1. Who is [YOUR NAME]?
2. Why are you running for Trustee?
3. How have you contributed to your school community and education in Hamilton?
4. How do you define the role of a school board trustee?
5. What are your priorities for improving public education in Hamilton?
6. What three skills have you demonstrated that make you the best choice to be entrusted as the [Ward] School Board Trustee?
7. What two policy or practice changes do you wish to achieve in your four-year term on the Board?
8. As a School Board Trustee, your duty is to ensure the best quality of education for students across the entire school system.
How will you manage a staff recommendation to close a school in your ward that the Board’s professional staff states will enable the Board to provide a better quality of education across the system?
9. School Boards must pass balanced budgets. The province sets the funding allocation, trustees cannot raise funds locally (i.e. property taxes), and most funding “envelopes” are non-transferable. Mindful of these limitations, how will you approach the annual budget process?
10. It’s 2026. The Public Record is writing an assessment of your performance during the 22 months you’ve been in office. What three words do you hope will describe your term on the Board?
11. Thank you, that’s the end of the prepared questions you were provided in advance.