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CASS Pro-spective

Share your pro-spective (professional perspective)

The College of Alberta School Superintendents offers a collegial network of members that provides a learned perspective on matters impacting K-12 education. Being engaged in professional dialogue creates learning and collaboration opportunities among members. Sharing research and practice, in support of the needs of public education, offers perspective and learning on leadership practices that will result in quality school leadership, quality teaching, and optimum learning for all students in the province.

This site provides engagement opportunities that are framed around current and emergent education topics.

Strategies to capture members research, practice and expertise include:

Discussions: Nurture discussion, dialogue and debate. Ideas: Offer thoughts or suggestions. Stories: Members share a story of professional practice.

2024-2025 Projects

Communities of Practice for System Education Leaders

The concept of a community of practice comes from learning theory where the term was coined to describe the dynamic and living learning communities that exist in organizations and communities (Wenger-Trayner, 2015). Lave and Wenger (1991) are credited with first using the phrase ‘community of practice’ which they defined as a group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis.

Past Projects

Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Policy and Practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being described as the most significant technological innovation since the Internet. This system education leader engagement focuses on policies and ethical considerations.

September - June 2024

Continuum of Supports and Services: Visionary Leadership in Action

The intent of this project is to capture how Superintendents and system education leaders determine the vision for a preferred future for learning and success for ALL learners in their systems. Engagement on School Mental Health Supports, framed around the continuum, are included here.

Human Resources/People Services

CASS Human Resources/People Services system education leaders gain insights through the opportunity to network and collaborate.

Effective Relationships with Indigenous Communities

Sharing and understanding how system education leaders enter into, strengthen, and build ongoing relationships with indigenous communities.

Summer / Fall 2023

Supporting Effective Governance

The intent of this project is to gather superintendents "lessons learned" in relation to Supporting Effective Governance.

System Education Leaders Role Supporting Professional Practice

The professional practice standards for system education leaders represents the expectation for supporting schools leaders and teachers’ growth. Many approaches and strategies to build professional capacity exist. This engagement focuses on data used to measure impact and results. This project will remain open until April 14, 2023.

“WiL-ful” Conversations

Being willful describes someone who possesses dedication or perseverance. It means that the individual is determined, driven, or decisive.

Leading Together- Creating the Conditions for Optimum Learning for All

Dr. Santiago Rincón-Gallardo's research and learning with school authorities leaders around the world, and knowledge of the Alberta context, results in professional learning that can support our collective growth.

Leading us Forward: Leading for Equity and Compassionate Leadership

Leading Us Forward CASS supports building system leadership excellence to ensure optimal learning for all students. System education leaders continued growth, based on unique contexts and adaptive challenges, will lead us forward in Alberta.

Your Professional Learning Needs 2023-2024

Please share your areas of focus for your own, and your school authorities, professional learning needs.

Your Professional Learning Needs 2022-2023

Please share your areas of focus for your own, and your school authorities, professional learning needs.

Continuing Education Program (CEP) Projects

Continuing Education Program

The CASS Continuing Education Program (CEP) will start on September 1, 2024. This program will serve to meet the obligations of CASS as a legislated professional organization. As we get closer to the launch of the program, a series of questions and answers will be shared through CASS Connects over the next several weeks, to prepare regulated members for the launch of the program.

Continuing Education Program (CEP) Accreditation Review

Review and provide reflection on the DRAFT CEP Accreditation Chart. This project will remain open until April 14, 2023.

Continuing Education Program (CEP) Guiding Principles and Program Learning Outcomes

View your colleagues input into the draft guiding principles and program learning outcomes. Ideas contributed up to November 5th compiled for committee review.

Continuing Education Program (CEP) Focused Conversation

Explore ideas for the development of the CASS Continuing Education Program (CEP).

Continuing Education Program (CEP) / Supporting Effective Governance Curriculum

Inform the development of the SLQS Supporting Effective Governance curriculum for the CASS Continuing Education Program (CEP).