WEYBURN – The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division has appointed Ken Sampson as the new director of education effective Aug. 26.
The board conducted a thorough search and received and reviewed several outstanding applications.
“The board is excited to have Mr. Sampson join our family to continue to lead us in achieving our mission of preparing our students to be successful in the economies of the 21st century guided by Catholic values and principles,” said board chair Bruno Tuchscherer.
“Ken comes to us from Holy Spirit Catholic School Division in Lethbridge, Alta., where he is currently serving as superintendent of schools and CEO. He brings with him a wealth of experience in leadership and student focused programming. His Masters degree focused on the educational benefits of integrating students with special and diverse needs into the classroom. Much of his experience, prior to being the CEO, was grounded in supporting students. He has a strong commitment to student focused work,” he added.
The board is thankful to the exemplary and compassionate service provided by outgoing director Gwen Keith. She leaves the system with a strong foundation on which Ken and his team will continue to build.
The work of transitioning between director Keith and Sampson for a smooth transfer has begun.
Ken is originally from Nova Scotia, and prior to moving out to Alberta, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in biology, with minors in psychology and mathematics, then a Bachelor of Education majoring in Special Education.
Ken’s teaching and administrative career began with Calgary Catholic before moving to the Bahama Catholic School Board in 1993. There he served as a high school teacher and ended his employment after five years as principal of an elementary school.
He moved back to Alberta in 2007 and served in various school-based and central office administrative positions with Holy Spirit Catholic and Livingstone Range School Divisions.
“I am absolutely thrilled about becoming a part of the Holy Family learning community,” said Ken. “Working closely with the division’s senior leaders and school-based administrative teams, I am honoured to have been chosen to lead this well-established and high-performing division. Corinne and I are very much looking forward to meeting everyone and becoming active members of the community.”
