HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-01-31, Page 15THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008. PAGE 15.In the midst of majoraccommodation reviews in threeseparate communities, the AvonMaitland District School Board is in
the hunt for a replacement for top
administrator Geoff Williams.
The director of education, who
was appointed in July, 2003 after
being brought to the board as a
superintendent four years earlier,
will retire effective Sept. 30,
2008.
At a regular board meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 22, trustees agreed to
send out a request for proposals
from recruiting firms interested in
assisting in the search for Williams’
replacement.
Chair Meg Westley cautioned,
however, that the board has not yet
decided whether or not it will use
the services of such a firm.“The board of trustees is sorry to hear that Mr. Williams isretiring,” Westley said in a news release. “Under his leadership,we have maintained a strong focus on improving student
achievement and developing
positive citizenship qualities in our
students.”
The news release notes that
Williams “promised to give (the
board) five years in the position and
by August he will have fulfilled that
commitment.”
Williams took the Avon Maitland
helm immediately following a
turbulent few years during which
decisions were made to close
several schools, including Seaforth
District High School.
It should be noted that, as a
superintendent, he nonetheless
played an integral role in helping
guide the board through that period.His time as director of education,by contrast, has been relativelycalm, largely due to the comparativeabsence of strife between theprovincial government and the
education sector.
But within the past few months,
he has led the board into
accommodation review processes in
Goderich, Mitchell and St. Marys –
all of which could lead to major
changes like the closure of schools
and the relocation of Grades 7 and 8
students into secondary school
settings.
Asked by reporters about
his achievements since 2003,
he responded that he would
prefer to wait until his work is
complete before addressing such
questions.
Instead, he chose to focus on the
work still to come: working throughthe accommodation reviews,entering into collective bargainingnegotiations with various employeegroups, and completing the board’s2008-09 budget.Westley, however, eagerly spoke
of Williams’ past achievements,
praising the director of education
for “transform(ing) the culture of
the board to become more open,
more collaborative.”
“He has engaged the community
and staff at all levels in discussions
and decisions that have had a
positive impact on our students and
on the quality of education we
deliver.”
“He has created open,
collaborative working relationships
within the board and has built
strong partnerships between the
board and the community.”
A 54-year-old Stratford resident,
Williams has spent 31 years in theeducation sector, ranging fromteacher through principal andadministrator, and serving studentsin Renfrew County, Alberta andScarborough before coming to theAvon Maitland board.
Following the Jan. 22 meeting, he
told reporters, “I just felt that it was
time.”
He explained that two or three
top-level Avon Maitland
superintendents are expected to
retire within the next few years, and
he felt a new director of education
would be better-placed to choose a
long-term leadership team.
Williams said he looks forward to
serving with more community
groups, as well as canoeing and
camping with his family.
“It has been a long time since I
went canoeing in Killarney in
September,” he said.
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