UGDSB celebrates Local Government Week

October 18, 2021

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This week, the Upper Grand District School Board, along with our partners at the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), is working to raise civic awareness among our students by observing Local Government Week.

School board trustees are the oldest form of elected representation in Ontario. Since 1807, generations of community-minded citizens have made decisions on behalf of local, publicly funded schools, building the foundation of our system today. Our board of trustees sets our vision, develops policies, allocates resources, and sets the goals that lay the foundation driving programs and operations in the board.

Local Government Week events in our schools may include students observing school boards in session virtually or holding mock municipal elections. Our schools are being encouraged to include this educational opportunity in their events calendar.

For more information on Local Government Week, please visit the OPSBA website: https://www.opsba.org/local-government-week-is-october-18-to-22/

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