Richmond School District, officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond), also known as SD38, is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees and serves the entire city of Richmond.
The district supports a hands-on approach to learning, which emphasizes students' actual skills, rather than grades and standardized test performance.
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Schools
As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and one alternative school.
Secondary schools
Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the district began a two-year merging process that changed all high schools to be Grades 8 to 12 inclusive.
Board of Education
The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees. They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.
2022–present
Elected in the 2022 municipal election
Rob Belleza
Ken Hamaguchi
Heather Larson
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
Alice Wong
David Yang
2018–2022
Elected in the 2018 municipal election
Norm Goldstein
Ken Hamaguchi
Heather Larson
Richard Lee
Sandra Nixon
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
2014–2018
Elected in the 2014 municipal election
Ken Hamaguchi
Jonathan Ho
Sandra Nixon
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
Alice Wong
Eric Yung