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CHITTLE, Tina

Candidate for Trustee Greater Essex County District School Board - Wards 1, 2, 9

Elected (official result)

In their own words

votechittle.ca — CHITTLE, Tina’s campaign website, opens in a new tab

What CHITTLE, told us

Their reply to our candidate review email, received October 23, 2026 — published in full and unedited.

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My Core Promise: To protect the constitutional freedoms of every student, respect the primary role of the family, and ensure our budget directly funds classroom learning—not administrative bureaucracy.

On October 26, 2020, Ontario was the first province to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. I support that decision. On October 26, 2026, you will have a chance to decide who will represent you at the table of the board of trustees. Those trustees will not be in a position to reverse the Government of Ontario's 2020 decision.

I will promote pro-human values that unify the classroom.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." — Christian Civil Rights Activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1963

Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 2 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

What a trustee actually does

Does the candidate understand the trustee job?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Will act only as part of the collective board, focused on governance, policy and budget oversight.

  • Acts exclusively as part of the collective corporate board, not individually.
  • Financial audits, policy drafts and advisory reports should be public well ahead of board votes.
  • Urges restoring the speaker's list (delegations) at board meetings.
“In alignment with the OESC Trustee Professional Development Program, I commit to acting exclusively as part of the collective corporate board. My focus remains on governance, policy, and budget oversight.”

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Source: VoterHub 2026 School Trustee Candidate Questionnaire — Tina Chittle's answers · September 11, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants a formal competing-rights framework so rights tensions are resolved proportionately, without winners or losers.

  • Formal adoption of a competing-rights framework at the board table.
  • Resolves rights tensions in a way that accommodates everyone proportionately.
  • Policies should not rest on consultations with only one group; meaningful input from all sides.
“I seek to build bridges, find common ground, and de-escalate conflict at the board table. I believe the way to do it is through the formal adoption of a competing rights framework that consistently resolves rights tensions in a way that accommodates everyone proportionately, without creating winners or losers.”

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Source: Tina Chittle campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Budget should protect the “four walls” — students, teachers, EAs and safe buildings — until financial peace is reached.

  • Approach the budget realistically, practically and with discipline.
  • Supports a zero-based budget assigning every Ontario Core Education Funding dollar before the school year.
  • Suggests freezing discretionary spending, trustee travel and administrative consultants to face the $11.9 million special education deficit.
“I believe the school board budget must be approached in a realistic, practical, disciplined way that protects the “four walls” of the board until financial peace is achieved. Our four walls are students, classroom teachers, educational assistants, and safe school buildings which together make up the front-line classroom.”

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Source: VoterHub 2026 School Trustee Candidate Questionnaire — Tina Chittle's answers · September 11, 2026

Confidence:High

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Student wellbeing and learning

Will kids be safe, supported and learning well?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Wants bilingual vetted volunteers trained in direct instruction and the science of reading for students with no English skills.

  • Teachers are being asked to teach students with no English skills and no shared mother tongue.
  • Approach should be realistic, optimistic, innovative and creative.
  • Teachers cannot be expected to do the job of six people; students cannot afford to get this wrong.
“Because so far, what I think it is going to take is a dedicated army of vetted volunteers who are bilingual to train up in the art of direct instruction and the science of reading.”

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Source: Tina Chittle for Trustee — Facebook post · October 23, 2026

Confidence:High

Advocates early diagnostic tracking and structured, transparent family communication for exceptional learners.

  • Structured learning increments aligned with teaching models supported by cognitive science.
  • Measure small, objective progress milestones for exceptional learners.
  • Special education spending should be strictly limited to the program it is intended for, with metrics-driven reporting to families.
“I would collaborate with the Special Education Advisory Committee to advocate for early diagnostic tracking and highly structured, transparent family communication templates.”

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Source: VoterHub 2026 School Trustee Candidate Questionnaire — Tina Chittle's answers · September 11, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants consistent behavioural expectations with swift, predictable consequences so every student has a stable place to learn.

  • Restore school resource officer programs where they exist, working with local police services.
  • Prioritize the physical and emotional safety of victims of classroom disruption and violence.
  • Minimize device distraction during instructional hours and guard teachers' professional boundaries.
“The board should require the Chief Executive Officer (Director of Education) to enforce consistent behavioural expectations where actions have swift, predictable consequences giving every student a stable place to learn.”

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Source: VoterHub 2026 School Trustee Candidate Questionnaire — Tina Chittle's answers · September 11, 2026

Confidence:High

Asks voters to take a pro-human pledge to recognize each person's unique individuality and celebrate shared humanity.

  • Frames this as renewing the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech.
  • Recognize the unique individuality of each person.
  • Celebrate shared humanity in everyday practices.
“Will you join me by marking an x next to my name on Monday October 26 and taking a pro-human pledge to recognize the unique individuality of each person and celebrating our shared humanity?”

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Source: Tina Chittle for Trustee — Facebook post · October 23, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants government relationships to secure athletics funding, including a restored or replaced Vincent Massey track.

  • Mustangs deserve a restored or replaced track; finding a way is the task.
  • Build strong relationships with all levels of government to secure funding.
  • Funding is for needed investments into athletics programs.
“Of course Mustangs deserve a restored or replaced track! It's a matter of finding a way. Vincent Massey needs a trustee that will build strong relationships with all levels of government to secure funding for needed investments into our athletics programs.”

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Source: Tina Chittle for Trustee — Facebook post · October 24, 2026

Confidence:High

Supports policies that keep parents informed and involved so they can parent, and urges finding common ground.

  • Parental rights flow from their responsibilities, in her words.
  • Find common ground intentionally, and stop using children as political fodder.
  • Renews a commitment to non-violent, peaceful means of disagreement.
“I support policies that keep parents informed and involved so they can parent.”

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Source: Tina Chittle for Trustee — Facebook post · October 24, 2026

Confidence:High

Urges evidence-based, structured literacy and math programs, with transparent data on reading and math scores.

  • True equity is built on mastery of basic mechanics.
  • Administration should present clear, transparent data on how resources improve core reading and math scores across demographics.
  • Board budget and strategic plans should prioritize foundational literacy and numeracy.
“A child cannot critique a system they cannot read. True equity is built on mastery of basic mechanics. I will use my vote and my governance role to urge the CEO to prioritise evidence-based, structured literacy and math programs.”

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Source: Tina Chittle campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Calls the level of violence in schools an emergency situation.

  • Cites rising staff injuries and youth crime as evidence of the emergency.
  • Urges working with local police to bring back school resource officers where those programs exist.
  • Promotes a competing-rights framework, applied consistently, to avoid escalation when rights come into tension.
“The level of violence in the schools is something I consider an emergency situation.”

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Source: CFUW Windsor municipal election 2026 — Tina Chittle's answers · October 24, 2026

Confidence:High

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