Trustee Questionnaire 2024 Trustees Election Questionnaire Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools The Catholic Church considers that elected democratic office is a position of immense responsibility, to be held in high trust and exercised with great humility, wisdom, and responsibility, in the interest of the common good. This is particularly true with respect to those who seek to govern publicly-funded Catholic Schools. Education is of first importance for the future of our society, and Catholic education, properly conducted, can be of unique importance in passing our faith to future generations. Few endeavors offer comparable opportunities to integrate faith into the entire range of personal and social values for future generations. The Church teaches that the ultimate purpose of this life is to seek the truth, which is God. “God is the ultimate end of his creatures and for no reason may the common good be deprived of its transcendent dimension.” This truth is most effectively communicated to our children by their families, parishes, and schools. Please confirm your name and GSCS region, and preferred contact information: First Name *This field is required. Last Name *This field is required. Email (no extra spaces!) *This field is required. Which position do you seek to fill as a trustee? (Board and region, if applicable.)This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Your Vision for Service as a Trustee Catholic schools are not alternate public schools. In addition to the curriculum presented by secular schools, Catholic schools provide religious instruction, impart Gospel values and display religious symbols, and serve as a critical part of the Church’s mission to evangelize youth. Catholic and non-Catholic parents freely choose to send their children to Catholic schools with the full expectation that they will be socialized into a faith community in which the person and message of Jesus is central to instruction in all subject areas. The distinctiveness of Catholic schools arises from their teaching students to incorporate the person and the message of Jesus Christ in all aspects of their lives, while our secular society looks to the individual human being as the measure of all things. Catholic schools provide the spiritual and transcendent dimension which says that God is ultimately the measure and meaning of life. Q1. What draws you to the vocation of service as a Catholic school trustee?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q2. What do you hope to accomplish as a Catholic school trustee? (Please feel invited to share a .pdf resume, which we can post with your responses, if you wish.)This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q3. What experience do you have that qualifies you to serve as a Catholic school trustee? (Please feel invited to share a .pdf resume at questionnaires@catholicconscience.org, for posting alongside your response.)This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q4. Catholic school trustees are called to express their faith in full communion with and participation in the faith life of the church. In your view, what are the most important contributions Catholic Education can make to the lives of children, and the communities they will become a part of?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q5. Please describe the nature of your devotion to Christ and the Catholic Church, including ways in which you witness to your faith in your daily life.This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q6. As a trustee, how do you propose to ensure that the sacramental needs of Catholic students are supported by the Catholic school system?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q7. In addition to ensuring that students are taught the Catholic notion of incorporating faith into all aspects of our lives, trustees are responsible for ensuring that students are encouraged to do their very best in taking in the full range of provincial educational curricula. How do you see yourself assisting in that process?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q8. In order to ensure that Catholic schools and the communities they teach in remain true to the Catholic faith, it is important that Catholic school boards and individual trustees remain in contact with their local parishes and bishops. What is your plan for remaining in touch?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q9. In what ways do you envision yourself advocating for the continuing rights of Catholics to educate their children in publicly-funded Catholic schools?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q10. Trustees are responsible to students and parents for ensuring that the fullness of Catholic values, beliefs and teachings are passed on to our children, and for helping to ensure that our children carry those values and teachings into the broader community. How do you propose to ensure that you yourself are aware of the full range of matter you will be expected to impart to students?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Q11. As elected public officials, trustees are accountable to their constituents for prudent, wise, and equitable use of resources, in an open and accountable fashion. In what specific ways do you propose to discharge that duty?This field is required.0 characters / 0 words Supporting Documentation It is a requirement that candidates for the office of Catholic separate school trustee be Catholic. Many voters, including particularly parents of school children, seek assurance that trustees they elect are active, dedicated Catholics. If you have a letter of reference from your pastor, or other documentary assurance, we invite you to share it with us at questionnaires@catholicconscience.org. Please note, however, that this is not a requirement for posting of your response. THANK YOU! Submit This field is required. FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint
