Chair Jay Aspin and Vice-Chair John Cochrane were both acclaimed at last night's Near North District School Board (NNDSB) meeting.
The two have held the positions since the fall of 2018.
Aspin is entering his 21st year as a school board trustee, and has held elected public office for 43 years, including six terms as a North Bay councillor and an MP.
“It is both an honour and a privilege to continue to serve as your Chair," said Aspin.
Cochrane added, “My thoughts are focused, of course, on completing our much-needed school in Parry Sound. Our Board remains intent on pupil and staff safety throughout this coming year.”
This will be the final year of this Board’s mandate as the next municipal election will be held Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.
“As this is our last year of this term as the Board of Trustees, let’s continue to reform and rejuvenate the board with the good work we have achieved together since 2018," concluded Aspin.”
Aspin said the key challenges the Board will focus on this year include providing quality education while keeping staff and students safe and healthy in the face of COVID-19, completion of new school builds at Fricker and the Parry Sound JK-12 build, support improvements in human resource allocation, effective continued expansion of community partnerships and communications and to advance the North Bay facilities study.
