--- title: "Vote Vancouver on Education: 23 commitments | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/education" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:58.196Z" meta: description: "Vote Vancouver's education plan, part of its Public Services section, covers student mental health and neurodivergence, school nutrition, arts and sports p..." "og:description": "Vote Vancouver's education plan, part of its Public Services section, covers student mental health and neurodivergence, school nutrition, arts and sports p..." "og:title": "Vote Vancouver on Education: 23 commitments | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "Vote Vancouver's education plan, part of its Public Services section, covers student mental health and neurodivergence, school nutrition, arts and sports p..." "twitter:title": "Vote Vancouver on Education: 23 commitments | Vancouver 2026" --- ** Vote Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Vote Vancouver on schools: student support, food, AI rules, liaison officers Vote Vancouver's education plan, part of its Public Services section, covers student mental health and neurodivergence, school nutrition, arts and sports programs, rules for AI and cellphones, School Liaison Officers, seismic upgrades, the Olympic Village School and student voice on the board. See the 4 chapters [The whole Policy Priorities](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform) [**12**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform) [**6**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered SCHOOL BOARD · PAGES 26 TO 27 ## The aim of Education, in the party's words > Vote Vancouver will improve education by: Vote Vancouver's education list sits inside the Public Services section, on pages 26 and 27 of its Policy Priorities. It is the plan the party's School Board candidates run on. The chapters on this site cover student support, food and after-school activities, technology and staffing, and school buildings. The party would push for more school counsellors and faster neurodivergence assessments, and close the gap between individual education plans and the help students get in class. It would expand school nutrition programs with a shared cost plan, set rules for AI tools and restrict cellphones in younger grades. It would keep School Liaison Officers but have them work out of uniform and with counsellors, and it would audit elementary school grounds and keep seismic upgrades on pace. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools and approves the district budget, so it can act on programs, rules and staffing. Teacher pay and the funding formula are set by the Province, and the party itself says it would advocate to the Province for counsellors and assessments. Funding for school buildings is shared between the Province and school boards. **4**Chapters **23**Commitments **2**Need another government or a regional body 4 CHAPTERS ## Every chapter in Education [

Student Mental Health, Neurodivergence and School Liaison Officers

Vote Vancouver on student support: counsellors, IEPs and liaison officers - Provincial funding for counsellors and assessments - Closing the gap between IEPs and classroom support - Practical classroom supports7 commitmentsPages 26 to 27Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/education/student-support) [

School Nutrition, Sports and Arts

Vote Vancouver on school food, sports, arts and music programs - Council and VSB to expand school nutrition - Food literacy, cooking and school gardens - Shared costs for school food6 commitmentsPage 26Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/education/nutrition-and-activities) [

Technology, Staffing and Student Voice

Vote Vancouver on schools: AI rules, cellphone limits, staffing and student voice - Consultation before new AI tools - Clear AI guidance for teachers - Cellphone limits in younger grades5 commitmentsPage 27Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/education/technology-staffing-and-student-voice) [

Improving School Facilities

Vote Vancouver on school buildings: seismic upgrades and Olympic Village School - Audit of elementary school grounds - Seismic renewal on pace - Repair versus rebuild without selling assets5 commitmentsPage 27Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/education/school-facilities) WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Who holds the power for these 23 commitments Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence. School Board15 City, with others6 Province2 ON THE BALLOT ## The Vote Vancouver candidates behind this ### School Board [306**Tasha Doucas**Ballot 306](https://voche.me/candidates/tasha-doucas) [315**Mandy Potter**Ballot 315](https://voche.me/candidates/mandy-potter) [319**Amarys Joseph**Ballot 319](https://voche.me/candidates/amarys-joseph) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about Education
What is Vote Vancouver's plan for Vancouver schools? Vote Vancouver would increase support for student mental health and neurodivergence, expand school nutrition programs, protect arts, music and physical education from cuts, set rules for AI and cellphones, keep School Liaison Officers in a changed form and improve school buildings (Policy Priorities, pages 26 to 27).
Does Vote Vancouver support police officers in Vancouver schools? Vote Vancouver would establish School Liaison Officers as a regular support for students, focused on early intervention and youth protection. The officers would work out of uniform, be rebranded away from police, be paired with counsellors and youth workers, and face regular independent equity-centred reviews (Policy Priorities, page 27).
Would Vote Vancouver ban cellphones in schools? The party proposes restrictions on cellphones in elementary and younger grades. It would also require consultation with students, parents, teachers and staff before new AI tools are used, and give teachers clear rules on using AI (Policy Priorities, page 27).
What does Vote Vancouver promise for school lunches? Vote Vancouver says Council would work with the Vancouver School Board to expand school nutrition programs and reduce funding gaps between schools. It would develop a shared cost plan for food programs and partner with groups such as the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (Policy Priorities, page 26).
Can the Vancouver School Board pay for more counsellors on its own? The school board sets its own budget, but the funding formula is set by the Province. Vote Vancouver's platform says it would advocate for better provincial funding for more school counsellors and faster neurodivergence assessments (Policy Priorities, page 26).
## Sources Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it. 1. [Vote Vancouver Policy Priorities ](https://votevancouver.ca/s/VV-PolicyPriorities_260915.pdf#page=26)SAYS SO ITSELFVote Vancouver · pages 26 to 27 · checked September 22, 2026 2. [School capital funding is shared between the provincial government and boards of education ](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/capital)Government of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.