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.
District Teams
District Principal | Pam Halverson | 250-475-4114 | phalverson@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Vice-Principal (Secondary) | Dave Shortreed | 250-475-4139 | dshortreed@sd61.bc.ca |
District Principal (Secondary)
| Tammy Renyard | 250-475-4138 | trenyard@sd61.bc.ca |
District Principal (Middle)
| Sean Powell | 250-475-4156 | spowell@sd61.bc.ca |
District Vice-Principal (Middle) | Dave Shortreed | 250-475-4139 | dshortreed@sd61.bc.ca |
District Principal (Elementary) | David Hovis | 250-475-4179 | dhovis@sd61.bc.ca |
District Vice-Principal (Elementary) | Lindsay Swan | 250-475-4235 | lswan@sd61.bc.ca |
District Early Learning (Elementary) | Charmaine Shortt | 250-475-4148 | cshortt@sd61.bc.ca |
District Principal | Sean McCartney | 250-475-4120 | semccartney@sd61.bc.ca |
District Vice-Principal (Elementary) | Carey Nickerson | 250-598-5012 | cnickerson@sd61.bc.ca |
Administrative Assistant | Tanya Clarke | 250-475-4157 | taclarke@sd61.bc.ca |
Indigenous Education Department
District Principal of Indigenous Education | Craig Schellenberg | 250-475-4125 | cschellenberg@sd61.bc.ca | |
District Administrator of Indigenous Education | Shelly Niemi | 250-475-4130 | sniemi@sd61.bc.ca |
Art & Cultural Facilitator | TBD | 250-475-4124 | |
Art & Administrative Assistant | Cheryl Claibourne | 250-475-4124 | cclaibourne@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