Rocky View Schools' board of trustees nominated to elect Ward 6 trustee Fiona Gilbert as chair for a second year following a ceremony to swear in the new board at the Genesis Place Recreation Centre in Airdrie Oct. 28.
Gilbert and Ward 4 trustee Norma Lang, who both have previously served as vice-chair, were voted in again as chair and vice-chair after receiving their respective nominations from Ward 1 trustee Shali Baziuk and Ward 5 trustee Judi Hunter without any other contenders.
"I sort of look at it as consistency for the board and consistency for our approach as we continue to support our students and staff and families as we work through hopefully this last wave of the pandemic," Gilbert said.
The chair and vice-chair make up the executive part of the board, Gilbert explained, working closely with each other to provide leadership to the board by planning agendas and providing resources and information to trustees.
Following the ceremony, the board began their regular organizational meeting and appointed trustees to various board and provincial committee.
Gilbert said she plans to prioritize building a strategic plan with the board after past and present members spent the tail end of the last term updating some of Rocky View Schools foundational statements.
"For the last 12 to 18 months the previous board spent some time looking at our mission, the vision, and the purpose and the values for Rocky View Schools, and spent some time updating those," she said. "The next step on that is to develop a board strategic plan to move us forward in some of our priority areas."
Gilbert said she is appreciative of the board's support in continuing her leadership role as chair and looks forward to what they can accomplish in the next year and within the next term.
