--- title: "Masako Gooch: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/masako-gooch" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.562Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,823 votes, 5th of 18 (official count). Masako Gooch was re-elected to the Delta Board of Educatio..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,823 votes, 5th of 18 (official count). Masako Gooch was re-elected to the Delta Board of Educatio..." "og:title": "Masako Gooch: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 11,823 votes, 5th of 18 (official count). Masako Gooch was re-elected to the Delta Board of Educatio..." "twitter:title": "Masako Gooch: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" --- School Trustee · Delta 2026 # Masako Gooch - Elected, School Trustee11,823 votes, 5th of 18. Official count, City of Delta. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected school trustee of Delta on October 17, 2026, with 11,823 votes, fifth of the 18 trustee candidates. A trustee since 2022 with a background in veterinary and health care by her own account, she ran with One Delta on belonging for every student, mental health and wellness supports, and strong relationships between trustees, families and education partners. Masako Gooch was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 11,823 votes in the City of Delta's official count, fifth of the 18 candidates for seven seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 21, 2026. The City's candidates page prints One Delta as her elector organization. The Delta School District's trustee page gives 2022 as the year she was first elected, and its post of November 9, 2022 records her swearing-in as a new trustee. The Delta Optimist reported in 2022 that she ran with Achieving for Delta, and the North Delta Reporter reported on April 28, 2026 that she, Val Windsor and Ammen Dhillon had joined One Delta. By her own account she worked as a registered veterinary technician and studied nursing. In the Reporter's questionnaire she named belonging, mental health and wellness supports, and relationships between trustees, families and education partners as her priorities. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page One Delta2026 ![Masako Gooch, from One Delta.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/images/candidates/masako-gooch-640.webp) *Masako GoochSchool Trusteev.* [Image: One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team) Promise tracker ## 16 promises. What Masako has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Report progress on the Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan openly and measure it by outcomes**Inclusion · Own promise In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire she wrote that she will continue supporting the District's Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan while listening to students, families and staff about where barriers remain, and that progress should be measured through outcomes. In One Delta's release of April 28, 2026 she said the Board builds trust by sharing its progress openly. > “Progress should be measured through meaningful outcomes, not simply intentions.” No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Masako Gooch (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Three incumbent school trustees join One Delta slate, by James Smith, April 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · One Delta Adds Incumbent School Trustees to Growing Team, April 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Make reading and math a priority in every classroom, with early help for students who struggle**Programs · Party platform One Delta's school board platform promises to strengthen reading and math instruction with research-informed approaches, to identify struggling students early and give them timely support, and to expand support for older students who struggle with the reading and math they need in high school. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**A Safe Routes to School plan with the City, Delta Police, parents and students**Safe schools · Party platform The platform promises a process with the City of Delta, Delta Police, parents and students to identify and fix school-zone safety concerns, safer walking and cycling routes, safe drop-off locations, support for Walk Zones and walking school buses, and road safety education on e-bikes and e-scooters. The slate's release of September 1, 2026 set out the same plan. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), One Delta · One Delta School Board Team Outlines Plan for Safe Routes to School, September 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Maintain and strengthen the School Liaison Officer program**Safe schools · Party platform The platform promises to maintain and strengthen Delta's School Liaison Officer program, which pairs police with schools, families and students. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Expand prevention, early intervention and counselling for students**Student well-being · Party platform The platform promises to expand prevention and early intervention so students get help before problems become crises, to build on increased counselling and wrap-around supports, and to strengthen parent education and partnerships with community agencies. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Co-ops, apprenticeships, dual credits and modern Tech-Ed workshops**Programs · Party platform The platform promises to connect students with work through local employers, co-ops, apprenticeships and real-world experience, to expand pathways to post-secondary education including credits earned in high school, and to modernize Tech-Ed programs and school workshops with robotics, digital fabrication and sustainable energy systems. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep graduation standards high and expand enrichment in STEM, the arts and writing**Programs · Party platform The platform promises to strengthen academic rigour and critical thinking, to expand enrichment in STEM, the arts, writing and other areas, to build digital literacy including responsible use of AI, and to create clearer pathways after graduation through ties with universities, colleges and employers. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Support cellphone restrictions during class and teach digital citizenship**Student well-being · Party platform The platform promises to support age-appropriate cellphone restrictions during instructional time, to build digital citizenship and healthy technology habits into learning, to help parents support healthy technology use at home, and to create more face-to-face connection through outdoor learning, athletics, arts and clubs. