P U B L I C S E S S I O N A G E N D A - Halton District School Board

6. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT POOL LIST:
6.1 The list of successful principal and vice-principal candidates:
6.1.1 Will contain the names of all interviewed candidates whose promotion process
demonstrated their readiness to successfully assume the role, e.g., achieved
rating of either Ready or Exemplary Readiness; and,
6.1.2 Will be contained in a Director’s report to the board outlining the appointment to
elementary and secondary pools;
6.1.3 Candidates will remain in the pool until placed by the Family of Schools
Superintendents placement process; and,
6.1.4 Candidates who remain on the list for three years, and are not appointed, may be
asked to reapply.
7. CANDIDATE NOTIFICATION:
7.1 Following the Director’s Report to the Board:
7.1.1 Successful candidates and their immediate supervisors are notified of success by
their Family of Schools Superintendent as soon as possible after presentation to
Board;
7.1.2 Candidates not recommended for the pool are advised by the Superintendent
members of the interview team as soon as possible after the presentation to the
Board; and,
7.1.3 The system is notified of the list of successful candidates.
8. DEBRIEFING
8.1 Interviewed candidates not recommended for the pool will be offered a debriefing
by the superintendents on the interview team:
8.1.1 Debriefing sessions should align with the Halton District School Board succession
planning. This requires: Unsuccessful candidates are directed to the Succession
Planning pathway and are encouraged to enrol in the appropriate programs that
would strengthen their readiness for the role. (It should be noted that candidates
should have followed this pathway prior to applying for the role.);
8.1.2 Candidates may attend the debriefing session with a partner of their choice;
8.1.3 The Superintendents from the interview team will review the application package,
interview responses and reference feedback, focusing on the leadership
experiences, practices and competencies that were evident or not evident
throughout the selection process as assessed by the interview team;
8.1.4 The Superintendent will also recommend to the candidate, the actions to be
addressed prior to consideration of subsequent applications. While the decision to
re-apply remains with the candidate, the feedback is intended to guide them in
reflecting upon and preparing their readiness to lead a school in Halton.
9. TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT OF PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS:
9.1 Decisions pertaining to the transfer and placement of pool candidates and
experienced principals and vice principals is a collaborative process done by the
School Operations Superintendents. The process used for the transfer and
placement of principals and vice principals will contain the following elements:
9.1.1. The process is led by the Superintendent with responsibility for
Succession Planning;
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