Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) has made a number of appointments among newly-elected and acclaimed trustees at its Oct. 28 organizational meeting.

During deliberations, Daryl Scott was declared board chair and Heidi Hetherington was declared vice chair.

Trustees also made appointments for representation on Board Committees.

That includes Ward 3 councillor Penni Lougheed serving on the CAAMSE Employer-Employee Liaison Committee, and the three-member Policy Committee along with Chair Daryl Scott and Vice Chair Heidi Heatherington.

The new board of trustees:

Ward 1 (Drayton Valley and area)

Daryl Scott and Becky May

Ward 2 (Breton and area)

Holly Ekstrom

Ward 3 (Leslieville, Condor, Caroline)

Penni Lougheed

Ward 4 (Supports Ward 3 and 5)

Doug Skeels

Ward 5 (Rocky Mountain House)

Heidi Hetherington

 

Lougheed was appointed trustee representative for David Thompson High School, Caroline School and Charlotte Small Elementary.

Skeels and Hetherington were jointly appointed representative for West Central High School, École Rocky Elementary, Lochearn Elementary, Pioneer Middle School, Visions West Outreach, and Rocky Christian School.

You can see the entire list of representatives here.

WRSD’s ward map can be viewed here.

The Board reviewed and approved the 2025-2026 Board Meeting Dates, and the Trustee / School Representatives.

 

Calendar Change

At the same meeting, the board voted unanimously to change the November non instructional days to instructional days.

WRSD officials confirm to Pattison Media, that the extra instructional day is an effort to catch up from the October teachers’ strike, which saw students out of classrooms for around three weeks.

The extra instructional day will be Nov. 21 in the north, and Nov. 28 in the south — with all staff and students in attendance.

November Board Meeting

The November board meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 21, with a start time of 2:15 p.m. Trustees will participate in World Cafe in the morning and attend an auditors meeting, prior to the board meeting that day.