The following is being released at the request of the Provincial School Board Transition Committee:
Provincial School District CEO-Designate Named
Darrin Pike, a long-time K-12 educator and administrator, has been named
the CEO/Director of Education-designate of the new provincial
English-language school district, which will come into effect September 1,
2013. The announcement was made today by Lorne Wheeler, Chair of the
Provincial School Board Transition Committee established to oversee school
board consolidation.
“The transition committee is very pleased to have the benefit of Mr. Pike’s
experience and expertise as we move forward with the school board
consolidation process," said Mr. Wheeler. “He has a wealth of knowledge of
the K-12 education system in Newfoundland and Labrador which will no doubt
serve us well in the months ahead, and in September, when the new provincial
school board comes into effect.”
Mr. Pike, a native of Gander, is a former teacher, high school principal,
school district administrator and Deputy Minister of Education. He has most
recently served as Deputy Minister of Advanced Education and Skills with the
Provincial Government. Further biographical information is in the
backgrounder below.
“We are very fortunate to have an individual with Mr. Pike's wide range of
experience to lead the new provincial school district,” said the Honourable
Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education. “He has been involved in
virtually every aspect of K-12 education over the years – at the school,
school district and department level – and is an excellent choice to move
the Newfoundland and Labrador education system into the future.”
The Provincial Government announced earlier this spring that there would be
one provincial English-language school board, effective September 1, 2013.
The four existing English school boards will remain in place until that
time.
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Media contacts:
Brenda Pinto Administrative Assistant School Board Transition Committee 709-722-7173 transition@gov.nl.ca |
Heather May Director of Communications Department of Education 709-729-0048, 697-5061 heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
BACKGROUNDER
Biographical Information
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