Board of Trustees
As an advocate for your - our - community, we welcome your input and feedback. As a board, we’re committed to building and maintaining positive relationships with you, our parents, staff, students, and residents. It’s our role as your elected representatives to respond to your questions and concerns, and bring your issues forward to the board. We want you to know we're here to help.
Our Trustees and Superintendent
L to R: Phil Irwin, Lisa Penzo, Chris Fuzessy, Theresa Letendre,
Jack Molyneux, Sharon Nichols, John Evans You can keep up-to-date on board news by visiting the Foothills School Division website on a regular basis. If you’re looking to find out what’s happening at your local school, visit their website. Of course, you can always call the school for more information about programs, fundraisers, upcoming events, and other school news.
Research tells us that when we work together, students achieve more success. So, we encourage you to become involved in your child’s education, ask questions, or attend a board meeting. Even if you don’t have children in our school system, we welcome and encourage your participation.
Together, we share an unwavering commitment to the success of each student.
Foothills School Division is currently divided into five wards bordering the south side of the City of Calgary.
Board members are involved in a variety of Committees. View the complete list.
Foothills School Division promotes and encourages its interested citizens to run for the office of elected school board trustee. The Division is committed to providing an environment that will give all candidates fair access to the electorate.
The Board will be accountable to the community by addressing student programming needs consistent with Policy 1 - to ensure broader access to consistent and high-quality learning for all students.
Board meetings provide an opportunity for Trustees to share knowledge, experience, expertise, ideas, attitudes and expectations in order to effectively carry out the duties vested in the Board of Trustees by the Education Act and other legislation.
Link to BoardDocs
This handbook was developed as a tool for FSD trustees to deepen their collective understanding of the role and responsibilities of the governing Board and how individual trustee leadership can enhance the positive, value added impact for all learners across the Division.
