Election 2025

The key responsibility for trustees is to stay in touch with community stakeholders so that they understand and reflect in their decision-making, what all citizens value and want from their local public schools. It’s important to note that trustees do not represent any one school, neighbourhood or community. Rather, they make decisions based on the needs of the entire jurisdiction.

As elected officials, trustees have many responsibilities, including:

• Setting school jurisdiction goals that ensure students have the knowledge and skills that enable them to be better prepared for life;
• Planning school jurisdiction priorities based on provincial curriculum requirements, community input, available resources and best practices in education;
• Reviewing and approving an annual budget for the school jurisdiction based on curriculum requirements and strategic priorities;
• Developing policies to guide school jurisdiction administration and employees toward division goals;
• Ensuring residents of the school jurisdiction are regularly informed about the work and achievements of the school division;
• Advocating on behalf of the school community to decision-makers and stakeholders on important issues that affect education, and to ensure education is a top public priority;
• Ensuring regular opportunities for public input and access; and
• Evaluating the school jurisdiction’s chief executive officer - the superintendent of schools.

Prospective candidates for Trustee should familiarize themselves with WRPS Board Policies and the information provided in the WRPS 2025 Trustee Handbook.

For all wards of Wetaskiwin School Division, Nomination Day is Monday, September 22, 2025.

The nomination period runs from January 1, 2025 through to noon on Nomination Day. Candidates wishing to submit their completed nomination package prior to Nomination Day will contact the Returning Officer by calling 1-780-352-6018 or emailing wrps@wrps11.ca to make an appointment.

On Nomination Day, papers will be received by the Returning Officer between 10am and noon on Monday, September 22, 2025 in the Wetaskiwin School Division Central Office, 5515 47A Avenue, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, T9A 3S3.

Nomination papers may be handed in by any person:

• Nomination Paper and Candidate’s Acceptance Form
• Candidate Financial Information Form 
• Candidate Contact Consent Form

At any time after noon on nomination day, nomination papers may be examined by an elector during regular business hours and in the presence of the Returning Officer by calling 1-780-352-6018 or emailing wrps@wrps11.ca to make an appointment.

To be nominated as a candidate in the school board election under the Local Authorities Election Act, a person must be eligible under sections 21 and 47 of the Local Authorities Election Act and sections 4(4) and 74 of the Education Act (if applicable) to be elected to the office, and not otherwise disqualified under section 22 or 23 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Forms, regulations and the School Board Elections Information Package can be accessed at the Alberta Education website.

The Alberta School Board Association Guide for School Board Trustees can be accessed here.

Click on a candidate's name to visit their provided campaign website or social media page.

Please note:

• Three (3) candidates will be elected as trustees to represent Ward 5; one (1) candidate will be elected in each of the other wards.

Visit the Wetaskiwin School Division Electoral Wards page.

In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Authorities Election Act, a person must:

1. be a least 18 years old,
2. be a Canadian citizen, 
3. have resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and the person’s place of residence is located in the area on election day, and
4. must be on the voting register.

In accordance with Section 74 of the Education Act, where a separate school district is established: 

• An individual residing within the boundaries of the separate school district is a resident of the separate school division if the individual declares that the individual is of the same faith as those who established the separate school district, whether Protestant or Roman Catholic. 
• Notwithstanding the Local Authorities Election Act, a resident of a separate school division is eligible to vote for a trustee of the board of either the public school division or the separate school division in which the person’s residence is located, but not both. 

Advance voting for each municipality will be held at the following times and locations.

Candidates who have filed an intent to run or have been officially nominated are required to submit a financial disclosure by March 1 of the following year, provided they accepted contributions or incurred expenses during the previous calendar year.

In a general election year, any candidate who receives contributions between January 1 and July 31 must file a disclosure statement for that period by September 30 of that year.

All candidate campaign disclosure statements must now be permanently published on the board's website, rather than for four years after an election.

Recent amendments to the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) confirm that financial disclosure and surplus requirements also apply to individuals who filed an intent to run for school board trustee but later withdrew from the election.  Within 60 days after filing the disclosure statement, any surplus exceeding $1,000 must be donated to a registered charity until the amount falls below $1,000.

Form 26: Campaign Disclosure Statement and Financial Statement

For more information regarding the nomination and election process, please contact:

Returning Officer:
Ms. Sherri Reid
780-352-6018
sherri.reid@wrps11.ca

Substitute Returning Officer:
Mrs. Shannon Dewald
780-352-6018
shannon.dewald@wrps11.ca