Overview
Superintendent of Schools: Sturgeon Public Schools Jobs in Morinville, Alberta, Canada at Alberta School Boards Association
Title: Superintendent of Schools: Sturgeon Public Schools
Company: Alberta School Boards Association
Location: Morinville, Alberta, Canada
The Opportunity
The Superintendent is the most influential role at Sturgeon Public Schools and will build on the strong foundation already in place to better meet students' needs.
The Board of Trustees is seeking a leader with significant, successful, broad-based educational leadership experience, ideally at both the school and system levels. This leader will meet the requirements of the Alberta Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard, which defines the professional expectations that Superintendents must demonstrate to create the conditions under which school leaders and teachers can do their best work.
The Superintendent of Schools, as defined in the Education Act, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and the Chief Education Officer of the school authority. In this role, the Superintendent supports the Board’s governance responsibilities by providing timely information, sound advice, and professional guidance, while also fulfilling all reporting obligations to the Minister as required under the Education Act and other relevant provincial legislation.
Central to this role is the development and maintenance of strong, effective relationships. The Superintendent works closely with the Board and cultivates positive relationships with the Board, staff, system leaders, provincial and municipal government departments, external agencies, provincial organizations, as well as community members and volunteers, recognizing that these relationships are critical to the Board’s effectiveness and the success of the school division.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Superintendent is responsible to the Board of Trustees for the ongoing management and operation of all affairs of Sturgeon Public Schools. The Board recognizes that although the Superintendent is fully accountable to the Board, the individual is granted appropriate authority to carry out their responsibilities within the parameters set by the Board through policy. The Superintendent has delegated responsibility and authority for:
Educational Leadership
- Provide leadership in all matters relating to education in the Division, including directing school operations and strategically allocating resources in the interests of all students and in alignment with the school district’s goals and priorities.
- Foster a culture in which leadership is a shared responsibility throughout the organization.
- Ensure students in the Division receive the opportunity to meet the standards of education set by the Minister and encourage innovation in pedagogy.
- Through collaborative partnerships with First Nation, Métis, Inuit and other community partners, continue to deliver Indigenous programming as an essential part of the framework of education in schools.
- Foster innovative approaches and continuous improvement in operational and educational practices.
- Maintain high visibility within the Division and provide support and advise principals on matters related to school operations.
Student Welfare
- Establish a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment by building positive and productive relationships with people invested in education in the division and the local communities.
- Sustain a learning culture in the school community that promotes shared responsibility for student success and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that each student is provided with a safe and caring environment that fosters and maintains respectful and responsible behaviours.
- Maintain students’ safety while participating in school programs or while being transported to or from school programs on transportation provided by the Division.
People and Culture
- Align employees around the Board’s Strategic Plan and priorities, and the Division’s Education Plan’s goals and strategic actions. Provide the conditions, resources, autonomy, and capabilities needed to enable teams to prioritize effectively in support of the overall strategy.
- Actively and systematically develop the leadership skills, autonomy and career development of direct reports. Support direct reports in taking on appropriate challenges and constantly growing their skills while ensuring they have the appropriate tools, supports, resources and mentorship required for success.
- Maintain a comprehensive succession strategy that emphasizes leadership development.
- Establish organizational roles across the Division, including division office and school leadership, and arrange the employment of staff necessary to support divisional operations.
- Have overall authority and responsibility for all people-related matters except those matters precluded by legislation, collective agreements, or Board policy.
- Ensure the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of all staff are paramount and supported by meaningful resources.
- Create, support, nurture and encourage a culture of inclusivity across the division.
Fiscal Management
- Oversee the fiscal management of the Division by the Associate Superintendent, Corporate Services/ Secretary Treasurer, in accordance with the Education Act, Funding Manual and other applicable Acts or Regulations.
- Ensure the Division operates in a fiscally responsible manner, including adherence to recognized accounting procedures.
- Ensure the Board has current and relevant financial information.
- Ensure financial transparency and stable financial performance in a changing and challenging fiscal environment.
- Direct the preparation of the Budget Report and Capital Plan for submission to, and approval by the Board
Superintendent/ Board Relationship
- Work effectively with the Board, respect the Board’s chosen role, and work collaboratively to bring about the Board’s preferred future.
- Actively and systematically maintain a productive working relationship with the Board based on transparency, mutual trust, respect and integrity.
- Regularly report to the Board and engage in a generative discussion about the program made toward achieving the strategic priorities, strategic actions, goals and key performance indicators, recommending or making adjustments as needed.
- Provide leadership in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of Board policies.
- Implement Board policies and ensure the review and evaluation of their impact.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate Administrative Procedures that are consistent with Board and provincial policies, regulations and procedures.
- Keep the Board informed of all Division matters, especially controversial and/or highly sensitive issues, in a timely and appropriate manner.
Community Relations
- Take appropriate actions to ensure open, transparent, positive internal and external communications are developed and maintained.
- Build and maintain effective, meaningful and impactful partnerships with parents, communities, municipal leaders, agencies and other invested partners.
- Support a high level of parent satisfaction with the services provided and the responsiveness of the Division.
- Actively seek, assess and incorporate feedback from all relevant sources.
- Act as an advocate for the Division and for the public school system, distinguishing its role within publicly funded education.
Compensation
A competitive compensation package, including an attractive base salary and excellent benefits, will be provided and will be in alignment with the Superintendent of Schools Regulation 98/2019 (2025-07-22 version). Further details will be discussed in a personal interview.
Express Your Enthusiasm
To apply, email by May 15, 2026, a single PDF that includes your cover letter, resume and at least four recent references to Karl Germann at [email protected] C: 780-518-3691
