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School Board Trustee Candidate questionnaire
Dear Trustee Candidate,

Parents for Choice in Education (parentchoice.ca) is an Alberta-based, non-profit organization that supports Alberta students by advocating for excellence in education through maximum parental choice.

Parents entrust their children to schools expecting them to be safe, well cared for, and encouraged in real learning. School board trustees have a duty to act on behalf of parents, ensuring that education is focused on worthwhile academics, not ideology, and that schools support families rather than undermining them.

To help parents make informed choices, we are asking trustee candidates to respond to the following questions.

Format note: Most questions are answered Yes / No / Somewhat. If you answer “Somewhat,” please explain briefly in the comment box at the end.

Responses will be published on our website and shared through our mailing list and social media to voters who are highly engaged in the area of education. We will also distribute responses to other groups to share with their networks.

Candidates who receive the survey, but choose not to respond will be noted publicly.

Thank you for your participation and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Trustee Candidate Name *
Your specific Ward/Area (if applicable)
Please provide any links to your social media and/or website that you would like us to include with your answers.
#1. Who are trustees primarily accountable to?
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#2. Trustees are expected to represent parents. If candidates are supported by the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA), that risks shifting their loyalty toward teachers instead of parents. Have you received support from the ATA — financial, in-kind, or by participating in ATA candidate workshops?

Learn more:
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#3. Should school board funding prioritize classrooms and teachers over administrative programs and positions, for example, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) coordinators? 
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#4. Should curriculum development rely on subject-matter experts to set clear, foundational outcomes in core subjects, rather than bureaucrats or political agendas?
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#5. Should sexually explicit books be excluded from school classrooms and libraries?
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#6. Should parents be notified and asked for consent before children are taught sensitive topics such as gender identity or sexuality?

Learn more: Legal rights of parents
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#7. Many school boards still have secrecy policies, originally mandated by government, that prevent staff from informing parents if a child joins a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). Do you believe these secrecy policies should remain in place?

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#9. Should trustees be free to visit schools and publicly share their views on board policies?

Learn more: Example of Alberta trustees being censured under board codes of conduct in Red Deer Catholic.  
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#10. Do you believe parents should have the final say in decisions affecting their child’s education, health, and well-being at school?
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#11. Should schools provide clear, objective measures of student learning (e.g., standardized tests and percentage-based reporting) so parents can know how their children are progressing?

Learn more:
 Performance matters
In Defense of Standardized testing
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#12. Should school boards require parental consent before outside groups or facilitators are given access to students during school time?
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If you have any additional comments that you would like have publicly available, especially if you answered "somewhat" to any of the questions above, please provide them below.
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