Julie Strilesky, ballot number 330 for School Board in Vancouver, Green Party of Vancouver. Profile focus: School infrastructure and transparent decisions.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
No action yetCoordinated shade plan for schoolsEducation · Own promise
Strilesky says the School Board should map where shade is missing at Vancouver schools and use that information to guide new tree planting and shade structures, as part of a wider Green tree and shade plan that also covers City Council and the Park Board.
“At schools, the first step is to map where shade is missing: along sidelines, near entrances, and at the spots where kids actually gather before and after class or games”
No action yetTrack whether school spending delivers resultsGovernance · Own promise
Strilesky says she will push for more open decisions on policy and money, so that trustees and the public can check whether spending produces the results the board was promised.
“I will advocate for greater transparency and accountability in decision-making and funding decisions so trustees and the public can actually track whether spending produces the outcomes we're promised.”
No action yetAudit of senior management roles and performance trackingGovernance · Own promise
Strilesky says she will support an audit of senior management roles and of how the Vancouver School Board sets targets, measures performance, tracks results and fixes problems.
“I will support an audit of key topics, including senior management roles, and how the VSB is setting targets, measuring performance, tracking outcomes and taking corrective action.”
No action yetStaff for numeracy and literacy workEducation · Own promise
Strilesky says the board should reverse falling reading and math results by putting staff and classroom support behind the district's kindergarten to grade 12 numeracy framework and its literacy screening.
“We need to show real leadership to reverse the literacy/numeracy decline: back the district's K-12 Numeracy Framework and literacy screening work with real staffing and classroom support.”
No action yetBetter tools for parent inputGovernance · Own promise
Strilesky says she will recommend new tools and processes so parents and others affected can give timely input on board decisions, and to help measure how large the needs are.
“I will recommend more innovative, effective tools and processes for parents and all stakeholders to share timely input on decisions that impact them, and help quantify the scale of the needs.”
No action yetPause AI chatbots in schoolsEducation · Own promise
Strilesky says that, as a trustee, she would ask for student use of AI chatbots in schools to stop at once and stay paused while the district consults teachers, students and parents. During the pause she would ask for a review of effects on climate, student mental health and learning, safety and ethics. After the review, she says, the board should write AI policies, guidelines and training advice, with parents, students and teachers able to comment before they are final.
“As a school trustee, I would request that the use of AI Chatbots in schools be stopped immediately, and paused until the VSB can meaningfully engage with educators, students and parents to review the pros and cons of AI use.”
No action yetMonitor the Education Plan and student achievement gapsSchools · Party platform
Green trustees would track the Education Plan using both system data and qualitative feedback, to assess student success and identify and close achievement gaps.
No action yetProtect access to the programs and spaces strong schools needSchool programs · Own promise
In her answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026, Strilesky wrote that she commits to protecting access to the programs and spaces that are crucial for strong schools. In the same answer she wrote that she hears key roles and capacity are being cut, naming music, gym and support for neurodivergent students.
“I commit to working tirelessly to find solutions to complex problems, including addressing overcrowding, safety and wellbeing, and protecting access to the programs and spaces that are crucial for strong schools.”
No action yetQuick fixes for crowded schools and longer-term planning of enrolment, staff and buildingsSchool planning · Own promise
Asked by The Griffins' Nest how she would deal with crowded schools, Strilesky wrote on October 16, 2026 that, using crowding at Eric Hamber Secondary as her example, she would push for practical and open solutions to the problems students face now, while making sure the Vancouver School Board plans enrolment, staffing and buildings for the longer term. She wrote that this starts with listening to students, teachers and school administrators and letting their needs guide budget decisions.
“If elected, I would push for practical, transparent solutions to these immediate problems while ensuring the VSB takes a longer-term approach to enrollment, staffing and facilities planning.”
No action yetPut crowding at King George Secondary and Carr Elementary firstSchool planning · Own promise
In the same answer of October 16, 2026, Strilesky wrote that she would also give priority to the space problems at King George Secondary and Carr Elementary.
“I would also prioritize capacity challenges at King George Secondary and Carr Elementary, and advocate for stronger coordination between the VSB, the City and the Province so that school infrastructure keeps pace with housing, city infrastructure and population growth.”
No action yetPress the VSB, the City and the Province to plan schools together with growthSchool planning · Own promise
In the same answer of October 16, 2026, Strilesky wrote that she would push for closer work between the Vancouver School Board, the City and the Province, so that school buildings keep up with new housing, city services and population growth.
“I would also prioritize capacity challenges at King George Secondary and Carr Elementary, and advocate for stronger coordination between the VSB, the City and the Province so that school infrastructure keeps pace with housing, city infrastructure and population growth.”
