More than two dozen administrators will be on the move at the end of this school year.
Many schools will be saying goodbye to vice-principals and principals, including Frank Pearse, who will be moving to Seaview elementary school in Port Moody from Birchland elementary school in Port Coquitlam, where he has been for four years, promoting community involvement in the school including the painting of a large mural.
Also moving will be Darren Macmillan, who is leaving his post as principal of Minnekhada middle, where he promoted community anti-vandalism programs, among other things. He will be principal of Eagle Mountain middle school in Port Moody, replacing Nancy Bennett, who is retiring.
Other notable retirements include Karen Jensen, who is retiring as principal of Port Moody secondary; Sally Maidens-Megalli, who is retiring as principal of Meadowbrook elementary; and John McCullough, who is retiring as principal of Pinetree secondary school.
Some notable district administrative appointments include Sean Della Vedova, principal of Aspenwood elementary school, to the position of principal of International Education, helping to oversee the program that has attracted record numbers of students in recent years.
Devon Ross was seconded to be principal of facilities initiatives, overseeing projects such as the construction of the new Sir Frederick Banting middle school; she will now be officially in that position as principal.
And Dave Sands, who headed up the MyEdBC student tracking program implementation after being the district's manager of energy-saving initiatives, now becomes the principal of technology implementation. Sands actively promotes parent involvement in their children's use of the internet and social media.
The following is a list of administrative moves in School District 43 for the 2016/’17 school year:
ELEMENTARY
• Kevin Akins, principal of Cedar Drive to principal, Aspenwood;
• Janine Close, vice-principal at Gleneagle secondary to principal, Hazel Trembath elementary;
• Daren Fridge, acting principal to principal of Lord Baden Powell elementary;
• Michael Gordon, principal of Hazel Trembath to principal Birchland;
• Dawn Holden, v-p Montgomery middle to principal Meadowbrook elementary;
• Brian Leonard, principal Westwood to principal Cedar Drive;
• Bryn Williams, v-p Centennial to principal Westwood elementary;
• Cheryl Woods, v-p Pinetree to principal Harbour View elementary;
• Wendy Yu, principal Harbour View to principal Panorama Heights.
Meanwhile, Andrea Hunter, a teacher at Learning Services, moves to Leigh elementary school as vice-principal.
MIDDLE
• Susan Ross, principal at Seaview elementary to principal Minnekhada middle;
• Martin Bozic, teacher at CABE/GOAL to v-p Summit middle;
• Cheryl Lloyd, teacher Pitt River middle to v-p Kwayhquitlum middle;
• Deana McLean, v-p in Abbotsford school district to v-p Montgomery;
• Theresa Roberts, teacher to v-p at Maillard middle.
SECONDARY
• Jeremy Clarke, principal Panorama Heights elementary to principal Pinetree secondary;
• Glen Conley, principal International Education to principal Port Moody secondary;
• Lisa Dube, v-p Terry Fox to v-p Pinetree;
• Kim Cuellar, teacher at Coquitlam Open Learning to v-p LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada);
• Gordon Easton, teacher at Eagle Mountain middle to v-p CABE;
• Vernonika Farnell, teacher in Vancouver school district to v-p Centennial;
• Christine Potter-Smith, acting v-p Pitt River middle to v-p Gleneagle;
• Britt Walton, teacher in Burnaby school district to v-p Terry Fox;
• Rissa Wilson, v-p CABE to v-p Terry Fox.
