• One Edmonton Public Schools trustee resigns, as another takes medical leave

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-28 15:54:02.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Education, Governance]

  The Edmonton Public School Board has been left short two trustees following the immediate resignation of Ward F Trustee Julie Kusiek after five years of service, and an approved medical leave of absence for Ward H Trustee Melanie Hoffman. Under Alberta's Education Act, boards with six or more trustees are not required to hold by-elections to fill vacant seats, prompting remaining board members to cover vacant ward duties. Additionally, the board narrowly passed a 4-3 motion to direct division planners to draft two potential ward boundary mapping options for the next election, considering reductions to seven wards or maintaining the status quo of nine wards.

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• Edmonton Public Schools to consider changing number of wards and trustees in next civic election

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-15 22:40:20.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Education, Governance, Finance]

  Edmonton Public Schools is considering reducing its electoral wards and trustees from nine down to seven ahead of the 2029 civic election, following a five per cent reduction to the division's system administration grant by the Government of Alberta. Ward F Trustee Julie Kusiek introduced the motion to have division planners draft boundary options, which the board voted 7-2 to defer to the October meeting. Any structural change to the total number of trustees requires formal ministerial approval under provincial education guidelines.

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