Student Trustee Position
A Student Trustee is a legislated student-held position, mandated by Ontario’s Ministry of Education for all local school boards in Ontario . Elected by a process determined by each school district, a student holding this position is serves as a representative for the students, and is responsible for conveying the student’s opinions at school board meetings. Given much of the same rights and responsibilities as the adult school trustees in terms of professional development activities, speaking rights during meetings, and access of restricted information, they play an active role in the school boards’ decision making process, which impacts the education system. However, instead of representing the taxpayers -like the adult trustees- the student trustees synthesizes the student’s voice to bring a different perspective to the discussions.
Read more about this topic: Ontario Student Trustees' Association
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