Isabel Ochoa Prieto is running for the Vancouver School Board with the Vancouver Liberals at ballot number 308. This record covers the City's candidate list, her page on the party site, the party's platform, press release and launch video, her VoteMate profile, and two student newspaper questionnaires that list her among the candidates who did not reply.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 4, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Schools and student support2/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“She's running to make sure that current and future students have access to equitable resources, funding, and inclusive spaces to learn and grow.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on schools: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.
No position found by voche.me as of October 4, 2026.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
0/2
States a measurable target
No statement to read.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
0/1
States a timeline
No statement to read.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education approves the school district’s operating and capital budgets. The Province sets the funding formula and the school tax.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education sets safety policies for its schools and decides whether police liaison officers work in them. Policing itself is the Vancouver Police Department’s.
No position found by voche.me as of October 4, 2026.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
0/2
States a measurable target
No statement to read.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
0/1
States a timeline
No statement to read.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The Board of Education decides how school buildings and land are used, including child care on school sites. Licensing and operating funding are provincial.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Isabel Ochoa Prieto
Isabel Ochoa Prieto appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 308. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The Vancouver Liberals candidate page, posted on August 25, 2026, says Ochoa Prieto is running for school board trustee so that current and future students have access to equitable resources, funding and inclusive places to learn.
The party page says Ochoa Prieto was born in Toronto, grew up in Mexico City, and has lived in Vancouver for the past eight years.
The party page says Ochoa Prieto returned to Canada for an undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia and graduated with a double major in political science and sociology.
The party page says Ochoa Prieto has built a career in Vancouver's sport and culture sector, working on youth programming, and that sport, mentorship and safe places help young people build confidence and belonging. No employer is named.
On August 25, 2026 the Vancouver Liberals posted a video announcing their five School Board candidates. Its description names Ochoa Prieto, and her page on the party site shows it as her launch video.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
12 commitments shown · Checked Oct 4
2026 · Education fundingCampaign pledge
Equitable resources and funding for students
The party page says Ochoa Prieto is running to make sure that current and future students have access to equitable resources, funding and inclusive spaces to learn and grow.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This comes from the candidate's own party page. It states an aim and names no programme, budget line or policy.
What still needs checking
Which district budget line or policy Ochoa Prieto would change.
The party page says that as School Board Trustee, Ochoa Prieto would advocate for recreational spaces and programming that encourage positive health outcomes for students.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This comes from the candidate's own party page. No cost, site or timeline is given. The party platform of October 1, 2026 lists "More Sports, Music and Arts Programs" among the main priorities on the page that shows its School Board candidates, without naming who would act or how.
What still needs checking
Whether this means school facilities, city facilities, or shared use of both.
A Vancouver Liberals press release dated September 22, 2026 commits the party to keeping and developing the School Liaison Officer programme, which places Vancouver police officers in schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release quotes mayoral candidate Kareem Allam and names school board chair Victoria Jung, who is running for council with the party. It says school staff and administrators made 1,117 reports through the programme between September 2023 and June 2025. The party's Platform & Issues page, last updated October 1, 2026, carries the same position in a section on the programme, and the party platform of October 1 lists keeping the reformed programme under its School Board plan. None of these pages carries a statement from Ochoa Prieto, so this is the party's position. VoteMate lists the same commitment as a "Liberal promise" under "Police in Schools" on her page.
What still needs checking
Whether Ochoa Prieto states a position on police in schools, and where the 1,117 figure was published.
Cancel the Second City Hall and hire front-line staff
The Vancouver Liberals' promises listed on Ochoa Prieto's VoteMate page say the party would cancel what it calls Ken Sim's $800 million Second City Hall project and reinvest the money in services, and would hire 400 new unionized front-line workers for garbage pickup, roads, parks and libraries.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform, shown under "Liberal promises" on Ochoa Prieto's own VoteMate candidate page. It is not stated in her own words, and the party's issues page carries the same commitments. Both measures are City Council budget decisions, so a School Board trustee would have no vote on them.
What still needs checking
Whether Ochoa Prieto has stated a budget position in her own words.
Party platform: seismic safety first in the capital plan
The Vancouver Liberals platform says the party would put the 43 Vancouver schools still at high seismic risk at the top of the board's capital plan and press the Province to fund them on a firm timeline.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no cost and no date for any school.
What still needs checking
Which schools Ochoa Prieto would put first, and by when.
The platform says the party would protect catchments and rule out a return to mass school closures, and would press for the King George Secondary replacement and for expansion at the next most crowded schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It gives no count of schools and no date.
What still needs checking
Whether Ochoa Prieto would vote against any school closure the board considers in the term.
Party platform: before and after school care on school grounds
The platform says the party would open before and after school care at every school site that can host it and attach a childcare plan to every seismic rebuild.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It gives no number of sites or spaces and no cost.
What still needs checking
How many school sites Ochoa Prieto expects could host care, and by when.
The platform says the party would hold school district land for schools, childcare, playing fields and public partners, and would keep it out of private hands.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no site or lease.
What still needs checking
Whether this rules out long-term leases of school land to private builders.
Party platform: protect mental health and special education in the budget
The platform says the party would make counsellors and student wellbeing a top budget priority and protect special education and inclusion supports from cuts when the board sets its budget.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no dollar figure or staffing number.
What still needs checking
How much of the budget Ochoa Prieto would move to these services, and from where.
