Elect Lindsay Fritzsche
for School Trustee
River East Transcona School Division – Ward 3
About Me
Hello! My name is Lindsay and I’ve lived in the River East area my whole life. My husband and I both graduated from Collège Miles Macdonell Collegiate, and we now have three kids who are enrolled in three different RETSD Schools.
I’m a big believer in public education. As residents, our shared investment in the school division has the potential to enrich our neighbourhood in so many ways.
The teachers, administrators, support workers, and caretakers in the schools all play an important role in creating an environment for students to become responsible members of our community.
I benefitted in so many ways from the opportunities that were open to me as a student at RETSD schools. My teachers nurtured my curiosities and broadened my horizons. I had the opportunity to take IB History which introduced me to building a thesis, research methods, and critical thinking, and my teacher’s excitement about the subject inspired me to pursue a history degree at the U of M. I developed a love for live music and theatre from a really great band teacher. I got to take computer science as an elective, and I still call upon the skills I picked up in that class in my career as a business analyst now.
Public education is facing significant challenges, and it is my hope that I can play a role in helping to ensure that our schools can continue to open doors, instill wonder, and foster citizenship. I would be honoured to have the chance to give back to the community and I humbly ask for your support.
My Vision for RETSD
Community Engagement
We all have a stake in the health of this school division, so it is important that the school board is transparent about their decision-making process, that they make community members feel heard when concerns are brought to their attention, and that they are continually taking stock of whether the path that the school division is taking is aligned with the needs and wants of their constituents.
Improving Access to Education
To me, access to education means a lot of different things, but to give some examples:
- Better supports for students with disabilities
- Working with independent child care centres to increase the number of before and after school care spaces
- Variety when it comes to learning programs and electives so that students can get the most out of their time in school
- Taking violence and bullying seriously and improving mental health support for students and staff
- Creating environments where students are safe to express themselves
- Modernizing facilities to provide a comfortable learning environment
- Backing extra-curricular activities like clubs, sports, and travel opportunities
- Recognizing where financial burdens are reducing access for students and providing support where feasible
Practical Solutions
It is important that the school board stays informed on the day-to-day reality of what’s going on in our schools.
Teachers are subject-matter experts when it comes to education and should be consulted directly on policy changes, both to increase buy-in and also to ensure that an undue burden isn’t put on their workload.
Any broad-sweeping changes to the expectations in the classroom or the administration of the school need to be doable in the real world.
Q & A
Thank you for stopping by!
Please reach out if you have any questions for me, if you’d like to take a lawn sign, or if you’d like to donate or help out.
