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| The Legislature pays more but Trusteeship is more satisfying |
Having served as both an MLA and a School Trustee, I can safely say that Trusteeship is, by far, the more rewarding form of public service. Not in the financial sense, mind you, but in the sense of personal satisfaction and accomplishment.
The school board governance model is a non-partisan one. There's no government vs opposition as there is in the provincial and federal parliamentary models. On the school board, all the trustees are part of "the government". So, while we may disagree on issues from time to time, there's none of the rancour or vitriol commonly associated with "Question Period" in the parliamentary bodies. There's no "Opposition" trying to make the "Government" look bad and vice versa.
While it's not uncommon that school board trustees later seek a run for a Legislature seat, it's also true that those who have served as MLAs come forward later to serve as Trustees. While MLAs have a whole host of policy areas to deal with, Trustees can focus strictly on providing the best possible education for our children and youth. And in my books, there's nothing more important than that.
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