Left to right: Board Chairperson Elaine Yamamoto, Trustee Terra Slade, Trustee Pascale Shaw, Trustee Mike Murray, Trustee Jacquie Montgomery, Trustee Mark Bailey, and Board Vice-Chairperson Trudi Appleton take the oath of office.
The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education is comprised of five trustees representing the community of Maple Ridge, and two trustees representing the community of Pitt Meadows.
Trustees are elected every four years at the same time as the mayor and city council for the two municipalities.
At the November 4, 2026, inaugural meeting of the board, returning trustee Elaine Yamamoto was elected board chairperson and trustee Trudi Appleton was elected vice-chairperson. Both positions are elected annually.
The board has committed to working together to achieve excellence in honour of all students in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District by:
- Overseeing the provision of quality programming and initiatives to improve student engagement and success;
- Improving relationships with partners and public to enhance operating principles and procedures to improve student learning;
- Aligning planning, processes, policies and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and enhance student success
Board Meetings 2026/27
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (Inaugural)
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- Wednesday, January 20, 2027
- Wednesday, February 17, 2027
- Wednesday, March 10, 2027
- Wednesday, April 14, 2027
- Wednesday, April 28, 2027
- Wednesday, May 19, 2027
- Wednesday, June 16, 2027
You are invited to join us for any of these meetings. Agendas are posted before each meeting. Post meeting minutes and highlights are also available.