The province has a new discussion paper about school boards. A Committee called the Governance Review Committee has been appointed by the Minister and is consulting the public about school board governance. For example:

• What do you think the role of trustees should be?
• When do you think it’s appropriate for the province to take over a board?
• Do you think that trustees should have mandatory training?
  
  

You have until February 28, 2009 to let the Governance Review Committee know what you think.

Read their Governance Review Discussion Paper 

You can take it to your school council, your community organization, or simply read and react to yourself.

There is also an online survey.

It's really important that people get involved in this discussion because it may result in some pretty significant changes to our school boards.