Here are some reasons why you should consider placing your X beside ELDER for School Trustee:

  • Four strong years as a School Trustee for SD 63, from 2022 2026.
  • Four years as Chair of the Board’s Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee.
  • Four years as Chair of the Board’s Budget Advisory Committee.
  • Extensive experience and engagement with students, parents, teachers, support staff and administrator.
  • Extensive experience with W’SANEC First Nations and the W’SANEC School Board.
  • Ongoing connections with North Saanich council and the citizens of North Saanich, most notably parents and students.
  • Decades of advocacy for adequate public funding for public education, and ensuring that those funds are well spent in service to children, families and the community at large. 
  • A 41-year commitment to teaching and leading in public schools, including 31 years serving in School District 63 as a teacher, school administrator and district administrator.
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees, with all of my post-graduate work being in leadership and governance.
  • A resident of the Saanich Peninsula for all but five years since 1980, including the last 15 years in North Saanich/Sidney. My wife and I raised our children on the peninsula and were proud public-school parents for over 20 years. And now proud public school grandparents!
  • 12 years as a Superintendent of Schools and the Board’s CEO here in School District 63 Saanich, plus three more years in the same role in SD 69 Qualicum.
  • A record of fiscal responsibility and accountability while focusing resources on the needs of children K-12.
  • A past member of the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board.
  • Six years as a member of the BC School Superintendents Association Board of Directors, including two years as elected President.
  • 15 months of secondment to the BC Public School Employers Association.
  • Experience as an adjunct professor in leadership studies at UVic.
  • Experience at provincial and local collective bargaining tables.
  • Extensive experience in School District board governance beyond my four years on the Board, both as Superintendent/CEO and post-retirement as a consultant in governance, executive search, senior staff evaluation, program evaluation, and more.
  • Extensive experience in working with First Nations communities, including the W’SANEC Nation and the W’SANEC School Board.
  • Certification from the Justice Institute of BC in conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation.
  • A deep and abiding commitment to success for all learners, including those who are marginalized or vulnerable.
  • Proven commitment to supporting the voice of parents and community in public education.
  • A promise to engage with you as members of our community and be your voice to the Board of Education.

Please contact me directly if you have questions or just want to talk about public education in BC in general, and in School District 63 specifically.  Call me at 250-415-2546 or email me at keven@kevenelder.ca.