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep students active with Delta Parks and Recreation and community sport**Student well-being · Party platform The platform promises to work with Delta Parks and Recreation, community sport, schools and families so young people stay active, to connect schools with the City's Youth and Kids passes, and to make recreation easier to reach for older students and recent graduates. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Strengthen the North Delta Youth Hub and the South Delta pop-up into one place for youth support**Student well-being · Party platform The platform promises that a One Delta School Board and Council team will commit staff time, resources and partnerships to strengthen the North Delta Youth Hub and the South Delta pop-up, bring counselling, mental health, employment and life skills services together in one place, and build a lasting Delta model. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Strengthen recruitment, retention, training and workplace safety for support staff**Board governance · Party platform The platform promises to strengthen recruitment and retention of support staff, to support mentorship and targeted training, to improve workload planning and scheduling, and to strengthen workplace safety through clear reporting, prevention and timely action. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Advocate for full provincial funding of negotiated wages and benefits**School funding · Party platform The platform promises to protect classroom funding by advocating for full provincial funding of negotiated wages and benefits, so increases do not come at the expense of teaching, and for sustainable provincial funding to address staffing pressures. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Invest in professional learning and mentoring for educators, and protect their time**Board governance · Party platform The platform promises to invest in classroom-focused training, mentoring, coaching and leadership development, to strengthen induction and peer mentoring for new educators, to reduce unnecessary administrative work, to support staff mental health and workload, and to make sure classrooms have current learning materials and technology. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Put students first in budgets, explain spending in plain language and engage all year**Board governance · Party platform The platform promises to put student learning first when setting budget priorities, in line with Vision 2030, to provide plain-language information about budgets, major projects and results, and to hold two-way conversations with families, staff, students and community partners throughout the year. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**A long-range facilities strategy for safe, accessible, energy-efficient schools**Facilities · Party platform The platform promises to plan ahead with a long-range facilities strategy focused on safe, accessible, energy-efficient and modern learning spaces. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Continue the Justice and Equity Action Plan and strengthen mental health, disability and language supports**Inclusion · Party platform The platform promises to make belonging, equity and inclusion a district priority and continue the Justice and Equity Action Plan, to strengthen mental health, disability and language supports, to support student-led equity and anti-racism initiatives, and to equip staff through professional learning. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Masako Gooch Masako Gooch was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Delta's official count gives her 11,823 votes, fifth of the 18 candidates for seven seats, and the Chief Election Officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. The North Delta Reporter reported that this was 7.23 per cent of the ballots cast for trustee and that she was one of three sitting trustees re-elected with One Delta. The District's post of November 9, 2022 says she was sworn in as a new trustee that day, and the Optimist reported that she ran with Achieving for Delta in 2022. The District's trustee page lists her as liaison trustee for Burnsview Secondary and four elementary schools. The Reporter reported on April 28, 2026 that she, Windsor and Dhillon had joined One Delta, the organization formed by four councillors after Mayor George Harvie's organization dropped them, and quoted her on the District's Justice and Equity Action Plan and on sharing the Board's progress openly. By her own account, in her 2022 statement to the Optimist, on the One Delta team page and in the Reporter's questionnaire, she spent much of her career as a registered veterinary technician, later worked as an educator in health care and went back to school to study nursing, and has three children. voche.me has not checked her veterinary registration or her studies with any body. In the Reporter's questionnaire she named three priorities: making belonging part of every student's experience, strengthening mental health and wellness supports, and supporting strong relationships between trustees, families and education partners. She wrote that she will continue supporting the District's Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan while listening to students, families and staff about what works and where barriers remain, and that progress should be measured through outcomes. The One Delta school platform carries the slate's promises, listed on this page as the organization's. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Belonging for every student In the Reporter's questionnaire she named this first. She wrote that belonging is part of creating the conditions for learning, and that she will continue supporting the District's Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan, with inclusive classrooms, appropriate supports and trained staff, and progress measured through outcomes. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Masako Gooch (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-masako-gooch/) 02 ### Mental health and wellness supports Her second priority. In the questionnaire she wrote that she wants to continue strengthening literacy, numeracy, mental health supports and inclusive practices. The One Delta platform promises to expand prevention, early intervention and counselling. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Masako Gooch (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-masako-gooch/) 03 ### Relationships between trustees, families and education partners Her third priority. She wrote that she wants to continue building strong relationships among families, educators and the District, with an approach focused on listening and accountability. