What do School Board Trustees do?
Alberta School Boards help shape the future of local communities by governing the education of young people. The Provincial Government, through the Minister of Education, grants School Boards the independent authority to make decisions regarding the direction and quality of local public education. Accountability to the public is entrenched through the election of local School Board Trustees every four years. The school board election is October 20, 2025.
School Board responsibilities – it is up to School Boards to ensure all students in the community receive a quality education. Specific School Board responsibilities include:
Communicating, informing and involving parents, staff and the community at large in School Board decisions and activities.
- Adopting an annual budget that achieves jurisdiction priorities
- Setting goals and priorities for the jurisdiction that achieve provincial education standards, meet the needs of student and reflect the community’s wishes
- Making and enforcing policies that set out standards and expectations regarding the actions of administration, teachers and students
- Lobbying the municipal and provincial governments on education issues of importance to the jurisdiction
- Adjudicating policy or decision appeals
- Hiring and evaluating the Superintendent
Nomination Package
Individuals wishing to run for the position of trustee in the 2025 election must complete the nomination package and submit to the returning officer.
The nomination period runs from January 1, 2025 through to noon on Nomination Day. Candidates wishing to submit their completed monimation package prior to Nomination Day will contact Mr. Shawn Russell, Returning Officer by calling 403 872-6496 or by email at srussell@cesd73.ca.
Nomination Day
For all wards of Chinook's Edge 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 Mr. Shawn Russell, Returning Officer by calling 403 872-6496 or by email at srussell@cesd73.ca.
On Nomination Day, papers will be received by the Returning Officer between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon on Monday, September 22, 2025 at Chinook's Edge School Division Board Office (4904 - 50 Street Innisfail, AB T4G 1W4).
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. Every nomination must be accompanied by a deposit of $100.00. Cash, bank drafts and money orders are acceptable forms of payment. Personal cheques will not be accepted.
Qualification of Candidates
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.
Further information for Candidates can be found at School Board Elections Information Package at the Alberta Education Website.
Electoral Ward Maps
| Ward 1 - Sylvan Lake |
| Ward 2 - Penhold/Poplar Ridge |
| Ward 3 - Delburne/Elnora |
| Ward 4 - Innisfail |
| Ward 5 - Bowden/Spruce View |
| Ward 6 - Sundre |
| Ward 7 - Olds/Reed Ranch |
| Ward 8 - Didsbury |
| Ward 9 - Carstairs/Cremona |