A new school board slate has joined the election race in 性视界传媒.
The ACT Now 性视界传媒 team 鈥� ACT standing for 鈥淎ction Consultation and Transparency鈥� 鈥� announced three trustee candidates on Thursday: part-time substitute teacher Niovi Patsicakis, registered nurse Dupinder Kaur Saran and Aronjit Lageri, who works a manager with Central Health for the Medical Imaging Division.
The team says if elected, it will focus on 鈥減roviding the best possible education for our children, a healthy workplace and learning environment, and an inclusive place for our community to gather, grow, learn, and support each other.鈥�
The three-person slate says they are focused on meeting the needs of 性视界传媒鈥檚 diverse population, providing resources for staff and students, and will 鈥減rioritize mental and physical health for kids, teachers, school employees and the community.鈥�
Patsicakis and Lageri had previously announced their candidacy with the now defunct 性视界传媒 Community Alliance slate, which was disbanded after founder Doug Elford split to run as a councillor with former mayor Doug McCallum鈥檚 Safe 性视界传媒 Coalition.
Patsicakis, who has worked as a classroom and learning support teacher, says 鈥渁ction, consultation and transparency has been lacking鈥� in 性视界传媒鈥檚 school district.
鈥淭hat is why we are stepping forward and asking 性视界传媒 voters to ACT Now to ensure public education and the future of 性视界传媒 are bright,鈥� said Patsicakis, who has served as president of the Association of 性视界传媒 Specialist Educators.
She鈥檚 also on the board of directors of the 性视界传媒 Global Peace Alliance, Canadian Peace Initiative and the 性视界传媒 Hospice Society.
Patsicakis said she鈥檚 running to ensure the board 鈥渕eets the court-ordered staffing requirements鈥� and is 鈥渃ommitted to taking a stand for children and their right to a quality education, which includes asking for close scrutiny of the upcoming new provincial funding model.鈥�
Newton resident Lageri said 鈥渂uilding a strong foundation for our students today, who will be tomorrow鈥檚 leaders鈥� drives his passion to be a school trustee.
Saran, meantime, has been a nurse for 20 years and recently launched her Nurse on the Go Home and Healthcare Services business, where she serves as CEO.
She is involved with the Akal Academy, which offers after-school youth programs, volunteers with Guru Nanak鈥檚 Free Kitchen, and is a director with Sikh Seva, which assists international students.
鈥淲e can do more to help children living in poverty and attending inner-city schools,鈥� she said in a release, such as improving nutrition programs. We need to work on securing additional funding to help eliminate portables as they are not healthy.鈥�
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Other school board slates in the 性视界传媒 election include Proudly 性视界传媒, 性视界传媒 First and 性视界传媒 Students NOW.
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