School board
Trustee
- French: Conseillère ou conseiller scolaire
Durham District School Board · Durham District School Board area
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected at the regular municipal and school board election (next on 26 October 2026; the new term starts 15 November 2026) by the board's electors in each of its geographic areas. From 2026 a board has between 5 and 12 elected trustees: the lesser of 12 and its 2022 number (Education Act s. 58.1(10); O. Reg. 412/00 s. 2.1). The exact number for this board is not recorded yet. Student trustees and First Nation trustees appointed under s. 188 also sit on the board and are not counted here.
- Seats
- Up to 12
Who holds these seats now
- Carolyn Morton Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Christine Thatcher Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Deb Oldfield Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Donna Edwards Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Emma Cunningham Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Kelly Miller Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Michelle Arseneault Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Shailene Panylo Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Stephen Linton Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Tracy Brown Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
Sources
- ontario.ca · checked Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2 (consolidated from 2026-09-22): s. 58.1(10)-(11) a district school board has 5 to 12 members, not counting First Nation trustees under s. 188, student trustees or the director of education; ss. 58.7-58.9 elections; ss. 230.3 and 230.15(2) Minister's vesting order and appointment of a person to exercise the board's powers For: Trustee, Trustee in French
- ontario.ca · checked O. Reg. 412/00, Elections to and Representation on District School Boards (consolidated from 2026-04-13, last amended by O. Reg. 100/26): s. 2.1 number of members for a regular election is the lesser of 12 and the 2022 number; ss. 4-9 distribution of members to geographic areas by 31 March of the election year For: Trustee
- ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (consolidated from 2026-05-07): s. 4 regular elections on the fourth Monday of October every four years (26 October 2026); s. 6 four-year term beginning 15 November; district school boards elected the same way as councils (Education Act s. 58.7) For: Carolyn Morton, current term, Christine Thatcher, current term, Deb Oldfield, current term, Donna Edwards, current term, Emma Cunningham, current term and 6 more
- ddsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Brock/Uxbridge/Scugog) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Carolyn Morton, current term
- ddsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Whitby) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Christine Thatcher, current term, Michelle Arseneault, current term, Tracy Brown, current term
- ddsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Oshawa) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Deb Oldfield, current term, Shailene Panylo, current term
- ddsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Ajax) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Donna Edwards, current term, Kelly Miller, current term
- ddsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Pickering) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Emma Cunningham, current term, Stephen Linton, current term