No action yetEvidence and full public consultation before any plan for school land or buildingsSchool lands · Own promise
In the same answer of October 16, 2026, Strilesky wrote that school properties are public assets, that decisions about them should weigh future learning needs and each school's role in its community as well as current enrolment, and that any plan for the Board's land and buildings must rest on evidence and in-depth public consultation.
“Any proposals involving land and buildings must be supported by evidence and in-depth public consultation.”
No action yetParty platform: press for stable, multi-year provincial fundingEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work with other school districts, education partners, unions, parents and community groups to press the Province for a stable, multi-year funding model that keeps up with inflation and the real cost of public education in Vancouver, including the real cost of enough staff.
No action yetParty platform: publish the gap between provincial funding and the cost of servicesEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will publish clear estimates of the difference between the money the Province gives and the cost of keeping existing services, and make the effect of funding shortfalls clear to educators, parents and the public during budget consultations.
No action yetParty platform: press for more money for inclusion, mental health and foodEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will press for stronger targeted funding for inclusive education, student mental health, food programs and other areas where student needs are growing.
No action yetParty platform: ask the Province for predictable money for school buildingsSchool facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will ask the Province for predictable capital funding, the money for building and renewing schools, so that upgrades and renewals can be planned years ahead. The Tyee reported that the Greens would lobby the Province for long-term, stable capital funding.
No action yetParty platform: find other sources of money for schoolsEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will look for other ways to raise money for buildings and operations, given limited provincial funding: grants, partnerships, donations, putting the Board's property to use (the platform calls this activating capital assets), and other added funding, where these help public education and keep it open to all and accountable to the public.
No action yetParty platform: press for enough space and climate-ready design in new schoolsSchool facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep pressing the Ministry on its area standards, the rules that set how much space a new school is funded for, so that new schools have enough space and are designed for a changing climate.
No action yetParty platform: press for more funding for students with diverse learning needsStudent support · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will press for more funding for students with diverse learning needs, and for provincial funding that matches the real cost of inclusive education. It says the Ministry's current amount, which the Vancouver School Board adds to, is not enough.
No action yetParty platform: ask the Province to fund a living wage for school district workersEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will seek a commitment from the Province to fund a living wage for all employees and contracts of BC school districts.
No action yetParty platform: independent audits and financial reports the public can understandGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep strong financial oversight and independent audits, and make audited financial information easier for the public to understand.
No action yetParty platform: track whether big spending decisions give the promised resultsGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will track major initiatives against clear goals, and track whether major spending decisions produce the results trustees were told to expect. It also says the party will strengthen long-term planning for the Board's buildings and other assets.
No action yetParty platform: use evidence to decide which programs to grow, fix or rethinkSchool programs · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will use evidence to find the programs that should be expanded, improved or reconsidered.
No action yetParty platform: protect school property for long-term public useProtect public school land · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will protect public school property for long-term benefit to education and the community.
No action yetParty platform: review Board policies regularlyGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will review Board policies regularly to check that they are still relevant, work and are easy to use.
No action yetParty platform: put teachers and other student-facing staff first in budgetsEducation funding · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will put student learning and frontline supports at the centre of budget decisions, and give priority to teachers, education assistants, counsellors, support workers and other staff who work with students.
No action yetParty platform: keep targeted money for the students it is meant forStudent support · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will protect targeted funding so it reaches the students and services it is meant to support.
No action yetParty platform: budgets in plain language, with reasons for program changesOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will publish budgets in clear, easy language so families can see where education money goes, and explain clearly when programs are expanded, reduced or changed.
No action yetParty platform: review middle and upper management salariesGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will carry out a review of the salaries of middle and upper managers at the School Board.
No action yetParty platform: better long-term forecasts of enrolment, staff and building costsSchool planning · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will improve long-term forecasts of enrolment, staffing, buildings and other large costs.
No action yetParty platform: multi-year staffing plansEducation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will write multi-year staffing plans that prepare for changes in enrolment, retirements and jobs that are hard to fill, and plan the workforce over the long term.
No action yetParty platform: recruit through colleges and universities, and train and mentor staffEducation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will strengthen recruitment partnerships with universities, colleges and training schools, and make sure educators get a range of professional development, mentoring and career paths that help keep experienced staff and attract new staff.
No action yetParty platform: an on-call list large enough to cover every classroom absenceEducation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep a strong on-call list of teachers and support staff so that every classroom absence is covered.
No action yetParty platform: regular, planned meetings between trustees and employee groupsGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work regularly with employee groups to find problems with recruitment, keeping staff, workload and workplace safety early, set up regular, planned talks between trustees and employee representatives, and give employee groups planned chances to raise problems with trustees.
