Board Highlights
Trustees
Key Role - "To maintain excellence, the public school system must be accountable to the community it serves and must build effective partnerships throughout the community. Local, elected school boards play a key role in ensuring that schools remain responsive to both provincial program requirements and local needs and resources" (www.opsba.org). Trustees establish policies to best serve students' needs, review and approve an annual budget and foster positive relations and support within school communities.
Simcoe County public ratepayers elect trustees to a four-year term. The SCDSB is governed by 12 trustees - 11 elected to represent the various municipalities of Simcoe County and one appointed to represent the county's First Nations communities. In addition, three students are elected by the SCDSB Student Senate to serve as trustees each year.
School Board Meetings - (Click here to view the calendar of meetings.) School Board meetings are usually held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Centre. (Public session briefly commences at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by the Committee of the Whole in closed session. Public session then resumes at 7:30 p.m.) Board committees that help to break down the complexity of this large system include: Facility; Finance; Program; and, Special Education Advisory.
Trustee Tribute
A Tribute from Trustees is a recognition program to honour significant contributions and/or achievements of Simcoe County District School Board employees.
APM 4090: Employee Recognition (PDF)
Nomination Form (Word document)
Trustees of the Simcoe County District School Board
Trustee Representation Map - County
Trustee Representation Map - Barrie
(Click name for further information about each trustee)
Donna Armstrong
Trustee - Innisfil
705-431-9982
darmstrong@scdsb.on.ca
Peter Beacock
Trustee - Oro-Medonte & Springwater
Ph 705-322-7816
pbeacock@scdsb.on.ca
Debra Edwards
Trustee - Orillia
705-325-4887
debra.edwards@rogers.com
Diane Firman
Trustee - Barrie, Wards 7, 8, 9, 10
705-725-4679
dfirman@scdsb.on.ca
Julia Gasewicz
Trustee - Barrie, Wards 4, 5, 6
705-728-0794
gasewicz@sympatico.ca
Nancy Halbert
Vice Chairperson
Trustee - New Tecumseth & Bradford West Gwillimbury
705- 458-4561
nhalbert@scdsb.on.ca
Brenda Ingersoll
Trustee - Native Communities in Simcoe County
Phone: 705-325-3611, ext. 1201
bingersoll@scdsb.on.ca
Jodi Lloyd
Trustee - Severn, Ramara and Tay
705-329-7745
jlloyd@scdsb.on.ca
Robert North
Trustee - Adjala-Tosorontio & Essa
705-250-0900
thenorths@rogers.com
Brad Saunders
Chairperson
Trustee - Midland, Penetanguishene, Wasaga Beach, and Tiny
705-549-5559
bsaunders@xplornet.com
Caroline Smith
Trustee - Collingwood and Clearview
705-737-4600
caroline.smith@rogers.com
Mary Anne Wilson
Trustee - Barrie, Wards 1,2,3
705-725-8871
Student Trustees
2009-2010
Marley McKay, Collingwood Collegiate Institute
Hart Murdoch, Bradford District High School
Kristen Perry, Midland Secondary School
Letter correspondence should be sent to:
Board of Trustees
Simcoe County District School Board
1170 Hwy 26 West
Midhurst, ON, L0L 1X0
How to Communicate Concerns & Appreciation (PDF)
General Contact Numbers:
Phone: 705-728-7570 Fax: 705-728-2265
Phone 2: 905-729-8865 Fax 2: 705-722-5647