The platform says the party would grow and protect school meal and nutrition programs with the Province and community partners.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no number of schools or students and no cost.
What still needs checking
Which schools Ochoa Prieto would add first, and how they would be paid for.
Party platform: renew the Indigenous Education Enhancement Agreement
The platform says the party would negotiate a new Indigenous Education Enhancement Agreement with Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh and with urban Indigenous families in the first year of the term, with yearly public reports on graduation and completion.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no cost.
What still needs checking
Whether Ochoa Prieto supports the first-year timeline in her own words.
The platform says the party would set district rules for AI in class, in line with the Province and the BC Teachers' Federation, with age limits on chatbot access, privacy standards for any tool used with students, and teacher training before new tools reach a classroom.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the Vancouver Liberals platform published on October 1, 2026. The platform lists Ochoa Prieto among its School Board candidates, but this section is written in the party's voice and does not name her as the person who will act, so it is recorded as a party position. It names no date or cost.
What still needs checking
Whether Ochoa Prieto has a view of her own on AI in schools.
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Statement
Party video introduces its School Board candidates
The Vancouver Liberals posted a 117-second YouTube video titled "The Vancouver Liberals Announce School Board Candidates" on August 25, 2026. Its description names Ochoa Prieto with the four other School Board candidates, and her page on the party site shows it as her launch video. The automatic captions carry no speaker names, so nothing she says in it is recorded here.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
Read the reporting
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Full ballot listing for October 17. Ochoa Prieto is number 308 among 31 school board candidates.
The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)
Candidates' Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running
The student newspaper published School Board candidates' answers on why they are running and on their priorities. It lists Ochoa Prieto, as "Isabel Ochoa (Vancouver Liberals)", among the candidates who did not reply by the deadline, and says the questions were emailed to the candidates or to the contact address on their party's website.
The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)
Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools
The second questionnaire asked School Board candidates about generative AI in schools. Ochoa Prieto is again listed among the candidates who did not reply by the deadline.
Sources checked October 4, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
For Our Kids Vancouver and PACES Vancouver · September 25, 2026
No personal campaign website, news report, interview or debate appearance was found for Ochoa Prieto in a search on October 4, 2026, in English or in Spanish, beyond the ballot listings. The City's candidate list links an Instagram account, an X account and a LinkedIn profile for her. Instagram's public embed page returned no posts for the account, the X account refused automated reads, and LinkedIn requires a sign-in, so nothing from these accounts is recorded. A search engine shows the LinkedIn profile with the name of a Vancouver sport museum, and that museum's staff page lists an Isabel Ochoa. Neither page that could be read names her candidacy or her party, so the employer is not recorded and the party page's account of a sport and culture career, with no employer, title or dates, remains unconfirmed. The party's launch video names her in its description, but its automatic captions carry no speaker names, so nothing she says in it is recorded. She did not reply to the two Griffins' Nest questionnaires, and her VoteMate page carries no answers of her own to VoteMate's issue questions: the biography and reason for running marked as submitted by her team repeat the party page. Every School Board commitment beyond her two stated aims comes from the party platform, so nothing in her own words touches Board governance, the Board budget, child care or the School Liaison Officer program. The nomination papers linked from the City's list were not reviewed.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City's candidate list, the party's candidate page, platform, issues page, press release and launch video, the VoteMate profile, two Griffins' Nest questionnaires and the For Our Kids forum listing.
The City's list was read through a reader service because vancouver.ca refuses automated requests. The other pages were downloaded directly. Her Instagram, X and LinkedIn accounts could not be read by automated requests.
Checks still to do: confirm her professional role with the employer, review the nomination papers, and see whether she takes part in the October 6 forum.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Since graduating, dates not stated
Work in Vancouver's sport and culture sector
The party page says this work included youth-focused programming. The page does not name the organisations or give dates.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which extracurricular access barrier would you remove first, and what would it cost?
No response has been submitted.
How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Isabel Ochoa Prieto's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Isabel Ochoa Prieto?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Isabel Ochoa Prieto's own campaign.
What is Isabel Ochoa Prieto's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Isabel Ochoa Prieto is number 308 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.
What party did Isabel Ochoa Prieto run with?
Isabel Ochoa Prieto ran for School Board with Vancouver Liberals.
Does Isabel Ochoa Prieto currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Isabel Ochoa Prieto.
How many sources does this Isabel Ochoa Prieto profile cite?
This profile lists 3 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Isabel Ochoa Prieto filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Isabel Ochoa Prieto. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Isabel Ochoa Prieto's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Isabel Ochoa Prieto 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 Isabel Ochoa Prieto ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the School Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Party platform, launch video, questionnaires and a forum added; duplicates removed and two errors corrected
Added the School Board commitments from the Vancouver Liberals platform of October 1, 2026 as party positions, the party's August 25 launch video, the two Griffins' Nest questionnaires that list her as not replying, the social accounts the City lists for her, and an online forum on October 6. Corrections: the School Liaison Officer entry had said the party's issues page had no school board section, and it now records the section on the programme that the page carries; the Second City Hall and front-line staffing entry is now marked as outside a trustee's powers, because both are City Council budget decisions. Two commitments and two biography paragraphs that repeated other entries were removed. The September 29 fundraiser was removed from the calendar because its date has passed and no source shows whether she attended, and the October 3 advance voting day was removed because that date has passed.
