Niagara Catholic's Chief Executive Officer Giancarlo Vetrone has appointed Kim Kinney as the board's first Chief Education Officer (CEdO), effective June 29. Kinney was named to the new position, created by the provincial government as part of its school board reform laid out in Bill 101, following a special information-only board meeting Monday, June 29.
Kim Kinney joined Niagara Catholic in September 2020, as a family of schools' superintendent of education and the superintendent of education responsible for the board's Program and Innovation (curriculum) portfolio. She spent most of her career as a teacher, vice-principal, and principal at the Halton Catholic District School Board. Immediately before joining Niagara Catholic, Kinney was seconded to the Ministry of Education for a three-year term to support the province's math curriculum. as a Student Achievement Officer.
"I am pleased that Kim has accepted the position of Niagara Catholic's Chief Education Officer," said CEO Giancarlo Vetrone. "Kim is uniquely positioned for this role, having spent most of the past decade focused on curriculum. Her commitment to student success played a key role in making Niagara Catholic a provincial leader in literacy and numeracy, and I'm sure in her new role, Kim will continue to focus on advancing student achievement for all."
Kinney said she's honoured to accept her new role.
"When I came to Niagara Catholic six years ago, I wasn't sure what my role would be, particularly as our first focus was managing student learning during the pandemic," she said. "Afterward, we shifted our focus to recovery and to building upon those successes to create confident learners. I was fortunate to lead a team committed to student success in these core subjects who focused on this every day. In this new role, I will continue to work towards achieving equitable outcomes for all students based upon the belief that all students can succeed."
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