Responsible stewardship
Finance & Facilities Committee
Helping review the decisions that shape district resources, facilities and long-term planning.
Work in action
Showing up is the work. Follow-through is the standard.
Since joining the Board in October 2025, Arsh has been learning, listening and contributing across the responsibilities entrusted to him. This page documents that work clearly and honestly.
Current responsibilities
These descriptions explain the function of each named role. They do not imply individual authority over committee outcomes.
Planning for student success
District Planning Team
Contributing to district-wide planning informed by student needs, measurable priorities and community input.
Celebrating community impact
Community Matters Selection Committee — Chair
Recognizing people and organizations whose service strengthens student success.
Opening practical pathways
Apprenticeship Advisory Committee — Alternate
Supporting stronger connections between education, skilled trades and future careers.
Keeping youth at the table
Abbotsford Youth Commission
Bringing school-board perspective into wider community conversations affecting young people.
Representing Abbotsford provincially
BCSTA Fraser Valley Executive Branch Representative
Connecting local priorities with trustees and education leaders across the Fraser Valley.
School connections
Arsh serves as liaison trustee to seven Abbotsford schools. Dated visit and listening updates will be published here as they are confirmed.
- W. J. Mouat Secondary
- Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School
- Eugene Reimer Middle School
- Centennial Park Elementary
- Dormick Park Elementary
- King Traditional Elementary
- McMillan Elementary
Boardroom updates
Dated summaries, always linked to the official record
This collection is intentionally empty until verified entries are supplied. Each future update will include a date, category, short summary, Arsh’s role, current status and a link to official district minutes or video.
District announcement: Trustee Arsh Kaler sworn in, October 21, 2025What Arsh is asking next
Questions he is pursuing at the table
- Are students able to see a clear, realistic pathway from school to work, trades or post-secondary?
- Are mental-health and belonging supports actually reaching the students who need them?
- When students raise an idea, what happens next—and how do they find out?
- Do capital and maintenance decisions protect classroom impact over the long term?
- Is district communication accessible to families who are not already engaged?
Community listening
Meetings and events, with outcomes or next steps
Community listening entries will be published with date, location, who was in the room and what follow-up resulted. Have something Arsh should hear before the next meeting?
Send a messageElection 2026
Keep a strong, community-rooted voice at the table.
Vote Arsh Kaler for Abbotsford School Trustee. Advance voting October 7, 10 and 11. General Voting Day October 17.