Stéphane Gaudreau

Bilingual education leader with 15+ years of experience in complex environments, including school principal and vice-principal leadership. Bring a combination of an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and formal undergraduate study in philosophy and ethics. Experienced in navigating sensitive conduct and safety matters, interpreting policy, building organizational trust, coaching professionals, leading culture change, and translating expectations into practical learning and communication. Known for sound judgment, relationship-centred leadership, and the ability to balance fairness, accountability, confidentiality, risk, and human impact in high-stakes decisions.

• adaptability
• Bilingual communication
• case management
• Classroom management
• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Critical Thinking
• Data analysis
• Google Workspace
• interpersonal skills
• Leadership
• Mentorship
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Word
• Operations Management
• Organization
• Performance Monitoring
• Planning
• Priority Management
• Problem solving
• Process Improvement
• Project management
• Recruitment
• Regulatory Compliance
• Relationship Building
• Reliability
• Reporting
• Requirements gathering
• Risk Management
• Safety Compliance
• scheduling
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Supervision
• Time management
• Training
• written communication

1. Principal

   Good Shepherd School

   Jan 2025 to Present

   Peace River, AB

   • Lead a K–6 organization serving approximately 400 students with a multidisciplinary team of 40+ teachers, educational assistants and support professionals; accountable for culture, people leadership, safety, policy implementation, operations and stakeholder confidence. • Serve as decision-maker on sensitive, high-visibility matters involving professional conduct, student/staff safety, complaints, competing stakeholder interests and reputational considerations; apply policy, procedural fairness, confidentiality and careful documentation. • Lead fact-finding, response and resolution processes for complex incidents and concerns, identifying patterns, weighing risk, consulting appropriate internal experts and determining proportionate next steps. • Drive culture and organizational-change work centred on professional trust, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement; establish clearer processes, expectations and shared practices across the school. • Design and facilitate professional learning and communication for staff on policy, safety/security, professional expectations, inclusive practice, behaviour systems and school-improvement priorities; coach employees through implementation and reflection. • Use multiple data sources to identify emerging needs, monitor impact and adjust strategy, including achievement, survey, attendance, behaviour and intervention information.

2. Vice Principal

   Good Shepherd School

   Jan 2023 to Jan 2025

   Peace River, AB

   • Co-led day-to-day school operations, staff support, student conduct and safety response, parent/community relationships and implementation of division and provincial expectations in a highly regulated public-service environment. • Supported staff growth through coaching, collaborative problem-solving and professional learning while balancing individual needs with organizational standards and student outcomes.

3. Primary French Translator

   ActionEd

   Jan 2011 to Jan 2016

   • Translated the Civic Mirror educational manual from English to French, adapting complex instructional content for a Francophone audience while preserving intent and accuracy.

4. Vice Principal / Teacher

   Glenmary School

   Jan 2010 to Jan 2023

   Peace River, AB

   Vice-principal role held from 2016 to 2020 within the overall 2010–2023 employment period. • Led school-culture, attendance, mentorship and achievement initiatives while serving on instructional leadership and redesign teams implementing RTI-focused improvement, structural change and social-justice programming. • Taught language arts, social studies, religion, health and Ethics, using ethical dilemmas and competing perspectives to build critical thinking and sound decision-making.

5. Teacher – World Religions & Ethics

   Beckmead School

   Jan 2010 to Jan 2010

   Croydon, England

   • Worked with students experiencing significant social, emotional and behavioural challenges; built trust, resilience and critical thinking through ethical dilemmas, relationship-based support and consistent expectations.

1. University of Alberta

   Master of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Leadership

   2025

   Applied research focus: professional trust, collaborative decision-making and the use of structured collaborative response to improve professional practice.

2. University of Alberta

   Bachelor of Education, Junior/Intermediate; Major: History

   2009

   iTeach Laptop Learning Program

3. University of Ottawa

   Baccalauréat ès arts – Double Major, Philosophy and Ethics in Society (philosophie et éthiques en société)

   Ottawa, ON

   2008

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certificate

• French Additional Qualification / ABQ

• EnglishProfessional
• FrenchNative