No action yetParty platform: publish more on vacancies, hiring and staff turnoverOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will be more open about workforce trends that are not confidential, such as vacancies, recruitment and keeping staff.
No action yetParty platform: review school fees and costs that keep students outEducation access for every family · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will review school fees and other school costs to find the ones that stop students from taking full part.
No action yetParty platform: required learning materials at no cost to familiesEducation access for every family · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will protect access to required learning materials at no extra cost to families, make the Board's hardship policies better known and easier to use, and work to make class, arts, trades and enrichment activities open to students whatever their family income.
No action yetParty platform: look again at the cuts to vice-principals, music teachers and librariansSchool programs · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will assess the decisions that led to fewer vice-principals, music teachers and librarians.
No action yetParty platform: enough support and education assistants for students who need themStudent support · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will give priority to enough support for students with diverse learning needs, and give students better access to education assistants and other support staff according to their needs.
No action yetParty platform: reverse the five-year fall in reading and math resultsEducation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will address the five-year fall in reading and math results across every group of students, with a focus on grade 10.
No action yetParty platform: more accessible schools, programs and materialsAccessibility · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will make school buildings, programs, communications and learning materials more accessible, find the gaps that keep students with disabilities or diverse learning needs out of school life, think about accessibility earlier in decisions on buildings, programs and policy, and make accessibility improvements part of every major school renewal. The Tyee reported that the Greens would improve physical accessibility in all new school builds.
No action yetParty platform: carry on with the Board's accessibility plan and committeeAccessibility · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep carrying out the Accessibility Act at the Board, through its Accessibility Plan and Accessibility Committee, and act on the feedback they receive.
No action yetParty platform: keep a student's support in place when they change grades or schoolsStudent support · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work with families, students, educators and specialists so that a student's support continues when they move to a new grade or school.
No action yetParty platform: more school food programs, with fresh and local foodFood security · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand access to nutritious school food programs, work with community groups and other partners to add food programs and cooking, and give priority to fresh, nutritious and local food where it is practical and affordable.
No action yetParty platform: less food waste in schools, through food recovery and compostFood · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will reduce food waste that can be avoided, through food recovery and composting.
No action yetParty platform: press for more counsellors and mental health help in schoolsStudent well-being · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will press for more mental health resources in schools, including counsellors and support staff, so students and families can find help more easily. The Tyee reported that the Greens would lobby the education ministry for more per-student funding for mental health and disability supports.
No action yetParty platform: closer links between schools and health and social servicesStudent well-being · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will strengthen partnerships with health authorities, community groups and service providers, and improve coordination between education, health and social supports where their duties overlap.
No action yetParty platform: stronger prevention and early help, including a review of SACYStudent well-being · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will strengthen prevention and early help programs that are based on evidence, so students feel safe asking for help before problems grow, evaluate programs on substance use and other risks to young people, and review ways to strengthen the Supporting and Connecting Youth (SACY) program and similar prevention work.
No action yetParty platform: more programs on equity, anti-oppression and belongingEquity · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand programs that build equity, anti-oppression, belonging, social connection and resilience.
No action yetParty platform: keep SOGI 123 and keep LGBTQ2S+ students safe and welcomeEquity · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep supporting SOGI 123, the resources on sexual orientation and gender identity used in BC schools, and make sure students of every sexual orientation and gender identity feel safe, supported and welcome in Vancouver schools.
No action yetParty platform: support for English learners and newcomer familiesStudent support · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will press every level of government to support English language learners, multicultural liaison workers, Settlement Workers in Schools and family support programs, and make sure the district works with others to support new immigrant and refugee families.
No action yetParty platform: school safety policies that cover wellbeing as well as physical safetySchool safety · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will make sure school safety policies cover both physical safety and student wellbeing, keep clear safety approaches and emergency procedures, and make sure they respect the needs and experiences of students from diverse communities.
No action yetParty platform: more climate and sustainability learningCurriculum · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand chances for students to learn about climate and sustainability, in line with the provincial curriculum.
No action yetParty platform: more trades training and career paths, with outside partnersSchool programs · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will partner with trades organizations to expand skilled trades programs and links to apprenticeships, build stronger paths into careers in clean energy, construction, electrification and other key fields, and work with colleges, universities, employers and community groups to expand hands-on learning outside the classroom.
No action yetParty platform: ask students before major decisions that affect themGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will seek student input before major decisions on the school experience, buildings or programs, especially from students of under-represented communities, and strengthen consultation with students before such decisions.
No action yetParty platform: more chances for students to speak to the BoardOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand chances for students to speak directly to the Board on policies that affect them.
No action yetParty platform: fair access to clubs, sports, arts and leadership activitiesSchool programs · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand fair access to activities outside class, such as leadership, arts, sports and enrichment.
