Where every party stands on schools
2 of the 2 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on schools and the school district. Here they are side by side, each with its source.
BEFORE YOU COMPARE
Who actually decides this
The Langley Board of Education, School District No. 35, is governed by seven trustees, five elected by Langley Township voters and two by Langley City voters, by the School District's own election page.
Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.
WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS
Reading this ballot on schools
2 of the 2 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 6 separate commitments. Langley Strong has published the most, with 6.
Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later.
SIDE BY SIDE
Every published position on schools
| Party | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Strong | Langley Strong's trustee platform, Keep Langley Schools Strong, has five pillars: strong students, strong staff, strong schools and spaces, strong community, and strong and sustainable funding. It promises to build on the district's graduation rate, earlier mental health help, more training spaces for teachers and support staff, action on workplace violence, new schools and land secured early, provincial funding for portables, schools planned as neighbourhood hubs, and public reporting on results. All five of its Township trustee candidates were elected. | 6 |
| Progress for Langley | Not yet researched. | — |
LANGLEY STRONG
Keep Langley Schools Strong: five pillars for students, staff, spaces, community and funding
Langley Strong's trustee platform, Keep Langley Schools Strong, has five pillars: strong students, strong staff, strong schools and spaces, strong community, and strong and sustainable funding. It promises to build on the district's graduation rate, earlier mental health help, more training spaces for teachers and support staff, action on workplace violence, new schools and land secured early, provincial funding for portables, schools planned as neighbourhood hubs, and public reporting on results. All five of its Township trustee candidates were elected.
- Find students who need help earlier, and report on results
- Earlier mental health help and more counsellors
- More training spaces for teachers and support staff, and action on workplace violence
- New schools in growing areas, with land secured early
PROGRESS FOR LANGLEY