Embodying Visionary Leadership ​

Alberta’s Leadership Quality Standard outlines that "A leader collaborates with the school community to create and implement a shared vision for student success, engagement, learning and well-being."
As a leader I have the genuine desire to light a spark in students and adults alike. Once our staff was trained in the 7Habits and had the opportunity to read the book The Leader in Me by Covey. We were set to drive the bus forward on a path that everyone understood. This training and book prompted a whole group discussion about how there is a leader in all of us and what we as a school community can do to foster that leadership.  We focused that discussion around the question "If you had a child in this school what would you want the school vision to be? After, brainstorming ideas this information was taken to a a smaller group to work on specific language. Following, it was brought back to the staff as a draft and any further suggestions. At this point, our vision was then taken to the parent council for feedback from them.  It was very important to have the entire school community (including parents and community members) on board with our vision. We wanted it to come to life within our building and extend into our educational community. We keep our vision at the front and center of our school (painted on the wall), we use it as the lens we make our decisions around and as the lens to use when deciding on budgetary items. At IREC we review our vision and mission at the beginning of the school year and at any large or small meeting that we need to clarify our lens.  We have been working within our vision for some time now and it is just as important now as it was in the early days to treat it as the lens to make change and hold us strong. 
  • Each year our school admin team works to develop the ACE plan for the year. This document assists us with putting together the vision for the year and helps us collect our data and form goals to move forward with. A picture is worth a thousand words and seeing our school live our goals is more than any picture or words could say. During the process of developing the ACE plan we as an admin team and then our school community can look at our accomplishments, look at data to find ways to improve and then work as a team to move us forward. 
  • I couldn't be prouder than I am with our staff. We really do walk the talk and believe in the direction that we are headed. Each year as we look at what are the next steps to creating a environment where everyone has the opportunity to learn. We look at what we can change, tweak or do differently all while we hold on to our successful pieces.  

Xtreme Assemblies

Each month we host an Xtreme assembly where the students MC, one or more classes do a performance of a poem, song, musical piece, play, etc. We also recognize the Snack Attack class of the month, an Optimist Award recipient and one class earns the opportunity to take part in the Main Event. An activity with the Mascot of the school. 

School Council

Our School Council meets once a month on the first Tuesday. Each month we share upcoming events, have a training, sharing of new learnings at school  or have a parent development piece. We also have the School Board representative and a town of Blackfalds representative who attend our meeting to provide upcoming information from both of their perspective organizations.  

Sample agenda

LPI 360

What others said on the 2018 LPI Survey:
  • Good interpersonal skills, very positive, very reflective
  • Compassion, Kindness and understanding
  • Friendly, compassionate and professional
  • Vicky is a positive leader that encourages others to be the best they can be. She is innovative and creative in all areas of her job. she can be counted on to support staff in curriculum, technology and inclusion. She is a personable, hands on type leader that people come to for help if they need it. Her organizational and management skills are highly effective.


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What others have to say:
"You have a way to bring people in, truly care and listen, while leading shoulder to shoulder. You always made me feel seen, valued and frankly special. Thank you for your coaching, mentoring, guiding and encouraging me to where I am today." Jill 2024

"Thank you for welcoming me to the IREC team I appreciate all of your support." Elyse 2023

"Words cannot begin to describe how grateful I am that you brought me to IREC. Thank you for all the support and encouragement over the past couple of months. I appreciate that I could always come to you with my many questions!" Hannah2023
 Here are examples of how I have met this criteria: