About Us

About the Association

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) is a non-profit, nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization, offering board development opportunities, advocacy, and services. The SSBA provides leadership and support for our members as a unified voice of Saskatchewan’s 27 democratically elected public, Catholic and Francophone school boards.

Education is a shared responsibility in Saskatchewan. The education system serves students best when there is meaningful collaboration and engagement in decision-making regarding funding, investment, accountability processes, setting provincial priorities, and resolving issues.

Locally elected school boards have a vital role in serving Saskatchewan’s publicly funded education system. The longest lasting and most fundamental responsibility of school boards has been to bring the voice of the public to publicly funded education.

In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, operating on treaty territories and the Métis homeland, the work of the SSBA and its member boards remains deeply rooted in the belief that every child in Saskatchewan, regardless of where they live or their personal circumstances, must have the resources and supports they need to achieve and succeed. Collectively, the people who serve on Saskatchewan’s boards of education are committed to serving children, youth, parents, families, and communities.

Our Vision

A strong publicly funded education system that supports, promotes, and provides opportunities for each student to achieve their full potential regardless of where they live in the province and their personal circumstances.

Our Mission

The SSBA represents and supports the collective voice of locally elected school boards by providing leadership in advocacy, board development and high-quality services.

Contact Us

Saskatchewan School Boards Association
400 – 2631 28th Ave.
Regina, Sask. | S4S 6X3
Phone: 306-569-0750
Fax: 306-352-9633
Email: admin@saskschoolboards.ca

Media Requests:
communications@saskschoolboards.ca

History

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association was established in 1915 under its former name, the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association or SSTA. Membership in the Association is, and has always been, voluntary. Interest in the Association was significant from the start with 3,000 trustee delegates attending annual conventions in the early years. Dedicated individuals devoted much time and energy to keeping the Association going without the assistance of full-time staff. The activities of the Association initially consisted of publishing a monthly journal and attempting to influence the provincial government with respect to education-related legislation.

The Association came of age in 1952 when it was incorporated by a special Act of the Legislature. This legislation reaffirmed the voluntary nature of the Association.

It is important to understand that the Saskatchewan School Boards Association represents boards of education, not individual trustees. In other words, division board trustees belong to the Association by virtue of the fact that their division board belongs.

Our Members

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association represents Saskatchewan’s 27 democratically elected public, Catholic and Francophone school boards and reflects the rural, urban and northern diversity of our province. Membership in the Saskatchewan School Boards Association is voluntary and is open to school boards and First Nations education authorities.

Our Strategic Plan

How We Are Governed

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association:

  • Sets priorities based in large measure upon the resolutions passed by the membership at the annual Fall Assembly held each November;
  • Conducts business between Assemblies through its elected Executive; and,
  • Implements and coordinates its policy initiatives through its Executive Director and Staff members.

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association develops Executive Policies as a major component of its governance leadership.

The Association Position Statements address key issues for Pre K-12 education and describe the shared beliefs that direct united action by boards of education / Conseil scolaire fransaskois and their Association.

Executive

The Executive of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association consists of a President and Vice-President and representatives of seven constituencies:

  • Catholic
  • Central
  • Francophone
  • Indigenous
  • Northern
  • Southern
  • Urban Public

Our Work & Staff

The staff of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association provides the following services:

Constituencies of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association

Northern Constituency:

Central Constituency:

Southern Constituency:

Catholic Constituency:

Urban Public Constituency:

Conseil scolaire fransaskois constituency:

Indigenous Constituency:

  • School board members who are First Nations, Métis or Inuit