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Masako Gooch (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-masako-gooch/) [One Delta school board platform](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform/school-board) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration of results, results by polling location, declaration of candidates and candidates page; the Delta School District's trustee page and its post of November 2022 on the inaugural meeting; the One Delta team page, school board platform, release of April 28, 2026 and Safe Routes release of September 1, 2026; her VoteMate page; the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire and its reports of April 28, May 27, September 29 and October 18, 2026; Daily Hive's report of May 30, 2026; and the Delta Optimist's reports of September, October and November 2022 and November 2023, each read from an Internet Archive copy because the Optimist's article pages refuse scripts. Her years on the Board come from the District's own pages. Her veterinary and health care work and her studies are her own account. Her Facebook account, named on her VoteMate page, was not read, because the site shows a login page to scripts. The Board's minutes were not read for this page. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting her was found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to now ### Trustee, Delta Board of Education The District's post of November 9, 2022 records her swearing-in as a new trustee, and its trustee page gives 2022 as the year she was first elected. The Optimist reported that she ran with Achieving for Delta in 2022; she ran with One Delta in 2026. [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/) Before 2022 ### Registered veterinary technician, then health care educator and nursing student By her own account, in her 2022 statement to the Optimist and on the One Delta team page. voche.me has not checked this with any body. [Delta Optimist · Candidate bio: Masako Gooch (her own statement), September 5, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy)](https://www.delta-optimist.com/2022-civic-election/candidate-bio-masako-gooch-5845485) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Masako Gooch directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Masako Gooch's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Masako Gooch do in the 2026 Delta municipal election? Masako Gooch was elected School Trustee with 11,823 votes, 5th of 18 in the official count. The City of Delta published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Masako Gooch? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Masako Gooch's own campaign.
What party did Masako Gooch run with? Masako Gooch ran for School Trustee with One Delta.
Does Masako Gooch currently hold public office? Yes. Masako Gooch currently serves as Trustee, Delta Board of Education.
How many sources does this Masako Gooch profile cite? This profile lists 21 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Masako Gooch's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Masako Gooch in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Masako Gooch ran in? The 2026 Delta municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Delta · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · 2026 General Local and School Elections, Results by Polling Locations ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Results%20by%20Polling%20Location_0.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026%20Declaration%20of%20Candidates_September%2011%2C%202026%20%40%20401%20pm.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Candidates, 2026 General Local Election ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Trustees ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [One Delta · Meet Your Team ](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team)Checked October 30, 2026 - [One Delta · Our Plan for Delta Schools (School Board platform) ](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform/school-board)Checked October 30, 2026 - [One Delta · One Delta Adds Incumbent School Trustees to Growing Team, April 28, 2026 ](https://www.onedelta.ca/news/one-delta-adds-incumbent-school-trustees-to-growing-team)Checked October 30, 2026 - [One Delta · One Delta School Board Team Outlines Plan for Safe Routes to School, September 1, 2026 ](https://www.onedelta.ca/news/one-delta-school-board-team-outlines-plan-for-safe-routes-to-school)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Masako Gooch, One Delta for Delta School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13222)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Masako Gooch (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-masako-gooch/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Three incumbent school trustees join One Delta slate, by James Smith, April 28, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/04/28/three-incumbent-school-trustees-join-one-delta-slate/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Kruger running for Delta mayor, announces full slate for council, school board, by James Smith, May 27, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/27/kruger-running-for-delta-mayor-announces-full-slate-for-council-school-board/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/29/one-delta-unveils-full-council-school-board-platforms/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Daily Hive · One Delta's Dylan Kruger launches mayoral campaign with full council and school board slate, by Kenneth Chan, May 30, 2026 ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/one-delta-dylan-kruger-2026-civic-election-candidates)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Val Windsor elected school board chair, by Ian Jacques, November 9, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/val-windsor-elected-school-board-chair-6079387)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Many questions for Delta school board candidates at debate, by Sandor Gyarmati, October 4, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/many-questions-for-delta-school-board-candidates-at-debate-5905179)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Candidate bio: Masako Gooch (her own statement), September 5, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/2022-civic-election/candidate-bio-masako-gooch-5845485)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Back as Delta School Board chair, Windsor urges better ELL funding, by Sandor Gyarmati, November 13, 2023 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/back-as-delta-school-board-chair-windsor-urges-better-ell-funding-7804792)Checked October 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [One Delta: Meet Your Team](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team) [Delta School District: Trustees](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Ammen Dhillon**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/ammen-dhillon) [School Trustee**Erica Beard**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/erica-beard) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Masako Gooch a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.