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"twitter:title": "Langley Strong on schools | Langley Township 2026" --- Langley Strong · Langley Township 2026 # 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. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/bc/langley-township-2026/parties/issues/schools) [All four issues](https://voche.me/bc/langley-township-2026/parties/langley-strong/platform) [**12**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/langley-township-2026/parties/langley-strong/candidates) [**4/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/langley-township-2026/parties/langley-strong/platform) [**28**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/langley-township-2026/parties/langley-strong/money) **7**Questions answered SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ## Langley Strong on schools The trustee platform, released September 19, 2026, says the district's six-year graduation rate rose from 93 to 97 per cent while the current Board was in office, and that 5,030 new student spaces were opened or approved since September 2024, about $515.5 million in provincial investment. Those figures are the organization's own account of district and provincial records. Board chair Candy Ashdown, trustees Holly Dickinson and Charlie Fox, and new candidates Kathie Dalziel and Neil Turner ran for the five Township seats. Pillar 1 promises to use district and provincial information to find students who need extra help, to strengthen literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills, to help students earlier with mental health, to keep supporting the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement, to protect choice programs and trades pathways, and to report publicly on what is working. Pillar 2 promises more training spaces for teachers, education assistants and specialists, action on workplace violence, and staff voices in Board decisions. Pillar 3 promises to move school projects forward in Willoughby, Brookswood-Fernridge, Aldergrove and Langley City, to secure land for schools earlier, to push the Province to pay for portables so classroom money stays in classrooms, and to care for existing schools, including earthquake safety. Pillar 4 promises schools planned as neighbourhood hubs with child care, parks and sidewalks, and a Board that meets both councils three times a year. Pillar 5 promises careful stewardship of every education dollar and a push for provincial funding that keeps pace with growth. 6 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Find students who need help earlier, and report on results Pillar 1 promises to use district and provincial information to identify students who need extra help, to strengthen literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills, and to report publicly on what is working and what needs to change. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/) - ### Earlier mental health help and more counsellors Pillar 1 promises to help students earlier with mental health, to make support easier to reach, and to press for more school counsellors and psychologists. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) - ### More training spaces for teachers and support staff, and action on workplace violence Pillar 2 promises to work with colleges, universities and the Province for more training spaces for teachers, education assistants, early childhood educators, counsellors and psychologists, and to address workplace violence with prevention and timely support. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/) - ### New schools in growing areas, with land secured early Pillar 3 promises to move school projects forward in Willoughby, Brookswood-Fernridge, Aldergrove and Langley City, to work with local and provincial governments to secure school land earlier, and to push for faster provincial approvals. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/) - ### Provincial funding for portables Pillar 3 promises to push the Province to fund the purchase and placement of portables so those costs do not take money from students' education. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/) - ### Schools planned as neighbourhood hubs, and three meetings a year with both councils Pillar 4 promises that every new school is planned as a neighbourhood hub with child care, parks and sidewalks, and that the Board sits down with both councils three times a year. [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf) [Langley Strong](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/) ### What is not published - The platform names no cost and no timeline for its school promises. - The graduation rate and student space figures are the organization's own account and were not checked against the district's records for this record. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations-by-jurisdiction.pdf)Elections BC · published October 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 2. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 3. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 4. [2026 Election Results ](https://www.tol.ca/en/the-township/2026-results.aspx)Township of Langley · checked October 30, 2026 5. [About the Candidates, 2026 Elections ](https://www.tol.ca/en/the-township/about-the-candidates.aspx)Township of Langley · checked October 30, 2026 6. [Langley Strong: home page ](https://langleystrong.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · checked October 30, 2026 7. [Langley Strong: About Langley Strong ](https://langleystrong.ca/about/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · checked October 30, 2026 8. [Langley Strong: Platform ](https://langleystrong.ca/platform/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · checked October 30, 2026 9. [Langley Strong: Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF) ](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_00_Full_20260923_Reduced.pdf)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · published September 23, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 10. [Langley Strong: Keep Langley Schools Strong, trustee platform (PDF) ](https://langleystrong.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LangleyStrong_Platform_Trustees_20260918_Reduced.pdf)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · published September 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 11. [Langley Strong: The Team ](https://langleystrong.ca/team/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · checked October 30, 2026 12. [Langley Strong: Jay Lundgren ](https://langleystrong.ca/team/jay-lundgren/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · checked October 30, 2026 13. [Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days ](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-pledges-forensic-audit-of-township-finances-in-first-100-days/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · published September 8, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 14. [Langley Strong releases full ten-pillar platform ](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-releases-full-ten-pillar-platform-and-a-tool-that-builds-each-voter-a-personal-version/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · published September 23, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 15. [Langley Strong trustees release Keep Langley Schools Strong ](https://langleystrong.ca/news/langley-strong-trustees-release-keep-langley-schools-strong-a-five-pillar-plan-built-on-a-97-per-cent-graduation-rate-and-5030-new-student-spaces/)SAYS SO ITSELFLangley Strong · published September 19, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 16. [New slate Langley Strong to contest Township elections ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/03/09/new-slate-langley-strong-to-contest-township-elections/)Langley Advance Times · published March 9, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 17. [Township budget passes after acrimonious council meeting ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/03/16/township-budget-passes-after-acrimonious-council-meeting/)Langley Advance Times · published March 16, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 18. [Woodward officially running for second term as Langley Township mayor ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/04/11/woodward-officially-running-for-second-term-as-langley-township-mayor/)Langley Advance Times · published April 11, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 19. [Mayoral, council candidates announced for Langley Strong slate in Township ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/05/05/mayoral-council-candidates-announced-for-langley-strong-slate-in-township/)Langley Advance Times · published May 5, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 20. [Langley Strong to run full slate for council, school board ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/05/15/langley-strong-to-run-full-slate-for-council-school-board/)Langley Advance Times · published May 15, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 21. [Langley Strong slate says posters were improperly taken down by order of Township ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/06/27/video-langley-strong-slate-says-posters-were-improperly-taken-down-by-order-of-township/)Langley Advance Times · published June 27, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 22. [Legal action targets Township mayor, councillors over previous lawsuit ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/07/27/legal-action-targets-township-mayor-councillors-over-previous-lawsuit/)Langley Advance Times · published July 27, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 23. [Langley Strong accuses Progress slate of breaking ad rules ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/08/07/langley-strong-accuses-progress-slate-of-breaking-ad-rules/)Langley Advance Times · published August 7, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 24. [Mayor, Langley Township respond to latest court action ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/08/21/mayor-langley-township-respond-to-latest-court-action/)Langley Advance Times · published August 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 25. [Langley Strong wins mayor’s seat, 6 of 8 council positions in Township ](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/10/17/langley-strong-wins-mayors-seat-6-of-8-council-positions-in-township/)Langley Advance Times · published October 17, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 26. [Mayoral shakeup in Langley Township and City with incumbents overthrown ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/langley-2026-municipal-election-results)Daily Hive · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 27. [It’s all about the money: The financial focus in Langley’s fight for the mayor’s chair ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/its-all-about-the-money-the-financial-focus-in-langleys-fight-for-the-mayors-chair/)CTV News · published October 9, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 28. [Langley Township takes on big debts for big projects ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/township-langley-growing-debt-9.7173662)CBC News · published April 23, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/langley-township-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.