Nominations open for school trustee elections

<h3>Nominations open tomorrow for New Zealand’s biggest democratic event&comma; the School Trustee Elections&period; More than 13&comma;000 people are needed to fill positions on boards of trustees at 2&comma;500 schools throughout the country&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The nomination period runs until May 20 and the common election date &lpar;the default date that most schools will use&rpar; June 3&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>School Trustee Election project manager Janet Kelly says schools are well prepared for the elections and she encouraged people to get their nominations in early&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Many of the current trustees are looking to stand again which means there is a strong starting point for new trustees to come on board&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;It’s great to hear from people who are considering standing for the first time&period; It’s exciting to hear when people are passionate about their local school and want to see it succeed&period; We look forward to many of them standing during nominations&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For those considering trusteeship for the first time&comma; Janet Kelly suggests they contact their local school for more information&period; She also encouraged people to nominate others they think would make good trustees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4>Key dates&colon;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Nominations close&colon; Noon&comma; May 20<br &sol;>&NewLine;Polls close&colon; noon&comma; June 3<br &sol;>&NewLine;Results declared&colon; June 9<&sol;p>&NewLine;