No action yetParty platform: keep seismic safety at the top of the capital listSchool facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will keep seismic safety, the work that makes school buildings safe in an earthquake, at the top of Vancouver's capital priorities, and press the Province to approve and fund the seismic projects still waiting. The platform says 43 of the Board's 106 buildings are still at high seismic risk. The Tyee reported the same promise.
No action yetParty platform: fix small building problems early and report on building conditionSchool facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will give priority to maintenance that stops small building problems from becoming costly failures, and improve long-term public reporting on the condition of school buildings. The Tyee reported that the Greens would publicly report maintenance and capital needs.
No action yetParty platform: plan school space with neighbourhood growth, with the City and ProvinceSchool planning · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will match capital planning to expected neighbourhood growth and enrolment changes, and work with the City and the Province so that new neighbourhood growth comes with enough school space.
No action yetParty platform: put King George Secondary and Carr Elementary first for spaceSchool planning · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will give priority to King George Secondary, which it says is at 166 percent of capacity, and Carr Elementary, which it says is over capacity and using portables.
No action yetParty platform: prepare schools for heat, smoke, floods and power outagesSchool facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will prepare schools for extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding, power outages and other risks, consider climate risk in long-term building and maintenance decisions, and put the most at-risk schools first when retrofit money is limited, including schools at most risk from extreme heat that need cooling and better air.
No action yetParty platform: cut energy use and emissions in school buildingsClimate · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will reduce energy use and emissions from Vancouver School Board buildings where this is possible in technical and financial terms, and seek dedicated provincial capital money for climate and energy upgrades, including heat pumps and ventilation when buildings are renewed.
No action yetParty platform: natural areas, shade and rain retention in school-ground plansEnvironment · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will include natural areas, water retention, shade and plant and animal life in the planning of school grounds.
No action yetParty platform: a shade inventory for key schools to guide tree plantingPlant more trees against heat · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will create a shade inventory for key schools and use it to decide where to plant trees first. The party's release of September 25, 2026 describes the same School Board platform item.
No action yetParty platform: Miyawaki forest pilots with the Park BoardEnvironment · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will develop pilot Miyawaki forests, small, densely planted forests that grow fast, in partnership with the Park Board.
No action yetParty platform: emergency plans with the City and health authoritiesSchool safety · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will make sure enough emergency planning is in place with the City of Vancouver, health authorities, nearby community facilities and other partners.
No action yetParty platform: ask for a pause on AI chatbots in schools and review the rulesEducation and technology · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will ask for a pause on the use of AI chatbots in schools so that students, parents and educators can be properly consulted, and carry out a full review of policy and procedures, including ethics and effects on thinking and learning. In a statement printed by PACES Vancouver, the party said it supports a pause and a full review of generative AI in Vancouver schools.
No action yetParty platform: review the school liaison officer program on evidenceSchool safety · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will evaluate the role and structure of any school liaison officer program or other police partnership, based on student safety, evidence, community input and the Board's education mandate.
No action yetParty platform: more licensed child care on school propertyChildcare · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand chances for licensed child care on school property, find the schools and sites with room for more, include child care in plans for major renewals and new schools, and remove needless barriers for community child care providers that want to use school space.
No action yetParty platform: more before- and after-school care, with governments and providersChildcare · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work with governments and licensed providers to increase before-school and after-school care, and coordinate with the City, the Province and community partners so that child care grows where neighbourhoods need it.
No action yetParty platform: more community use of school gyms, fields, libraries and kitchensPublic facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will expand community use of school gyms, fields, libraries, kitchens and other spaces outside class hours where it is suitable, review the barriers that keep community groups out, and publish better information on what school spaces are available, with student learning, safety and school operations kept first.
No action yetParty platform: stronger partnerships with neighbourhood houses, arts and recreation groupsSchools · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will build stronger partnerships with neighbourhood houses, nonprofits, community centres, arts and cultural groups and recreation providers, and work with arts and recreation groups to give students more opportunities.
No action yetParty platform: safer walking, rolling and cycling routes to schoolsActive transport · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work with City Council and the Park Board to improve walking, rolling and cycling links to schools, press for traffic calming near schools where it is needed, and coordinate changes on school sites with the City's work on dangerous crossings, missing sidewalks and gaps in cycling routes. The City, which controls the streets, has the final say on those street changes.
No action yetParty platform: better secure bike parking at schoolsActive transport · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will improve secure parking for bicycles and mobility devices on school sites where possible.
No action yetParty platform: invite City Council to meet the School Board on shared issuesGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will coordinate more closely with members of City Council and the Park Board on issues that cross their areas of control, and invite City Council to meet with the School Board on common issues.
