FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2003

Public school Board announces secondary administrators for 2003–2004 school year
At the May 26th Board meeting, the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board approved a number of administrative appointments and transfers for the 2003–2004 school year, as noted below.

Our sincere congratulations to each of these educators!

SECONDARY PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS
Name Current position and school 2003–2004 placement
Helen Beck Vice-Principal,
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute		 Principal,
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute
Grant Montgomery Vice-Principal,
Centre Hastings Secondary School		 Principal,
Centre Hastings Secondary School
Mandy Savery-Whiteway

Vice-Principal,
Bayside Secondary School

Principal,
Centennial Secondary School
                                                                                       
SECONDARY VICE-PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS
Name Current position and school 2003–2004 placement
Douglas Callaghan

Business and Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator,
Education Centre

 Vice-Principal,
Bayside Secondary School
Ken Manderville

Interdepartmental Head of Special Education,
Centre Hastings Secondary School

 Vice-Principal,
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute
Darren McFarlane

Head of Business and Computers,
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute

 Vice-Principal,
Centre Hastings Secondary School
ELEMENTARY VICE-PRINCIPAL TRANSFER
Name Current position and school 2003–2004 placement
Rod Moffitt

Vice-Principal,
North Hastings Senior Elementary School

 Vice-Principal,
Bancroft Public School

The Board is further pleased to announce that Christine Walker Bird, Principal, Centre Hastings Secondary School, has accepted a secondment to the Education Centre to fulfill the role as Board Leader for Students-at-Risk, Grades 7 to 12, effective September 1, 2003. This newly-created position is a direct result of a new initiative funded separately by the Ministry of Education and announced this April to support students in Grades 7 to 12 who are at risk of not graduating from secondary school. In this new role, Ms. Walker-Bird will provide leadership for the project and oversee the development of programs and initiatives to help at-risk students to develop pathways to graduation.

For information contact:
• Bill Coombs, Superintendent of Instruction, extension 2413
• Chris Salt, Superintendent of Operations & Human Resources, extension 2281

(613) 966-1170 or 1 800 267-4350