees

Durham District School Board (DDSB) is governed by 11 school trustees. You can contact each trustee directly by email or call the Office of the Trustees at 905-666-6363.

Student trustees

In addition to the publically elected trustees, 3 student trustees are elected from among the DDSB student body.

Roles and responsibilities

For a full description of school trustee roles and responsibilities, see the Ontario Public School Board's Association. As an elected body school trustees are responsible to the public. Specifically, they are expected to:

• Govern and set policy
• Govern for the provision of curriculum, facilities, human and financial resources
• Advocate for the needs of their communities
• Explain the policies and decisions of the DDSB to residents