HWCDSB celebrates its Catholic School Trustees
October 14-20, 2024 has been designated by the province as Local Government Week, and was established to increase youth and public awareness about the role local government plays in our communities.
This week is a wonderful opportunity for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board to promote and celebrate the distinct and crucial service provided by locally elected Catholic School Trustees/Boards.
Being a Catholic School Trustee is a call to service. “He or she who seeks the office of trustee is seeking an honourable office,” commented Cardinal G. Emmett Carter in The Challenge of Trusteeship.
As the democratically elected representatives of the Catholic Community, Catholic school trustees not only serve as stewards and advocates for publicly funded Catholic Education but as well govern the Catholic School Systems in Ontario which have ever more increasingly become an important part of the teaching ministry of our Church. This week provides Catholic School Boards with an opportunity and platform to communicate the role of Catholic school trustees and as well to promote the enduring gift of Catholic Education.
Catholic School Board Trustees:
A Distinctive Focus – Catholic Trustees:
Catholic School Board Responsibilities
Elected Representation:
Catholic Trustees are the stewards, advocates, servant leaders and political representatives for Catholic education in Ontario
HWCDSB Board of Trustees 2023-2024:
Ward 1, 2 & 15: Mark Valvasori
Ward 3 & 4: Josie Angelini
Ward 5: Aldo D'Intino
Ward 6: Ellen Agostino
Ward 7: Patrick J. Daly
Ward 8 & 14: John Valvasori
Ward 9 & 11: Louis Agro
Ward 10: Mary Nardini
Ward 12 & 13: Phil Homerski