GRASSLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS is seeking applications from

Passionate, Dynamic & Student-Centered School Leaders

for the position of Duchess School Principal

for the 2025-2026 852276 Year!

We are seeking applications to work alongside strong and supportive in-school administrators as the Principal at Duchess School.

Duchess School is a rural K-12 school located in Duchess, Alberta, which has a population of approximately 1,000. Duchess is approximately 20 km north of Brooks, AB. In addition to town students, we also provide bussing for rural students from around the area. We have 267 students from ECS to Grade 12 attending Duchess School this school year, 2024/25. There are 136 elementary students, 64 junior high school students, and 67 high school students. Duchess School strives to provide the best education possible, addressing the unique needs and characteristics of our students.

The ideal candidates will be exemplary teachers who have demonstrated leadership characteristics including:

• Personal Integrity;

• excellent communication and organizational skills;

• outstanding relationship-building and interpersonal skills;

• a proven ability as an instructional leader with a focus on optimal learning for all students;

• a leadership style characterized by collaborative decision-making and high visibility in the school;

• a proven ability to work with all partners to establish clear direction and achieve goals;

• the ability to develop and maintain a safe and caring learning environment;

• a commitment to inclusive approaches that celebrate diversity, and an understanding of First Nations Metis & Inuit foundational knowledge;

• completion or active enrolment in a graduate/Master’s degree program in education; and

• an ability to meet the Leadership Quality Standard.

Interested applicants must hold a valid Alberta Teaching Certificate.

To apply, submit a cover letter and current resume with contacts for at least three professional references. This posting will remain open until a suitable applicant pool has been established.

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**IT'S GREAT TO WORK** **at Grasslands!**

* **Moving Expense Reimbursement for Qualifying New Hires!**

  **New teachers who have accepted employment with the Division and must relocate from another town, city or province, will be reimbursed for their moving expenses up to the limits noted below. This applies to teachers on probationary contracts, and Interim and Temporary teaching contracts for five (5) or more consecutive months. Employees relocating from:**

  + Red Deer and north of Red Deer - actual cost up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
  + South of Red Deer, excluding a 110 KM radius around the city of Brooks [Alberta] - actual cost up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
  + Other provinces/countries - actual cost up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)

* **100% of benefit premiums paid** (Extended Health, Dental, Vision, Extended Disability, Life, AD&D)
* **Health Spending Account** (for contracts of at least 5 consecutive months)
* **Paid Sick Leave** of 20 days for the first year and 90 days thereafter.
* **Family Medical Leave** of 3 days per year.
* **Paid Personal leaves**, combined 4 granted per year, 1 day at full pay and 3 days at loss of sub (contracts 5 months or more).
* Grasslands Public Schools, in partnership with the City of Brooks Recreation Services and Anytime Fitness, offer **discounts** on **JBS Canada Centre** & **Anytime Fitness** memberships and passes, for Grasslands employees and eligible family members!
* We have implemented early dismissal, for students, on Fridays, to give more flexibility in schedules, for colleagues to meet, collaborate, and learn within working hour.

  **To learn more about us please visit:**

* Grasslands Public Schools website at:

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Successful applicants will be **required to submit before start date****:**

* Current Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

**Original document** reported within the **last 6 months** **of hire date; condition of employment**

**!** Applicants **cannot work** before a clear CRC with VSC has been provided and approved **!**

Thank you for your interest in being a member of our team at Grasslands Public Schools!

We are looking forward to reviewing the submissions from all who apply, and will contact those who are selected for an interview.

• Wishing you a fantastic School Year!

**GRASSLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS** **MISSION**

Provide opportunities that inspire students to achieve and succeed as resilient learners who positively impact their communities.

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**Treaty Acknowledgement**

We wish to acknowledge Treaty 7 territory - the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu Tina First Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

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