SD73 touts success of CEA program; future expansion possible

While the program was run through SD73, the graduates have no obligation to work locally.

“When we have a vacancy in a school that is unfilled, the ripple effect that is has on a school can affect the entire building,” Superintendent Mike St. John adds.

But after experiencing the district, the hope is that they’ll want to remain.

“We would anticipate that they would stay close. I think the numbers were there was 19 from the group that were right from the Kamloops area,” St. John says. “We were able to design it, as we like our teachers to do, and want our principals to run their schools in a personalized way based on the local need. This program was designed that way based on the needs of our system.”

The early success of the program has SD73 running another cohort of student through beginning next month and looking to expand the program into the Indigenous education workers space as well.

“If we are looking at maybe a model that works to have students while they are in their training and education portion being able to come get experience in the schools, with our administrators,” Grieve says. “People know what it is that they are applying for when they apply into a position and what it would look like in terms of the work. With the hopes of retention and creating a better support network for our students.”

The first step in expanding the program will be introducing it to the district Indigenous education council at an upcoming meeting.

by Michael Reeve

SD73 touts success of CEA program; future expansion possible

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