Comp. 25-420

Closing date: 2025-10-08 @ 4:00 pm EST

Principals - Vice Principals Pool

Location: North, Central and South regions

District School Board Ontario North East invites internal and external Teachers and Vice-Principals who are interested in becoming a Vice-Principal and/or Principal to apply for our selection process.

We are looking for leaders who care deeply about students and staff and who will excel in their role in serving in others.

Candidates who are successful in the selection process will be placed in a pool for placement considerations in the three regions: North, Central and South. Candidates will be asked to indicate their preference for specific regions.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants are required to submit all the following information:

• Cover letter and resume;
• One page description of how you are successfully leading learning in your school. Be sure to highlight the following:
• • The three priorities of the Strategic Plan (2025-2029) and how you have implemented them.
• Copy of your 2025-2026 Ontario College of Teachers’ Certificate of Qualifications;
• Reference contact information for four (4) administrative references, one of whom must be your current supervisor and two of whom must hold leadership positions.

Evaluation Criteria: Vice-Principals

Cover letter and resume:

Developing the Organization to support Desired Practices

• Building collaborative cultures and distributing leadership
• • Model collaboration in their own work

Improving the Instructional Program

• Providing instructional support
• • Participate with staff in instructional improvement work

References:

Building Relationships and Developing People

• Building trusting relationships with and among staff, students, and parents
• • Model responsibility, integrity, and thoroughness in carrying out tasks

Securing Accountability

• Building staff members’ sense of internal accountability
• • Promote collective responsibility and accountability for student achievement and well-being

Evaluation Criteria: Principals

Cover letter and resume:

Developing the Organization to Support Desired Practices

• Building productive relationships with families and the community
• • Create a school environment in which parents are welcomed, respected, and valued as partners in their children’s learning

Improving the Instructional Program

• Monitoring progress in student learning and school improvement
• • Assist staff in understanding the importance of student assessment for, of, and as learning

References:

Setting Directions

• Building a shared vision
• • Build understanding of the specific implications of the school’s vision for its program and the nature of classroom instruction

Building Relationships and Developing People

• Modeling the school’s values and practices
• • Demonstrate the importance of continuous learning through visible engagement in their own professional learning

All candidates will be contacted after the submission of their application package and successful candidates will be invited to an interview.

APPLICATIONS TO: Website (under CAREERS)

• AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER-

It is the policy of District School Board Ontario North East to support fair, equitable and transparent hiring and promotion practices for all qualified employees and applicants for employment in order to attract and retain quality employees who facilitate the learning environment for our students. The procedures for the hiring and promotion of staff will be based on DSB1 Hiring Policy & Procedure 1.2.22.

Accommodation:

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation please contact

The Board thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This information is collected under the authority of the Education Act, and M.F.I.P.P.A. and is used to determine eligibility for employment.

Jonathan Byer - Board Chair Lesleigh Dye - Director of Education

2025-09-25