Jan. 27, 2015
The Learning Partnership has named Carol Hall, principal of Nose Creek School in the city’s northeast, as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2015. She is one of 40 principals across Canada who has been selected to receive the honour, and one of only four winners in Alberta. Now in its 11th year, the Learning Partnership recognizes leaders who demonstrate innovation, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are creative in finding solutions and opportunities. Winners will receive their awards at a gala in Toronto on Feb. 24, 2015.
“I commend Carol for her remarkable work on behalf of her school and her students,” said David Stevenson, Chief Superintendent of Schools. “Her work is representative of the outstanding leadership our principals demonstrate every single day.”
Carol is a passionate advocate of inclusive education, focusing on creating opportunities to improve learning for students with specialized and diverse needs. Nose Creek boasts the district’s first Intensive French Program for all Grade 5 students; an Autism Spectrum Disorder Cluster Program and two Paced Learning Programs for students with mild cognitive disabilities. Carol encourages staff to engage student voice and provide leadership opportunities to build students’ skills and self-esteem.
Nose Creek uses technology for co-learning between teachers and students. Social media is used extensively. Staff and students use iPads to simultaneously project their work. Carol and her staff engage students in decisions about improving their school. These innovations have resulted in Grade 6 and 9 results being significantly above provincial levels and a marked improvement in survey results measuring student and parent perceptions on school climate. As her colleagues describe, Carol is “pioneering, piloting and innovating.”
Congratulations to Carol Hall on an outstanding achievement.
Click here to see the complete list of winners from across Canada.
See Press Release on the Learning Partnership website.
