Surrey Students NOW is running four women for School Board Trustee with a message that Surrey kids matter. This means students will be at the forefront of every decision made at the board table.
Our candidates have the experience of attending years of Trustee meetings and have seen the silence and apathy of the current Trustees. We vow to conduct ourselves differently. We want Surrey families and staff to know we are available to them and will honour outreach and communication.
Our communication plan commits to:
- initiate regular meetings with Mayor and City Council to ensure they understand the pressures on our schools and students when our schools are over-crowded.
- have Trustee representation at City Council meetings.
- work with community groups, grassroots organizations, and all levels of government on the district’s role in minimizing gang involvement and recruitment in Surrey.
- hold quarterly town halls to invite families and citizens to share their concerns and ideas for bettering our communities.
- be available to Parent Advisory Committee’s wanting us in to hear from their families.
- open question period at our school board meetings to include dialogue and have our school board meetings be on the record.
This will be done to build trust between the school board and our community. We want to know the concerns and to hear from families with a goal of making education a partnership based on collaboration and outreach. Surrey kids matter and they need Trustees that will have their back.
For our platform details: http://www.surreystudentsnow.com/our-platform.html
About Surrey Students NOW Surrey Students NOW is a parent-led advocacy group running four candidates for School Board Trustee in Surrey; Cindy Dalglish, Charlene Dobie, Mary-Em Waddington, and Sonia Andhi.