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We are a Roman Catholic School System dedicated to excellence in education, the Christian formation of youth, and meaningful partnerships with family, community and the Church.

Catholic Leader Profile

The Kenora Catholic District School Board recognizes leadership as the second most important factor in improving student achievement. To this end the Catholic leader profile identifies the key qualities and skills necessary to create and support a positive learning environment for both students and teachers. 

The qualities we strive to develop within our leadership teams are:

Quality

Indicator

Spiritual – visibly lives their faith

*Visible in church and beyond

*A leader who serves others/Shepherd leadership

*Caring, empathetic, authentic, compassionate

*Demonstrates the fruits of the spirit involved

*Ability to be reflective, still, prayerful

*Walking quietly with the Lord

Inspiring

*Help other be leaders or to lead

*Lead by example

*Go beyond the necessary, extra step, extra mile

*Good and then there is WOW!!!

Authentic

*Decisions are consistent and made with the best interests of the students in mind.

Courageous

*Places principles ahead of self-interests when making decisions.

*Advocating for those who cannot advocate for themselves 
*Recognizes potential problems and assumes a proactive attitude and approach while attempting to avoid the necessity of reactive responses to situations.

Role Model

*Establishes standards and models the expectations for others

*Leads by example

Trusting

*Interactions with students, staff, and leaders creates a trusting environment in the manner in which issues are discussed.

Trustworthy

*Instills a sense of trust when working with colleagues.

Integrity

*Actions and decisions are consistent and tempered with an understanding of possible mitigating circumstances.

Realistic

*Sets achievable goals and timelines.

Optimistic

*Does not lose sight of the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and achieving a resolution to a situation.

*Recognizes the importance of maintaining a positive working and learning environment.

Risk Taker

*Open-minded attitude to embracing or creating change with the school or system.

*Willingness to accept new ideas or approaches that are research-based and aligned with the school and board improvement plans.






Page last updated on Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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