Principal and Vice Principal Promotion Process - Elementary Principal and Vice Principal
Principal and Vice Principal Promotion Process - Elementary Principal and Vice Principal
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Principal and Vice Principal Promotion Process
Elementary Principal & Vice Principal
About the Board
The HamiltonWentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to learning equity engagement and innovation. We are guided by our vision Growing Together the mission that every student experiences a sense of belonging and engages in dynamic learning to reach their potential and build their own future and our values of Compassion Dignity Trust and Joy to guide our daily work and ensure that we honour the unique identities and needs of all. Proudly serving a community of approximately 50000 students in the City of Hamilton and surrounding area HWDSB operates across 84 elementary schools 13 secondary schools and 1 Adult Learning Centre in addition to providing support and service to approximately 8800 staff members.
Staff Wellness
At HWDSB staff wellness is a priority. We are committed to cocreating and fostering an environment where staff feel safe valued and supported. We are continuously striving to support the needs of our diverse community and actively work to foster and maintain a culture of human rights.
Our holistic Staff Wellness program has been designed to support employees wellbeing in all dimensions of health. As one part of this comprehensive program all staff as well as their dependents have access to free and confidential supports through our Employee and Family Assistance Provider (EFAP) in addition to many other program components.
About the Role
We are proud to announce that we are creating a diverse leadership pool of qualified candidates for future Elementary and Principal and VicePrincipal positions. We invite innovative collaborative and changefocused applications from teachers & system leaders. We strive to hire staff with a demonstrated practice of Human Rights antiracist antioppressive (ARAO) approaches to leadership. Throughout this calendar year we encourage
applications from leaders who maintain the competency to confront and dismantle all forms of oppression to ensure students who are currently and historically underserved in our system excel. Successful candidates to these leadership pools will be placed on a ready list for a twoyear period and may be assigned at any time.
Committed to our HWDSB MultiYear Strategic Plan an applicant for this opportunity maintains the following competencies:
- Upholding Human Rights Safety & Wellbeing
- Providing Equitable Quality Education
- Collaborating with Students Families and Communities
- Building a Sustainable Education System
- Reinforcing Indigenous Educational Wellness & Reconciliation
Qualifications:
Vice Principal Candidates:
- Good Standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
- Enrollment in or completion of the Principals Qualification Program Part One (placement pending successful completion of PQP Part One).
Principal Candidates:
- Enrollment in or completion of the Principals Qualification Program Part Two (placement pending successful completion of PQP Part Two).
- Good Standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
- Application Package:
Interested Candidatesarerequired tosubmitthe following documentation as part of theirapplicationpackage:
- Cover letter (onepage maximum)
- Resume (threepagemaximum)
- Leadership Reflection Document (twopage maximum)
- Referencescontact information of three professional referencesof whichonemay be acommunity reference. We encourage you to include yourcurrent supervisor (please add your references to your profile in Apply to Education)
- Permission to contact these references as part of the application process.
Application Deadline:
Please apply by Monday March 24 2025 by 12:00 p.m. to be considered for this round of the Principal/VicePrincipal promotion process.
Interviews will take place the week of April.
Leadership Reflection:
Candidates are asked to provide a written response to the following question which demonstrates their lived leadership experiences in support of HWDSB Strategic Priorities as outlined in the MultiYear Strategic Plan. This submission is to be no longer than two pages.
For Principal applicants: Share an experience where you had to simultaneously uphold human rights ensure wellbeing andprovideequitableeducation. How did you balance these priorities and what did this experience teach you about complex decisionmaking in educational leadershipWhat was the impact of your leadership actions and how will this influence your leadership as a principal
For Vice Principal applicants: Can you discuss a challenging scenario where you had to address issues of inequity and student wellbeing How did you navigate this situation and what did it teach you about balancing diverse needs in a school environment What was the impact of your leadership actions and how will this influence your leadership as a vice principal
Deadline for submission: Monday March 24 2025 by 12:00 p.m.
