Applications for Student Trustee Positions: Now Open

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is currently accepting applications from full-time students in Grade 10 & 11 who are interested in becoming a Student Trustee.

What do Student Trustees do?

•  Student Trustees play a critical role in gathering and reporting student voice across the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR). This important role encourages more student involvement, greater awareness and understanding of mutual issues between and among the Board, school staff and students.

• The Student Trustee provides information to student government leaders regarding Board meetings, issues discussed by the Board, and motions passed. Students who serve as student government leaders in their schools provide, through the Student Leadership Group (SLG), secondary student perspectives which are communicated to the Board through the Student Trustee.

• Student Trustees, where invited, will attend Board committees to provide student perspectives and to participate in discussions.

• The SLG is a committee of students responsible for soliciting, gathering and collating information from secondary school students throughout the jurisdiction of the board to determine student issues, priorities, and concerns. The SLG communicates this information to the Board through the Student Trustees.

How do I Apply?

To apply for the role of Student Trustee, students must submit an application package to Colleen Honey, Executive Assistant to Superintendent of Education, James Brake by February 13, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Documents required within the package are:

• A resume listing activities and accomplishments,

• A transcript of your marks (available from Guidance),

• One essay written on the following topic: Why I am the best person to be Student Trustee (maximum three pages typed),

• One recommendation letter from your current or former secondary Principal, 

• One recommendation letter from a teacher or community member.

How Does the Election Process Work?

• The Student Leadership Group (SLG) selects two Student Trustees, for each school year, for appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

• Student Trustee applications will be distributed to the secondary school SLG so that students can “get to know” candidates prior to election night. Student transcripts will not be shared with the SLG.

• The candidates will attend the SLG meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2023 and prepare a speech/presentation to the SLG. The speech/presentation will be between 5-10 minutes in length and outline your personal leadership skills, your goals for your role as Student Trustee and your goals for the SLG. SLG representatives will have five minutes after each presentation to ask questions of the candidates. 

Where Can I Go to Learn More?

• Interested candidates can attend an information session via WebEx on February 8, 2023 from 4:00pm – 5:00pm.

• Visit the Student Leadership section of our website.

• Reach out to your school’s SLG representative or to KPR’s current Student Trustees.

• Follow @kprstudenttrustees on Instagram