"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" -  Nelson Mandela

developing the organization to support desired practices

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  • Modelling the schools mission and values by being highly visible and authentically supporting desired practices (Well Being Targets, Umbrella Project, Collaborative Team Debrief - Time dedicated in schedule, Connections to Consultants to support PD, Math Lead Training, Instructional Coach Support, Coding/Scratch Workshop Implementation, Art/Music Therapy)
  • Strong planning and implementation in building a collaborative culture and distributed leadership (Divisional leads, Math lead training and facilitation, SIT Team, Focus groups, Reflective time spent at Staff mtgs, Debrief, Leadership Team Mtgs - Carizon, Community Facilitation - Carizon
  • Responsible for initiating many community supports to support student development and achievement (FNMI speakers, YWCA, Roots of Empathy, Sexual Assault Support Centre, CMHA, University of Waterloo, GRHospital, Music/Art Therapy.)
  • Maintained the site budget and processed purchase orders ensuring accountability (Creation of a Resource Room at Carizon, Building of Tangible supports such as Math Manipulatives and PD Texts, Innovation supports.)
  • Manages school operations (staffing, budgeting, health and safety and scheduling) effectively 
  • Implementation of initiatives that support desired practices (Innovation Night, Numeracy Parent Workshop, Cross Panel Partnerships, Cross School Partnership - Innovation, Well Being Umbrella Project, Well Being Target Student Setting) 
To develop an organization you must ensure that it is meeting its primary purpose and that is student achievement and well being. Not only are we, as Catholic schools, delivering content and curriculum, but we are teaching students how to be caring members of society. In order to do this well, we must set up practices within our schools to ensure that staff are able to gather to share ideas and concerns with each other.  We need to staff teachers who want to be innovative in their own classrooms and the larger school community.  We want to seek out and pursue opportunities for staff and students to grow by partnering with stakeholders and community members who can help us along our path.  This collaboration and commitment to excellence is what will make a school move forward and achieve great results.

I am a leader that is on top of the pulse in education.  I want to continue learning about what makes student achievement rise.  I want to better myself with strategies to share with teachers and parents in how we can best support students and teachers to reach their full potential.  I am committed to maintaining partnerships with local universities and community agencies to ensure that we are on the right track.  I believe in research and understand that there are many experts in various fields that I can count on if needing support.  I will continue to reach out to those that will help us to achieve our goals and align our mission.  I do believe however that the staff and students are the people that determine where the priorities should be placed at within a school.  I want to ensure that I listen to staff and students clearly and offer resources that will assist in making the school a viable learning community in which all children feel valued, loved and have the opportunity to use their God-given gifts to reach their full potential. 
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