No action yetParty platform: publish major reports early enough for public reviewOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will publish major reports and recommendations early enough for real public review wherever possible.
No action yetParty platform: plain-language summaries and reasons for major decisionsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will provide plain-language summaries of major decisions and explain clearly the reasons for important policy and budget choices.
No action yetParty platform: public progress measures and reports after major decisionsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will publish easy-to-find performance measures that track progress and corrective steps for the Board's major priorities, and improve public reporting on how major initiatives are carried out after the Board approves them, so that announcements lead to results that can be measured.
No action yetParty platform: more openness about what is discussed in closed meetingsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will improve openness about the matters discussed in closed Board meetings, while respecting legal privacy and confidentiality rules.
No action yetParty platform: more ways for the public to take part, beyond evening meetingsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will make it easier for the public to understand how and when they can take part, expand their chances to take part, and use new and varied forms of engagement so that taking part does not depend on being able to attend evening meetings.
No action yetParty platform: better engagement with parents and stronger PACs and DPACGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will improve engagement with parents and caregivers, respect and strengthen the role of Parent Advisory Councils and the District Parent Advisory Council, and improve engagement before major changes to catchments, programs or schools.
No action yetParty platform: explain how public input changed each final decisionOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will explain how input from the public and from groups with a stake in a decision affected the final decision.
No action yetParty platform: ongoing relationships with the Host Nations and the Indigenous Education CouncilReconciliation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will build respectful, ongoing relationships with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, and work closely with the Indigenous Education Council and respect the duties the law gives it.
No action yetParty platform: more Indigenous worldviews, histories and perspectives in learningReconciliation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will strengthen the place of Indigenous worldviews, histories and perspectives in learning, in line with the provincial curriculum and local partnerships. The platform gives the district's five-year graduation rate for Indigenous students as 49 percent, marked as approximate, and says it is falling.
No action yetParty platform: review buying and partnerships that could support Indigenous businessesReconciliation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will review purchasing and partnership opportunities that could support Indigenous businesses and organizations.
No action yetParty platform: turn reconciliation commitments into measured, public actionsReconciliation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will make sure its reconciliation commitments show up as actions that are measured and reported to the public.
No action yetParty platform: support Strong Start, Ready Set Learn, Welcome to Kindergarten and adult educationSchool programs · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will work to offer learning through every stage of life by supporting preschool programs such as Strong Start, Ready Set Learn and Welcome to Kindergarten, and adult education. The Tyee reported that the Greens support these lifelong learning programs.
No action yetParty platform: look at more practicum places and student-teacher partnershipsEducation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will examine ways to expand practicum placements and student-teacher partnerships that help train new educators.
No action yetParty platform: more equipment lending, and support for bursariesEducation access for every family · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will explore larger equipment-lending programs for items students need to take part in school activities, and support bursaries and other help for students.
No action yetParty platform: school gardens and hands-on learning about food and natureFood and gardens · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will support school gardens and other hands-on chances for students to learn about food, and hands-on learning through school gardens, habitat restoration and other environmental projects.
No action yetParty platform: encourage student leadership and student democracy in schoolsSchools · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will encourage schools to strengthen student leadership and students' part in democratic decisions.
No action yetParty platform: explore joint-use agreements with the City and the Park BoardPublic facilities · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will explore agreements with the City, the Park Board and other public bodies to share the use of school facilities.
No action yetParty platform: respect bargaining with staff and set up joint working groupsGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will respect collective bargaining and existing agreements with staff, and encourage working groups in which the district and its staff deal with problems that affect the whole district.
No action yetParty platform: better school results for Indigenous studentsReconciliation · Party platform
The Green Party's 2026 platform, in its School Board section, says the party will support better educational results for Indigenous students. It gives the district's five-year graduation rate for Indigenous students as 49 percent, marked as approximate, and says it is falling and below the provincial average.
This record covers Julie Strilesky, a Green Party of Vancouver candidate for the Vancouver School Board in the October 17, 2026 election. Her own positions come from the party's pages and from her written answers to The Griffins' Nest, a student newspaper, in September 2026. Older pages from a consulting firm, a climate program and an environmental group name her in past work roles.
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 support4/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“advocating for systemic changes, because the current system is not working”
“The School Board platform calls for a shade inventory for key schools to prioritize tree planting, along with Miyawaki pilots in partnership with the Park Board.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’s platform on schools: 5 commitments, at least one 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.
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.
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01 / Introduction
About Julie Strilesky
Julie Strilesky appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 330. The City records the affiliation as Green Party of Vancouver.
The page says Strilesky has worked with the governments of British Columbia and Ontario on policies, regulations and plans. The page says Strilesky's work experience includes lululemon, HSBC Canada and two clean technology startups. The page says Strilesky has a master's degree in Political Economy from the London School of Economics.
