Canada making its mark at COSN Symposium on Global Competencies (L-R) Dr. Avis Glaze, President, Ed-quest International Inc.; Karen Yamada, Vice President, C21 Canada; Gioncarllo Brotto, SMART Technologies; Robert Martellacci, President, C21 Canada
Tim Monds, CEO Academy Member Receives Excellence in School System Leadership Award
March 10, 2017 -(EDMONTON) – Tim Monds, Superintendent for Parkland School Division, received the provincial EXL Award for Excellence in School System Leadership at the Annual General Meeting of the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS), held March 9 in Edmonton.
CASS will nominate Monds for the national EXL Award as Canadian Superintendent of the Year, to be announced at the Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA) Conference July 5 – 7 in Halifax. The EXL Award recognizes excellence among members of the superintendency in Canada.
Jointly sponsored by Xerox Canada Ltd and CASSA, this prestigious award is granted to outstanding educators who exhibit exemplary leadership ability and who have enhanced the profession of school system administration throughout their career.
Consideration for the EXL award is given to those system education leaders who:
- guide children’s educational experiences,
- establish the character of a school system’s programs through the important work with school boards, school leaders, teachers and parents,
- shape children’s attitudes towards learning and their perceptions of themselves as lifelong learners, and
- model effective leadership and mentoring.
In his nomination, Monds was credited for establishing a culture of learning and trust within the Division. His focus on relationship building has resulted in Division staff expressing they feel valued and heard. Other accomplishments attributed to Monds included a leadership development program, a wellness program and alignment of wrap-around services to support all students.
Under Mond’s leadership, the Division has established numerous partnerships with community organizations, included the YMCA, Human Services and the municipality. He has served on CASS and community executive committees, and has presented locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. In July, he will be a member of a Superintendents group making a presentation in Charlottetown to Education Ministers from across Canada.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Parkland School Division I would like to express our pride and congratulations on the awarding of the Alberta EXL Award to our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Tim Monds,” said Parkland Board Chair Eric Cameron.
“Tim is so deserving of this prestigious award that recognizes his dedication and enthusiasm to the pursuit of educational excellence not only for our division, but also for the enhancement of education practice at the provincial and federal level. Tim has fostered a culture of life-long learning in all aspects of our organization under the umbrella of cooperation and transparency.”
Monds will be acknowledged as Alberta’s EXL Award nominee at the CASSA Annual Conference, which will be held in Halifax from July 5 – 7, 2017.
For further information, contact:
Barry Litun
Executive Director, College of Alberta School Superintendents
Phone: 780-451-7106
Email: barry.litun@cass.ab.ca
Jordi Weidman
Director, Strategic Planning & Communications
Parkland School Division
Email: jweidman@psd70.ab.ca
Congratulations to C21 CEO Academy Member Douglas Prescott for winning the NSI Award for “Top 10 Most Influential Headmasters in International Schools”
Douglas K. Prescott, Superintendent CISB Beijing Schools
LESTER B. PEARSON SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTED WITH C21 CANADA’S SHIFTING MINDS LEARNING AND INNOVATION SYSTEM AWARD
(L-R) Robert Martellacci, President, C21 Canada; Karen Yamada, Vice-President, C21 Canada; Michael Chechile, Director General, Lester B Pearson School Board, Noel Burke, Commissioner, LBPSB.
Montreal, QC, February 15th 2017 – It is with great pride that C21 Canada presents its Shifting Minds Learning and Innovation System Award to the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
The Lester B. Pearson Board of Commissioners in partnership with Director General, Michael Chechile had a vision that began with an idea for Digital Citizenship that has paved the way for global competencies that support a powerful culture of “Student Voice” through empowered learning.
“Lester B. Pearson School Board is emblematic of other past winners who have demonstrated excellence in innovative system-wide leadership practices worthy of national recognition, said Robert Martellacci, President & Co-founder, C21 Canada. Past recipients include, Peel District School Board (Ontario) and Sun West School Division (Saskatchewan).
The Digital Citizenship Program became the inspiration for Quebec Ministry of Education resources supporting learning in the digital age. Chechile was responsible for bringing the first-ever Google Applications for Education Summit to Quebec.
“Michael’s passion and vision has been instrumental in engaging our students in their learning, resulting in their successes and that’s what we are all about – student success,” said LBPSB Commissioner Stein Day. ”His out-of-the-box thinking has greatly contributed to our ability to do more with less and this is an important, unique skill in today’s reality.
“On behalf of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, we are deeply humbled and honoured to be recognized with this great honour, “Chechile said. “From its inception, I want to thank all LBPSB educators and administration for their collective vision to empower student learning with powerful instructional tools in a safe, child-centered real and digital learning environment.”
Current collaborative practices of innovating teaching and learning, are creating collective “student voice” in students and educators that is transforming learning.
About Lester B. Pearson School Board
The Lester B. Pearson School Board is an English school board serving students and staff in 59 schools, adult and vocational centres, two International Language Centres, the Lester B. Pearson Vocational College, and an Administrative Centre on a territory from Verdun westward to the Ontario border. The Lester B. Pearson School Board is recognized locally, nationally and internationally as a progressive and innovative public education institution.
About C21 Canada
C21 Canada is a national, not for profit organization that advocates for 21st Century models of learning in education. Their belief is that 21st century models of learning must be adopted in public education on an urgent basis to position Canadians for economic, social and personal success in the high skills, knowledge and innovation based economy.
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For further information, contact:
Robert Martellacci, President & Co-founder
C21 Canada
M: 416-569-2106
robert.martellacci@c21canada.org
Karen Yamada, Vice President
C21 Canada
M: 416-569-2106
karen.yamada@c21canada.org
C21 exclusive podcast interview with Dr. Linda Kaser And Dr. Judy Halbert on the inspiration behind the Spiral Playbook
(L-R) Dr. Linda Kaser, Karen Yamada, Robert Martellacci, Dr. Judy Halbert
Dr. Judy Halbert is a co-leader of the Network of Performance Based Schools and the Aboriginal Education School Network in British Columbia, Canada. She has served as a secondary school principal, district leader and has worked provincially in school and district improvement. Currently on faculty at the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University. Judy is committed to developing school leadership and school communities to developing school leadership and school communities focused on quality and equity.
Dr. Linda Kaser is a co-leader of the Network of Performance Based Schools and the Aboriginal Education School Network in British Columbia, Canada. She has served as an elementary and secondary principal, and a district leader. She has worked in senior policy roles with two provincial governments with special responsibilities for literacy, student achievement, and rural education. As a faculty member at two BC universities and an advisor at a third, Linda is committed to creating stronger links between the academy and practitioners.
