School board
Trustee
Board of Trustees of Buffalo Trail School Division · Buffalo Trail School Division
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected for a four-year term at the general election held with the municipal elections on the third Monday of October every fourth year (Local Authorities Election Act ss.10-11; Education Act ss.76-78: the board sets wards by bylaw and the Minister sets the number of trustees). Separate school trustees are elected by separate school residents (Roman Catholic), francophone trustees by section 23 rights-holders (Education Act ss.74, 135). 7 trustees listed on the board website: Ward 1; Ward 2; Ward 3; Ward 4; Ward 5; Ward 6; Ward 7.
- Seats
- 7
Who holds these seats now
- Arthur Block Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Duane Skinner Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Jim King Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Kara Jackson Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Nicole Gillies Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Stephanie Cooper Report Source: btps.ca, checked
- Tanya Ford Report Source: btps.ca, checked
Next vote
Sources
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked election rules and term of office For: Trustee
- btps.ca · checked number of trustees and how they are elected For: Trustee
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 3; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Arthur Block, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 6; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Duane Skinner, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 2; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Jim King, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 1. Board chair; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Kara Jackson, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 7; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Nicole Gillies, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 5; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Stephanie Cooper, current term
- btps.ca · checked Trustee on the 2025–2029 board (general election 20 October 2025; term runs to the organizational meeting after the October 2029 election, Local Authorities Election Act ss.9-10). Ward 4. Vice-chair; listed on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Tanya Ford, current term
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked election date set by law; candidates not loaded For: General election, October 15, 2029