Preparation Sessions March:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. HWDSB Board Office 20 Education Court Hamilton)
Allinterestedinternalandexternalcandidatesareencouragedtoattendtheinitialprep sessiontolearn more about HWDSB ourStrategic Plan()ourEquity Action Plan the Indigenous Education Circle StrategicAction Plan (IECSAP)and our promotion process. We look forward to welcomingyou. Further sessions will be planned throughout the year as the application process is open all year for all four positions. To register for the preparation sessions please click the registration link REGISTRATION
Returning Applicants
Candidates who applied in previous rounds of the Promotion Process are welcome to resubmit their application package Within their application package candidates should articulate how they have grown in their leadership and/or addressed feedback received from previous application cycles.
Applicant SelfIdentification Form
The information collected on this form is used to monitor HWDSBs progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in HWDSB recruitment and hiring practices. We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected used disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1.6 Privacy). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontarios Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education) and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. The Research and Analytics Department will use aggregate data from all the forms (not individual data) for internal reporting. Their access and use of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant SelfIdentification Forms will be maintained in the Human Resources job competition file and securely destroyed 1 year after the job posting for candidates not selected for an interview and 6 years after the job posting for candidates interviewed in accordance with general records retention principles. If you prefer not to answer any of the questions you can select prefer not to answer. This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this form please contact .
Promotion Process Critical Timelines
ACTIVITY
DATE
Candidate applications must be submitted to Apply to Education and contain the following information:
- Cover letter (onepage maximum)
- Resume (threepage maximum)
- Leadership Reflection Document (twopage maximum)
- References contact information of three professional references of which one may be a community reference. We encourage you to include your current supervisor.
- Please add your references to your Apply to Education profile
March 24 2025 by 12:00 p.m.
Human Resource Services will distribute application packages to Executive Council for review. A team from the Executive Council will review the application packages on a bimonthly basis and the reference checks and then shortlist for interviews.
March 31 2025
Human Resources will contact recommended candidates to schedule interviews.
April 7 2025
INTERVIEWS: Interview teams will consist of two Superintendents and may also include: a current Principal and staff from other HWDSB departments including Human Resources.
Week of April
All references listed on the candidates application package will be sent a confidential reference check.
Week of April
Executive Council will review and finalize list of successful candidates followed by notification to all candidates.
April 28May 1 2025
System communication of successful candidates
May 2025
Placement notification by Executive Council
As required
Employment Equity Statement
HamiltonWentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to building inclusive learning and working environments where students see themselves reflected in the curriculum staff population physical surroundings and the broader community.
HWDSBs mission is to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world. Guided by this mission HWDSB strives to build a workforce that embodies the values of human rights equity diversity and inclusion while reflecting and welcoming the diverse and distinct identities experiences and needs of our students and our communities.
HWDSB seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion and who will contribute to the vision of creating inclusive and equitable outcomes. HWDSB especially invites and welcomes applications from:
- Indigenous Peoples (e.g. First Nations Mtis and Inuit peoples).
- Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race ancestry colour religion and/or spiritual beliefs or place of origin (e.g. Black and racialized communities immigrant communities etc..
- Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.
- Persons who identify as women.
- Persons of marginalized sexual orientations gender identities and gender expressions. (i.e. Twospirit and LGBTQIA).
As part of HWDSBs commitment to employment equity and removing barriers to groups that have faced and continue to face barriers in employment we invite all applicants to complete a voluntary
questionnaire that collects identitybased information. The voluntary questionnaire is on the Apply to Education application page for this position.
HWDSB is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process based on any human rights protected grounds. If you require accommodation please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Land Acknowledgement
HWDSB is located on ancestral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Confederacy land as determined by the Dish with One Spoon treaty. The Dish with One Spoon wampum belt represents the treaty relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Anishinaabe with respect to sharing the land and resources thereon. The intent of this agreement is for all nations sharing this territory to do so responsibly respectfully and sustainably in perpetuity. We respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Six Nations of the Grand River.
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