Prairie Spirit Board of Education
The Role of the Board of Education
The Prairie Spirit Board of Education is dedicated to providing high-quality learning and meaningful supports for every Prairie Spirit student. The Board is made up of 11 locally elected Trustees who serve the community by providing strong, thoughtful governance.
As a governance board, Trustees work together to make decisions that guide and support our schools. They set the overall direction of the school division by approving strategic plans, budgets, and policies that shape learning across Prairie Spirit.
As stewards of public education, Trustees listen carefully to families and community members, ask thoughtful questions, and keep student success at the heart of every decision.
The current 2023-2026 Strategic Plan highlights the Division’s values and strategic goals.
Prairie Spirit Trustees
- Term: Current Board elected in 2024, for a four-year term
- Representation: 11 subdivisions within the school division
- Learn more about the role of a Trustee on the Saskatchewan School Boards Association website
- Details about Board meetings
- Contact the Board by sending a message to contact@spiritsd.ca or send a message to an individual Trustee.
Prairie Spirit Board of Education
2024-2028
Subdivision 1
Wendy Friesen
Communities
Blaine Lake
Laird
Leask
Waldheim
Green Leaf, Riverbend & Leask Colonies
Subdivision 5
Cindy Friesen
Communities
Asquith
Perdue
Eagle Creek Colony
Sunnydale Colony
Subdivision 6
Shelby Poggemiller
Communities
Delisle
Pike Lake
Vanscoy
Willow Park Colony
Subdivision 7
Bernie Martineau
Communities
Clavet
Dundurn
Hanley
South Corman Park
Hillcrest Colony
Subdivision 8
Mike Richards
Communities
Aberdeen
Allan
Colonsay
Lost River Colony
Riverview Colony
Subdivision 9
Kimberly MacLean
Board Vice-Chair
Communities
City of Martensville
Trustees use the following tools in performing their duties:
- Division’s strategic plan: Strategic-Plan-2023-2026.pdf (spiritsd.ca)
- Annual budget: Prairie Spirit Budget Overview – 2025/26
- Prairie Spirit Board of Education 2024-25 Annual Report: (posted on the Government of Saskatchewan website)
- Enterprise risk management
- Delegation of authority
- Annual Board and Director evaluations
Additional details of the Trustee role are set out in The School Division Administration Regulations (a supplement to The Education Act ) and the Prairie Spirit School Division Board Policy Manual.
