The Educational Services Department is available to provide a range of supports, from instructional strategies to professional development opportunities, that complement the work of school based teams and staff. Each school level has an assigned district administrator team. School administrators can access this team through one district email for each level (see below). If it is an emergent issue, please contact an administrator team member by phone. You can also find additional resources and information on our websites.
Learning Team
Director | Louise Sheffer | 250-475-4156 | lsheffer@sd61.bc.ca | Administrative Assistant: Cheryl Claibourne 250-475-4157 cclaibourn@sd61.bc.ca |
District Principal (Secondary) | Pam Halverson | 250-475-4114 | phalverson@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Vice-Principal (Secondary) | Jon Hamlin | 250-475-4185 | jhamlin@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Principal (Middle) | Tammy Renyard | 250-475-4138 | trenyard@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Vice-Principal (Middle) | Dave Shortreed | 250-475-4139 | dshortreed@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Principal (Elementary) | David Hovis | 250-475-4179 | jhansen@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Principal (Elementary) | Sean McCartney | 250-475-4194 | semccartney@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Vice-Principal (Elementary) | Carey Nickerson | 250-475-4235 | cnickerson@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Principal (K-12) | Simon Burgers | 250-475-4120 | sburgers@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Vice Principal (K-12) | Denise Wehner | 250-475-4189 | dwehner@sd61.bc.ca |
Indigenous Education Department
District Principal of Indigenous Education | Craig Schellenberg | 250-475-4125 | cschellenberg@sd61.bc.ca | Administrative Assistant: Paola Bell 250-475-4124 pbell@sd61.bc.ca |
Indigenous Administrator | Shelly Niemi | 250-475-4130 | sniemi@sd61.bc.ca | |
Art & Cultural Facilitator | Sarah Rhude | 250-475-4129 | srhude@sd61.bc.ca |
Pathways and Partnerships
District Vice Principal | Lindsay Johnson | 250-475-4182 | ljohnson@sd61.bc.ca |
Coordinator | Bonnie Alexander | 250-475-4183 | balexander@sd61.bc.ca |
Career Programs | Kevin Blecic | 250-893-9885 | kablecic@sd61.bc.ca |
District Team Websites
Learning Team | Support for Learning | Aboriginal Nations Education |
Technology for Learning | Pathways & Partnerships | Healthy, Safe, and Caring Schools |