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George Couros
Principal
Parkland School Division
Stony Plain, AB w: 780-963-7366
Canada h: 780-974-3326
gcouros@psd70.ab.ca

My Website: http://georgecouros.ca

On Vision
Quote from a parent advocate:

“...our school principal, George Couros has such an amazing vision for our school, I am positive that
my children will get far more out of their education than I did. They will be engaged in their education,
and they will be free to express themselves... they will be creative and know how to collaborate and
work as a team. They are being taught to be critical thinkers that make great decisions. Isn’t that what
we want for our children, who will one day be leaders in their communities? Lets ensure that they have
any tool necessary to help them succeed in life.”

Education
University of Phoenix
Saskatoon, SK, Canada Sep 2004 - Apr 2006
Masters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction

University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK, Canada Sep 1999 - Apr 2001
Bachelor of Science, History/English

University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK, Canada Sep 1993 - Apr 1999
Bachelor of Education, Elementary Education

Work History
Parkland School Division
Stony Plain, AB, Canada Aug 2006 - Present
Division Leader
• Co-facilitator of the “Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results” leadership training for
Parkland School Division. This is based on the work of Stephen Covey. This is an
ongoing role with the school division.
• Currently leading session with school based administrators on the effective use of Social
Media to improve student learning.
• Work as a lead facilitator for PSD in the area of assessment and was a member of the
Alberta Assessment Consortium.
• Have offered and worked with teachers in PSD in the area of technology integration, with
an emphasis on effective use of SmartBoard and Senteo technology.

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Forest Green School/Connections for Learning

Stony Plain, AB, Canada Aug 2009 - Present
Principal
• Work to develop strong relationships with students, staff, and parent. Open
communication is something that I truly believe in and I have created the Forest Green
School Website, Forest Green Blog, along with editing and creating both the Forest
Green and Connections for Learning Newsletters.
• Built strong relationships with the School Council and have helped them to communicate
their school involvement through the use of the school website, along with doing a formal
presentation on Cyberbullying and Web 2.0 Technologies, as a way of informing them of
emerging trends in education.
• Shared information with parents and staff regarding school initiatives that are based on
current and future school community needs through open communication. This has
included communication through monthly newsletters, as well as using a conversational
media through the Forest Green School Blog.
• Work with all students to ensure that they have ample opportunities to be leaders in
school.
• Have worked with staff to create opportunities in the area of sports (team and
intramurals), as well as opportunities for fine arts. It is essential that students have an
opportunity to succeed in areas outside of the core curriculum.
• Through the creation of our school Professional Development program, staff use
Professional Learning Communities to not only present their ideas, but to have
conversations on their learning with one another. This time for conversation has been
extremely valuable to ensure that our practice has become transformational for students.
• Created my own blog/portfolio site to understand the benefits and implications of this
type of learning for our students and staff. Through this transition, several of our staff
have started their own personal blog sites, while every teacher hosts a classroom blog.
• Created a Professional Development program that builds upon the strengths of our staff.
This program has been highly successful within our school and has our staff very
engaged in their learning.
• Developed a school council with the Forest Green parents after several years of not
having one within the school. This has been an important element of the Forest Green
School culture.
• Worked with parents and staff to help create the 2010-2011 Education Plan. This was a
fantastic opportunity for our school to build upon the vision together.
• Have focused on the priority that “Every child is a leader”, as defined by Stephen
Covey’s, “The Leader in Me” book.
• Administer division programs such as the Early Years Alternative Program (EYALT) as
well as Balanced Literacy. These are programs that are used by all of Parkland School
Division, yet are run from Forest Green School.
• Effectively used our school budget to ensure a safe environment, while also being able to
effectively support learning initiatives within our school.
• Work with all schools to ensure successful placements for several students with the
Connections for Learning program.
• Have facilitated the successful transition of Parkland School Division’s Stony Creek
Program from Muir Lake to Forest Green School. I worked with the parent and staff
community, along with a transition team led by an outside facilitator to ensure the
program continued to prosper.
• Have worked a great deal with the Paul Band First Nation community to ensure students
from the area have continued success at Forest Green School. We have also ensured
that we have continuously infused FNMI culture into our school sites through our work
with Paul Band and our FNMI Liaison.

