In School District No. 23, the Board is composed of seven elected citizens. Trustee elections are held every four years in conjunction with municipal elections. The next election is in October, 2026.
Board of Education 2022-2026
- Valene Johnson (Chair)
- Chantelle Desrosiers (Vice-Chair)
- Wayne Broughton
- Julia Fraser
- Amy Geistlinger
- Lisa Guderyan
- Lee-Ann Tiede
The list of Schools with their Liaison Trustee can be found here.
To communicate with the Board, please send correspondence to:
Valene Johnson, Chair
Board of Education
School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan)
1040 Hollywood Rd S.
Kelowna, B.C. V1X 4N2
board@sd23.bc.ca
Phone: Secretary-Treasurer's Office: 250 470-3216
Fax: 250 860-9799
To contact individual Trustees, visit the School Trustees page.
Board Meetings
At public Board meetings, the Board makes decisions regarding governance and policies that guide our School District. These meetings are open to the public and the news media.
Regular public Board meetings are held once per month, on a Wednesday, except for September and June (two meetings) and July and August (no meetings). Unless otherwise advertised, Board meetings are held in the Board Room at 1040 Hollywood Road S., Kelowna, starting at 6 PM. Please check the calendar for a listing of upcoming meetings.
Board Committees
Currently, the Board has four standing committees:
- General Affairs
- Education and Student Services
- Finance and Planning
- Policy
Committee meeting schedules can be found by viewing the calendar.
The Board has representation on the following District Committees:
- Indigenous Education Council
- Bargaining
- Early Years Partnership
- Employee Wellness Sub-Committee
- Health Promoting Schools
- Human Rights
- Public Education Awareness
- Safe Schools
- Suspension Review
The Board has representation on the following Committees/Organizations/Agencies:
- Central Okanagan Early Years Partnership
- (CATCH (Community Action Toward Children's Health) has merged with Success by 6)
- West Kelowna Traffic Safety Committee