The Green Party of Vancouver candidate page says Strilesky was born in Vancouver and has more than 20 years of work across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
The party page says Strilesky holds a bachelor's degree in international development and English from Queen's University and a master's degree in political economy from the London School of Economics. A board listing for Plastic Oceans Canada, reproduced on a third party site, names the same two schools and subjects.
The party page says Strilesky worked with the British Columbia and Ontario governments on environmental, social and governance policy, including climate mitigation and climate resilience.
The party page says Strilesky held roles at lululemon and HSBC Canada and at two clean technology startups.
The party page says Strilesky secured close to $2 million in funding for climate innovation work and for equity and inclusion programs. No independent record of that figure was found.
A June 2019 media release from the Pembina Institute quotes Strilesky as director of government affairs at Portable Electric, one of 40 companies that asked the British Columbia premier to act on clean economy opportunities.
Green Party members selected Strilesky and Alisha Masongsong as the party's two school board nominees on June 8, 2026.
Strilesky appears on the Vancouver school board ballot at number 330 as a Green Party candidate. Nine trustee seats are being filled.
In March 2026 the Green Party listed Strilesky among seven approved people seeking its nomination for City Council and described her as a climate policy expert and small business leader. Daily Hive reported the list on March 24, 2026. Party members later chose her as a School Board nominee, on June 8, 2026.
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.
13 commitments shown · Checked Oct 4
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge
More open school board decisions
Strilesky says the priority is to strengthen the public school system by making board decision making more open.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The wording is from the Green Party candidate page, also submitted word for word on the candidate's VoteMate profile as candidate-submitted text. voche.me checked it against running mate Alisha Masongsong's separate candidate page and found different, individually written text there, so this is treated as the candidate's own account rather than a shared party template. Neither page names a board practice that would change or a process that would be added.
What still needs checking
Which school board practices Strilesky would change, and how the change would be measured.
Strilesky says public land should benefit the communities around it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The wording is from the Green Party candidate page, also submitted word for word on the candidate's VoteMate profile as candidate-submitted text. It names no site, no board decision and no process, so voche.me cannot tie it to a specific School Board power.
What still needs checking
Whether this applies to school district sites that are not used for teaching, and what Strilesky would do with them.
Strilesky says the current system is not working and calls for changes to the education system rather than smaller adjustments.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile and the party page carry this statement word for word. voche.me checked it against running mate Alisha Masongsong's separate candidate page and found different, individually written text there, so this is treated as the candidate's own account rather than a shared party template. Neither names a specific change, a cost, or a body that would have to approve it.
What still needs checking
Which specific changes Strilesky would bring to the board, and which of them a trustee can decide.
Strilesky says the School Board should map where shade is missing at Vancouver schools and use that information to guide new tree planting and shade structures, as part of a wider Green tree and shade plan that also covers City Council and the Park Board.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Green Party released this position on September 25, 2026, alongside separate City Council and Park Board tree commitments from running mates Camil Dumont and Tom Digby. The release quotes Strilesky on the school shade-mapping step and describes a School Board platform item calling for a shade inventory and tree-planting pilots. It names no schools, no number of shade structures, and no cost or date for the school-specific piece.
What still needs checking
How many schools would be mapped, what a shade structure or new planting would cost, and by when the inventory would be finished.
Strilesky says she will push for more open decisions on policy and money, so that trustees and the public can check whether spending produces the results the board was promised.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. It names no report, board rule or date.
What still needs checking
Which reports or board rules Strilesky would change so the public can follow spending results.
Audit of senior management roles and performance tracking
Strilesky says she will support an audit of senior management roles and of how the Vancouver School Board sets targets, measures performance, tracks results and fixes problems.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. An audit is a step the board can order by its own vote. The answer gives no cost, no date and no auditor.
What still needs checking
Who would carry out the audit, what it would cost, and when its findings would be made public.
Strilesky says she will ask the Province for more money for schools and make sure the district spends its funds on its top priorities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. Asking the Province is advocacy to another government. The answer names no amount and does not say which priorities come first.
What still needs checking
How much more funding Strilesky would ask for, and which spending she would rank first.
Strilesky says the board should reverse falling reading and math results by putting staff and classroom support behind the district's kindergarten to grade 12 numeracy framework and its literacy screening.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. Staffing is set in the district budget, which the board approves. The answer gives no number of staff, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many staff positions Strilesky would add for this work, at what cost, and from which budget.
Strilesky says she will protect public land for public use and for future generations, while looking for ways to use that land to meet urgent needs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. It names no school site and does not say which uses of the land she would accept.
What still needs checking
Which district sites this covers, and whether Strilesky would support leasing any of them.