Muir Lake Community School

Stony Plain, AB, Canada Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
Assistant Principal
• Work with all staff at MLCS and promote an open dialogue to continuously improve our
school to
best serve students.

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• Model and encourage hard work, risk taking, and commitment to division and school
goals.
• Have worked diligently with the staff and principal to implement a model of shared
leadership
within the school.
• Lead administrator for the Stony Creek Program and worked intensively to facilitate a
move to a
new building within Parkland School Division. Led a transition team to help build and
maintain
the best program for the students of the Stony Creek program.
• Facilitate the MLCS Student Council which has a main focus on building relationships
within the
school community through its activities.
• Organized a grade 7-9 fine arts trip to New York that includes parents, staff, and
students traveling together.
• Worked with all school stakeholders to help develop the MLCS Education plan for
2009-2011.
• Lead facilitator and AISI coordinator in the area of technology integration. This has led to
the development of an in-school professional development plan that was very successful
in the
area of technology integration.
• Implemented an effective model of teacher supervision for MLCS.
• Worked with teachers within the school to develop them as technology leads in both the
early years and middle years settings.
• Developed and coordinated the scheduling for all teachers from k-9, ensuring that course
delivery is aligning with the Alberta Education framework.
• Work with all stakeholders to develop an Options program that best meets the needs of
students,
while educating them on emerging trends in the future.
• Worked with the School Council chair to successfully secure funds for emerging
technologies.

Greystone Centennial Middle School

Spruce Grove, AB, Canada Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
Technology Integration Coordinator
• Collaborated with teachers to successfully integrate technology into core curriculum
while developing their own learning in the area of using technology to enhance learning.
• Worked with students from grade levels 5-9 to successfully implement an advisement
program that looked at various societal needs and how they intersect with fostering a
positive school environment.
• Created a technology integration schedule to ensure all students had an opportunity to
meet ICT outcomes.
• Worked successfully in a team teaching environment teaching all core grade 7 subjects.
• Developed and delivered complementary courses based on student needs and Web 2.0
technologies.
• Worked with the GCMS School Council to share information with all stakeholders.
• Developed several short in-services for staff development dealing with different aspects
of technology integration.
• Delivered an informational session to parents on how to teach students to connect safely
with others using the Internet.

Presentations
• Alberta Technology Leaders in Education (Pre-Conference Keynote) - (November 2010)
• Parents as Partners - Successful planning of Education Plan working with parent leaders.
(November 2010)
• Using Social Media for Transformative Teaching & Learning - ERLC (November 2010)

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• 2010 Reform Symposium: Keynote – Identity Day: Revealing the Passions of Our Students
– (August 2010)
• NYSCATE 2010 Leadership Summit – You Have Leaders On Your Staff; Use Them! (July
2010)
• Defining Personal Learning Enviroments – Post and Presentation (Barcelona, July 2010)
• University of Regina Presentation: Leadership and Moving into the Field of Education (April
2010)
• Forest Green School Parent Advisory Council: Benefits of Web 2.0 and Cyberbullying
(January 2010)

Projects
• Connected Principals (Creator/Contributor)
• Connected Principals Quick Thoughts (Creator/Contributor)
• Forest Green School WPMU Portfolio Site (Creator/Contributor)
• Examples of Student Innovation (Creator/Contributor)
• Bam Radio Network – Commentator

Skills

• Hard worker and committed to achieving goals.

• Proven skills in building relationships, leading others, and developing leadership capacity.
• Tremendous knowledge in the area of technology integration. I have developed many
tutorials for schools and school districts in my years of working within education, and have
enjoyed working with many different teachers in helping them gain knowledge in
implementing technology into their own classrooms.
• Leader in the area of effective assessment practices as well as the implementation of
eportfolios.

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