The Vancouver School Board (VSB) chose Janet Fraser as its new chairperson during the board’s first official meeting Monday night.
The Green candidate was first elected as a VSB trustee in 2014 and was re-elected this month.
The recently-elected trustees were officially sworn in during the meeting, following this month’s by-election.
Fraser will also choose a vice-chair after consultation with the trustees in the upcoming days.
Get breaking National news
“First priority is to build the culture of respect and then we must address the teacher recruitment and retention challenges that we’re seeing here in Vancouver. There are challenges across the province, but I think they’re particularly acute in Vancouver as we have additional challenges with affordability and teachers leaving, choosing to leave to work in other districts.”
WATCH: Global News coverage of the Vancouver School Board
- Alberta introduces bill to reduce child access to sex images in public libraries
- Canada’s post-secondary graduates start job hunt amid high unemployment rates
- Political neutrality mandate in Alberta classrooms offensive to teachers, union says
- Alberta to mandate teachers be balanced on all issues, pushing neutrality in schools
-
![]()
Fifteen former VSB trustees rally in support of fired board -
![]()
Former VSB trustee calls firing “outrageous” -
![]()
Presser: VSB responds to bullying allegations, school closures on hold -
![]()
Six VSB senior management staff on leave -
![]()
Parents frustrated with VSB consultation process -
![]()
VSB prepares to vote Monday night on list of potential school closures -
![]()
Provincial audit planned for VSB
Dianne Turner will now serve as a special advisor.
Turner became the official trustee after the entire board was fired last year amid allegations of bullying and a failure to pass a balanced budget.
Fraser was part of the board when former education minister Mike Bernier decided to dismiss them.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.