Strilesky says she will work to deal with overcrowding in schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. It names no school, no number of spaces and no date.
What still needs checking
Which overcrowded schools Strilesky would act on first, and with what step.
Strilesky says she will work on school safety issues.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. It does not say which safety problems she means or which board policy she would change.
What still needs checking
Which safety problems Strilesky means, and what the board would do about them.
Strilesky says she will recommend new tools and processes so parents and others affected can give timely input on board decisions, and to help measure how large the needs are.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 22, 2026. Her answer is worded differently from running mate Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. It names no tool, no process and no date.
What still needs checking
Which tools or processes Strilesky would recommend, and how the board would use the input.
Strilesky says that, as a trustee, she would ask for student use of AI chatbots in schools to stop at once and stay paused while the district consults teachers, students and parents. During the pause she would ask for a review of effects on climate, student mental health and learning, safety and ethics. After the review, she says, the board should write AI policies, guidelines and training advice, with parents, students and teachers able to comment before they are final.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From Strilesky's own written answer in The Griffins' Nest questionnaire published September 28, 2026. She says she and her running mate agree on this issue, and her wording differs from Alisha Masongsong's answer on the same page. The Green Party platform, last updated September 29, 2026, also calls for a pause and a review. Her answer gives no end date for the pause and no cost for the review.
What still needs checking
How long the pause would last, who would run the review, and when the new AI policy would come to a board vote.
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
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Statement
Quoted in a clean economy business coalition launch
In a Pembina Institute media release announcing that 40 companies had written to the British Columbia premier, Strilesky spoke for Portable Electric and said clean technology protects health and the planet and also makes the economy more efficient.
Griffins' Nest questionnaire: why she is running and her priorities
In written answers to the Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper, Strilesky said she is running because of a commitment to public service and listed her priorities: more provincial funding and careful spending, staff for the district's numeracy and literacy work, an audit of senior management roles and performance tracking, protecting public land, school overcrowding and safety, and better ways for parents to give input.
Griffins' Nest questionnaire: generative AI in schools
Asked for her position on generative AI in schools, Strilesky said student use of AI chatbots should stop at once while the district consults families and staff and reviews the risks, and that the board should then write AI policies, guidelines and training advice.
Signed a business coalition letter to federal party leaders
Strilesky signed, as director of government affairs at Portable Electric, an open letter from the Business Coalition for a Clean Economy to the federal party leaders. The letter asked for a national climate plan that includes a price on carbon pollution. The Pembina Institute published it.
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News coverage / Original publishers
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver 2026 civic election candidates and ballot order
A list of every candidate and ballot number for the October 17, 2026 vote. Strilesky is listed at number 330 for school board as a Green Party candidate. The article does not discuss the campaign.
Potential Candidates for the 2026 Vancouver Election
An independent candidate-tracking blog added Strilesky on March 15, 2026 to its table of possible Green nominees for City Council and Mayor, months before the party nominated her for School Board on June 8, 2026. By its own account it described her as a "Former Sustainability Manager with HSBC and lululemon and former Policy Analyst in the Ontario government for environment and climate change." Those job titles do not appear on the party's own page.
A report on party positions on AI data centres and AI chatbots in schools names Strilesky, described as a policy analyst, and Alisha Masongsong as the Green School Board candidates. The party's answer came from its campaign manager. The story does not quote Strilesky.
Green party names seven Vancouver City Council nomination hopefuls
Daily Hive reported the Green Party's first seven approved people seeking its City Council nomination and described Strilesky as a climate policy advisor and corporate sustainability manager.
High stakes for working people as Vancouver election comes down to the wire
An article credited to People's Voice and the Communist Party of BC, republished on CommunistNews.net, backed both Green School Board candidates, Strilesky among them. It says they have distanced themselves from the record of Janet Fraser, a Green Party member and past chair of the board, and notes that the Vancouver and District Labour Council did not endorse them.
A consulting firm's case study on how lululemon added sustainability rules to its purchasing names Strilesky as lululemon's sustainability operations manager and reports her saying that "nearly a dozen projects" would include sustainability criteria.
