Leadership opportunities with an innovative and growing School District

Adjacent to Victoria on southern Vancouver Island, the Sooke School District is the fastest growing school district on Vancouver Island and one of the fastest growing districts in BC. The district operates in five municipalities: Langford, Colwood, Metchosin, Sooke and the Highlands and acknowledges the traditional territories of the Coast Salish: T’Sou-ke Nation and Scia’new Nation and Nuu-chah-nulth: Pacheedaht Nation. We also recognize some of our schools reside on the traditional territory of Esquimalt Nation and Songhees Nation. The district employs over 2,100 educators and support staff and serves over 13,000 students. The district’s Strategic Plan looks ahead to the future and focuses on three priority areas: Learning, Engagement and Growth.

SD62 is currently seeking to fill the position of:

District Principal – Inclusive Education

Start Date: January 1, 2025

The District Principal, Inclusive Education works under the direction of an Associate Superintendent and as part of the District’s Leadership Team. The District Principal is responsible for services related to inclusive education and for continually enhancing the capacity of teachers, administrators, and support workers to provide exceptional educational services for inclusive education. We are looking for candidates that:

• Strive for Personal Excellence
• Practice a Growth Mindset
• Think Critically and Creatively
• Effectively Communicate and Collaborate
• Build Relationships
• Foster Interconnectedness
• Model Leadership Excellence
• Encourage Employee Growth
• Use Systems Thinking Approach
• Provide a Strategic Direction
• Cultivate Community

If you posses the above qualities, please submit a cover letter and resume outlining your education and experience in the following areas:

• Demonstrates leadership, along with a deep knowledge and understanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Leads and coordinates inclusive education services and instruction for Grades K – 12.
• Participates as a regular member of the District’s Leadership Team.
• Assists in the development of the annual budget and prepares cost estimates based on program needs.
• Manages a departmental budget and ensures that programs are cost-effective and funds are managed prudently.
• Prepares, reviews, and revises job descriptions in the department in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Supervises staff and provides regular feedback and coaching to assist them in performing their best.
• Coordinates staffing in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary manner including district psychologists, speech language pathologists, inclusion teacher coordinators and other inclusive support staff.
• Oversees and monitors the hiring and allocation of Education Assistants K-12.
• Evaluates job performance of staff as needed using the District’s policies and procedures.
• Evaluates programs, writing reports of those evaluations, recommending improvement, and developing programs and interventions.
• Represents the District on community, regional and provincial networks and committees.
• Respectfully manages highly charged communications towards a positive solution.
• Keeps current on Ministry of Education funding category requirements and audit compliance procedures.
• Monitors achievement and graduation rates of students with Ministry designations and working with schools in developing and implementing plans for improvement.
• Working alongside senior leadership, prepares the annual submission for the Special Education Branch of the Ministry of Education.
• Liaises with other related community agencies such as the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Child and Youth Mental Health, Public Health, and Youth Justice, and representing the school district on local children and youth committees.
• Builds instructional and support capacity of teachers, administrators and support staff through classroom and program monitoring and provision of in-service/training.
• Organizes, coordinates and leads professional learning and in-service for the development of staff in alignment with current methodology and recommended practice.
• Represents the school district at provincial and Ministry of Education and Child Care meetings and workshops and attending other meetings required by the Board or Superintendent of Schools.

• Completion of a Master’s degree in Inclusive Education or related area
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Education with a valid BC teaching certificate
• A minimum of five years of successful experience in a leadership position including a minimum of three years of recent and exemplary experience as a principal/vice principal either at the school or district level leading programs, initiatives, and staff
• A minimum of three years of recent experience related to leading inclusive education which includes:
  • demonstrating a deep understanding of diverse learning needs in K-12
  • oorganizing, and leading workshops and in-service for the development of staff in alignment with current methodology and recommended practice
  • complying with Ministry of Education and Child Care’s funding category requirements and audit compliance procedures
  • managing a complex budget

• Experience leading and teaching in a unionized public-school setting using the BC curriculum preferred

• Strive for Personal Excellence
• Practice a Growth Mindset
• Think Critically and Creatively
• Effectively Communicate and Collaborate
• Build Relationships
• Foster Interconnectedness
• Model Leadership Excellence
• Encourage Employee Growth
• Use Systems Thinking Approach
• Provide a Strategic Direction
• Cultivate Community