Denise MacDonald

Prince George, B.C.- She has spent plenty of time in the School District 57 Board room over the past  few years,  and  wasn’t  an employee or trustee but now she’s  trying to change that.

Denise MacDonaldhas entered the race to become a Trustee  for the  Board of Education  for School District 57.

It was Macdonald who brought the concerns of rural education to the table when the Giscome School was  condemned and through that  she says she has developed a passion  for  public education “I think  I have a lot of experience in the boardroom, I think I have  a lot  of understanding of the processes in dealing with  the Ministry of Education and  Administration.”

She worked very closely with the SD57 and the Regional District  over 5 and a half years to  create the new Giscome School and Eastline Activity Centre.  The alternative would have been hours and hours on a bus for small children so they could attend classes in Prince George.  While she has a special  knowledge  of the  education challenges facing  rural communities, she says there are other issues  including facility upgrades and funding issues that need to be addressed throughout the district.