Administrative Team

Approximately 1,300 Education Centre and school-based staff support Prairie Valley schools and deliver diverse programming to meet student needs. This includes 129 staff in the Education Centre, over 550 teachers and other staff including educational assistants, principals, bus drivers, caretakers and administrative assistants.

Director of Education Gord Husband, reports to the Board and is responsible for the administration of Prairie Valley School Division. The Director is supported by the Senior Administrative Team.

	Director of Education/CEO - Gord Husband Gord provides leadership and direction in Prairie Valley School Division. He supports employees in achieving the Division's priorities laid out in the Board's strategic plan. His vision is to see that every student has a meaningful school experience and is provided the opportunity to succeed and ultimately achieve the aspirations they hold. Gord oversees the business operations of the School Division in accordance with legislation, regulations, Board policies, and Ministry of Education requirements. He is accountable to the Board and is supported by the Corporate Services Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Director, Learning, and other senior leaders representing portfolios in Learning, Division Services and Human Resources.
	Deputy Director, Learning - Mike Embury Mike is responsible for strategic and operational support, leading the Division's Learning Superintendents, Coordinators, Consultants, and professional support team members. He works closely with the Director of Education to provide strategic direction and leadership to the organization in order to continue building opportunities and success for all students. Governance Support; Communications; Provincial Education Plan Support and Strategic Plan Implementation; Reorganization Actualization; School Improvement Planning; Human Resource Planning; School-Based Administrator Recruitment and Retention; Employee Group Relations; Strategic Partnerships; First Nation and Métis Engagement and Education Service Agreements; Home-based Education Oversight.
	Corporate Services Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer The Corporate Services Superintendent & CFO is a core member of Prairie Valley School Division’s senior leadership team, responsible for leading and integrating key non-instructional services including finance, facilities, and information technology. The role provides high-level governance support as secretary to the Board of Education and plays a critical part in strategic planning, fiscal accountability, and operational leadership.

Learning

Learning Superintendents provide instructional and operational leadership and management oversight to the 39 schools in Prairie Valley. Key responsibilities include supervising school operations, analyzing and responding to school and system student performance data, and overseeing school-based staff recruitment, management and development.

	Learning Superintendent - Lisa Allen Lisa provides direct operational support to the following schools: Balcarres; Bert Fox; Cupar; Dr. Isman Elementary, Fort Qu'Appelle Elementary; Lipton; Lumsden High, North Valley Elementary; North Valley High; Robert Southey; Wolseley High. School-Based Administrator Supports; School Staffing; Learning Improvement Planning; Student Attendance; Student Advisories; Human Resources Support; School Safety Plans Provincial Education Plan Priority: Inspiring Success/Indigenous Education Indigenous Education and Partnership; Graduation Outcomes; High School Programming and Curriculum; Locally Developed Curriculum; PAA and Magnet Programming; Outdoor Education; Career Counsellor Support; ACT/SAT Testing; Bursaries, Scholarships and Fellowships; Athletics and Extra-curricular; Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporate Liaison; Driver Education Programming
	Learning Superintendent - Patty Brady Patty provides direct operational support to the following schools: Broadview; Clive Draycott; Ecole Lumsden Elementary; Emerald Ridge Elementary; Kelliher; Milestone; Montmartre; Pense; South Shore; Whitewood. School-Based Administrator Supports; School Staffing; Learning Improvement Planning; Student Attendance; Student Advisories; Human Resources Support; School Safety Plans Provincial Education Plan Priority: Supporting Student Assessment and Learning Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Years Curriculum and Programming; Libraries and Instructional Resources; French Immersion Programming; Fine Arts Programming; EAL Programming; International Students; Summer Literacy Camps; External Research Request Review
	Learning Superintendent - Lorrie Anne Harkness Lorrie Anne provides direct operational support to the following schools: Arm River Colony; Balgonie Elementary; Ecole White City; Edenwold; Greenall High; Lajord Colony; McLean; Pilot Butte. School-Based Administrator Supports; School Staffing; Learning Improvement Planning; Student Attendance; Student Advisories; Human Resources Support; School Safety Plans Provincial Education Plan Priority: Mental Health and Well-being Student Services; Emergency/Crisis Response; Mental Health Programming; Health and Interagency Initiatives (including VTRA and ARTO); Intensive Needs Programming and Staffing; Suspensions and Interventions
	Learning Superintendent - Derek Smith Derek provides direct operational support to the following schools: Grenfell Elementary; Grenfell High; Indian Head Elementary; Indian Head High; James Hamblin; Kennedy Langbank; Kipling; Pense; Sedley; Stewart Nicks; Vibank. School-Based Administrator Supports; School Staffing; Learning Improvement Planning; Student Attendance; Student Advisories; Human Resources Support; School Safety Plans Provincial Education Plan Priority: Student Transitions Pre-Kindergarten; Mobile Early Learning; School Nutrition Programs; Out of Attendance Area Requests; School Community Councils; Student Senates
	Assessment and Data Supervisor - Keith Harkness Keith provides direct operational support to: Data Services Provincial Education Plan Priority: Student Assessment Student Outcome and Perceptual Data Syntheses, Reporting and Improvement Planning; School Division Calendar Development; Enrolment and Projections; Student Data Systems; Student Reporting; Student Attendance Data

Division Services

	Human Resources Superintendent - Diana Welter Diana is responsible for building strong relationships with employees across the school division and developing strategies that promote safe, healthy, productive, and positive work environments to help deliver the best possible educational services to students. This includes collective agreement negotiation and interpretation, occupational health and safety, and compensation policy.
	Communications Supervisor - Emily Armer Emily is responsible for the development of the division's communications strategy while providing support to the Board and senior leadership on media relations and crisis management. She is also responsible for the creation and coordination of all system-wide publications, including the Annual Report, as well as engagement with the Ministry of Education and other school divisions on province-wide education issues.
	Facilities Supervisor - Gerard Palmer Gerard is responsible for facility planning and management, facility capital projects, risk management, caretaking, and preventive maintenance. He leads a team of professional staff to provide safe, healthy, well-maintained, and efficient schools and other facilities.
	Finance Supervisor - Lorrie Schmalenberg Lorrie leads a team of staff to provide effective, efficient, and value-added financial management, risk management, asset acquisition and management, records managements, and business process improvement services across the Division. This portfolio includes responsibility for the oversight and execution of key business projections within the Division to advance the Strategic Plan. Reporting to the Deputy Director Operations/CFO, Lorrie is a part of the Division's senior management team.
	Information and Technology Supervisor - Ashton Calder Ashton is responsible for providing technology services to serve both education and business needs. This includes strategic planning, implementing and monitoring services, planning, managing and delivering projects, developing enterprise risk and information security management and policies, and operating a Division-wide technology service desk.
	Transportation Supervisor - Cindy Laturnas Cindy is responsible for providing safe, efficient, and reliable transportation services. This includes liaising with schools and families and providing bussing and other transportation services, safety programs, staff recruitment, professional development, and capital asset management.