Sources checked October 4, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No independent news interview, profile or debate report about this campaign was found. The Tyee and Daily Hive name Strilesky but do not quote her. Her own words come from the Green Party's pages, a September 25, 2026 party release, and her written answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026. The party's 2026 platform shows her name and photo on its School Board page, but its School Board commitments are written for the party, with no candidate named as author. Past job titles: a 2017 Reeve Consulting case study gives "Sustainability Operations Manager" at lululemon, and a Mission from MaRS advisor page gives "Manager, Sustainability" at HSBC Canada; neither was confirmed with the employers, and the "Policy Analyst" title given by the Canadian Veggie blog was not confirmed anywhere. The Mission from MaRS biography lists her degrees as politics and English at Queen's University and a master's in international development at the London School of Economics, while the party page lists international development and English at Queen's and a master's in political economy at the London School of Economics; voche.me did not check either with the universities. The Vancouver and District Labour Council list of June 25, 2026 and the Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association list of October 2, 2026 do not include Strilesky among the School Board candidates they endorse. No forum listing names her as a participant. The Grandview Woodland Area Council's own page gives September 28, 2026 for the Park Board and School Board meeting at Britannia that this record first listed on September 29; no source shows whether Strilesky attended. The Instagram account listed on VoteMate returned no readable posts, and the Facebook, X and LinkedIn pages sit behind a login wall, so nothing from them appears here. voche.me has not sent Strilesky the candidate questionnaire. No record was found of Strilesky holding elected office.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify professional claims and the evidence behind proposed financial or environmental savings.
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.
Reviewed again on October 4, 2026: Strilesky's written answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026, the Green Party's 2026 platform, new reporting by The Tyee and Daily Hive, older pages from Reeve Consulting, Mission from MaRS and the Pembina Institute, endorsement lists, and forum listings.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2019
Director of government affairs, Portable Electric
The Pembina Institute media release of June 20, 2019 gives this title and company for Strilesky, and quotes Strilesky on why the company joined a business coalition on clean technology.
A Reeve Consulting case study dated March 30, 2017 gives this title and reports Strilesky's account of changes to how lululemon buys goods and services.
Manager, Sustainability, HSBC Canada, and coalition advisor, Mission from MaRS
The Mission from MaRS climate program lists Strilesky as a coalition advisor with this HSBC Canada title. Its short biography says she spent "nearly a decade" in the BC and Ontario public service, three years on sustainable operations at lululemon, and later ran government relations and sustainability for a clean technology startup. The page shows no dates and does not say who wrote the biography.
Member of the board of directors, Plastic Oceans Canada
A board listing reproduced on a third party site names Strilesky as a director of Plastic Oceans Canada and describes sustainability work at lululemon and with the British Columbia and Ontario governments. The page shows no dates.
Dates not stated
Policy and sustainability roles in government and business
The party page lists work with the British Columbia and Ontario governments on environmental, social and governance policy, and roles at lululemon, HSBC Canada and two clean technology startups. The page gives no years for any of these roles.
Sought the Green Party nomination for City Council
The party's March 23, 2026 release listed Strilesky among seven approved people seeking its City Council nomination. Party members nominated her for School Board on June 8, 2026.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which school infrastructure changes offer the best combination of student benefit and long-term cost savings?
No response has been submitted.
How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding?
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
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How did Julie Strilesky do in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election?
Julie Strilesky was elected to School Board with 64,611 votes, 6th of 31 in the preliminary count. The City of Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Julie Strilesky?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Julie Strilesky's own campaign.
What is Julie Strilesky's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Julie Strilesky is number 330 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.
What party did Julie Strilesky run with?
Julie Strilesky ran for School Board with Green Party of Vancouver.
Does Julie Strilesky currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Julie Strilesky.
How many sources does this Julie Strilesky profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Julie Strilesky filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Julie Strilesky. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Julie Strilesky's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Julie Strilesky 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 Julie Strilesky 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
Added questionnaire answers, new reporting and past roles; corrected two items
Added Strilesky's written answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026, as two talks and nine commitments in her own words, including a pause on AI chatbots in schools, staff for numeracy and literacy work and an audit of senior management roles. Added The Tyee's August 11, 2026 report, Daily Hive's March 24, 2026 report and the party's March 23, 2026 release on her bid for a City Council nomination, a People's Voice article backing her, a 2017 Reeve Consulting case study and a Mission from MaRS advisor page on past roles, a 2019 business climate letter she signed, and the October 6 online forum. Corrections: the Canadian Veggie entry said that blog named her as a likely School Board nominee; it listed her among possible Green nominees for City Council and Mayor. The calendar listed the Britannia Park Board and School Board meeting on September 29, from a Women Transforming Cities roundup; the organizer's own page gives September 28, and no source shows Strilesky attended, so the entry was removed. The October 3 advance voting day was removed because that date has passed.
Tagged the dossier for scoring and added an independent source
Merged two duplicate commitments into the originals they repeated and tagged the three remaining position statements against the five issues the School Board is scored on: one on governance and one on schools carry the candidate's own words, confirmed as candidate-submitted by a matching VoteMate profile and checked against running mate Alisha Masongsong's separate page to rule out a shared template. Added a new commitment on school shade and tree planting from a September 25, 2026 party release that quotes Strilesky directly. Added an independent candidate-tracking blog that named Strilesky before her official nomination. No independent record of a dated action, and no personal campaign website, was found.
