Yellowknife is currently conducting school board elections, with a total of 22 candidates vying for 14 trustee positions spread across two school boards. The Yellowknife Education District No.1 (YK1) includes schools such as Range Lake North School, N.J. Macpherson School, École Įtłʼǫ̀ School, École Sir John Franklin High School, Mildred Hall School, and École William McDonald Middle School. Meanwhile, the Yellowknife Catholic Schools oversee École St. Joseph School, Weledeh Catholic School, École St. Patrick High School, and the Kimberlite Career and Technical Centre.
Trustees play a crucial role in overseeing the governance of the school districts, which involves making decisions regarding school budgets, educational programs, and strategic priorities. YK1 has shared profiles of most of its ten candidates running for trustee positions on their website. These candidates include Jillian Bancroft, Barbara Bell, Melanie Gentles, Jacob Kass, Stacy Ridgely, Allan Shortt, Billie-Jean Smith, Brianna Spicer, Nicole Tews, and Spencer Tracy.
Similarly, Yellowknife Catholic Schools have also provided a list of candidates along with their bios on their website. The candidates for this board include Jabin Carrasco, Justin Fabella, Sara Flaherty, Ryan Hewlett, Whitney Jason, Alex Mulooki, Trish Paddon, Megan Richards, Tina Shauerte, Susan Waddell, Melanie Williams, and Matthew Yap.
Election day for these school board positions is scheduled for October 19, coinciding with the municipal election day. Residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for both elections simultaneously at designated polling stations.