School Board Trustees set policies for their school board, provide oversight of the board’s Director of Education, and serve as community advocates for education.
There are four school boards in Waterloo Region. You will vote for trustees in one board. Learn more on the School Trustee information page.
(Elect 2; vote for up to 2)
Questionnaires allow you to compare candidate responses side by side. Ask yourself whether you agree with the candidate positions, and whether the candidates demonstrate good understanding of the underlying issues.
Some advocacy groups release endorsements of particular candidates. Look at the advocacy group’s positions and philosophies, and see whether they align with your own.
Questions to ask yourself:
Articles can highlight issues of importance to the election and the electorate.
Opinions, blog posts and discussions can be biased but useful. Sometimes people closely aligned with particular candidates write opinions without disclosing their relationships to the candidate.
Questions to ask yourself:
These posts cover specific candidates in depth. Sometimes the candidates are asked specific questions and sometime they are allowed to talk about whatever interests them. These profiles can offer more in-depth coverage than you might get from a candidate’s website.