Superintendent - Courtenay, Canada - School District #71 (Comox Valley)

School District #71 (Comox Valley)
School District #71 (Comox Valley)
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Courtenay, Canada

4 weeks ago

Sophia Lee

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Sophia Lee

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Description
Expression of Interest
The Position

The Superintendent of Schools has general supervision

and direction over the educational staff employed by the district and is

responsible for all statutory requirements established in The School Act and Regulations.

The position calls for a highly skilled and experienced educator with

leadership experience in pedagogy, curriculum instruction, Indigenous culture

and education, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility. The position

necessitates the Superintendent to be visible and engaged with students, staff,

parents, and the communities, and to work dynamically with the Board of

Education.

The School District

Comox

Valley Schools (SD71) is a positive, progressive, and growing school district

located on the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Province of British

Columbia. Our district includes the municipalities of the City of

Courtenay, the Town of Comox, the Village of Cumberland, Comox Valley Regional

District, the K'omoks First Nation, as well as three rural electoral areas

which extend from Oyster River (to the north) to Fanny Bay (to the south) and

include Hornby and Denman Islands situated in the Salish Sea to the east. The

Beaufort Mountains lie to our west. Comox Valley Schools (SD71) is home to

approximately 10,000 students in our 15 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3

secondary schools, 2 alternative schools, and a provincial online learning

school. We also host a number of strong educational programs of choice

including early and late French Immersion, an international student program, robust

careers and ADST programing, environmental and outdoor learning, blended

learning options, a fine arts academy, and a Montessori program. Comox

Valley Schools (SD71) is the largest employer and governance organization in

the region with over 1,800 employees and an operating budget of approximately

$118 million.

The Board of Education is seeking a skilled and experienced leader with

a history of transformative leadership in creating innovative learning

leadership experience in a complex public system, with success as a leader in

truth and reconciliation, working with Indigenous families, and working with

First Nations in matters such as Local Education and Enhancement Agreements. The

Regulation Branch of British Columbia and will have successful experience as a

teacher, school leader, and district leader.


also:
Have a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to working collaboratively in

creating, sharing, and implementing a vision that is centered on holistic

learning for all children

Committed to working collaboratively with our Board of Education

including centering decision making and practices to the Strategic Plan

  • Have a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to equity,
diversity, accessibility, and social justice, including initiatives to address

climate change

Model ethical leadership, integrity, and lifelong learning with the

continued evolution of growing the capacity of self and others

Have a proven track record of continuously improving all student achievement and completion rates

  • Be relationshipfocused, a team builder, visible, and
a connecting force within the district and our community

Have a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to de-colonizing education

Have successful experience, combined with a curiosity and commitment for

growth regarding professional learning, administrative matters including

finances, policy, human resources, and labour relations

  • Have commitment to diversityfocused employment
practices

  • Be a strong communicator, orally, written and with
social media, and be committed to transparency

Have a demonstrated history and ongoing commitment to innovation,

creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking

  • Be capable of navigating uncertainty and maintaining
calm in our ever-changing world/educational landscape

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You Want to Live Here

There

are few communities in BC where you can ski, swim in the ocean, river or lake,

or mountain bike or golf (or all three) in one day, but the Comox Valley boasts

that and so much more.

The

Comox Valley has a population of approximately 75,000 and offers a diversity of

experience including miles of ocean shoreline and beaches, many rivers and

lakes with stunning swimming holes, a thriving arts community and music scene

and including a summer music fest, lush agriculture and weekly farmers'

markets, hiking, boating, mountain-biking, skiing (Mount Washington), golf and

every variety of outdoor activity, and proximity to other delightful island

daytrips and get-aways.

The

K'ómoks First Nation is proud to be a

part of two dominant cultures, Northern Coast Salish as well as Kwakwaka'wakw.

Historically, ancestors spoke Pentlatch or ayajusem (Island Comox dialect).

They would also have been familiar with a number of neighbouring languages such

as Kwak?wala, given extensive trade and intermarriage. Their language use w
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