Leadership Development


Board Leadership Development Strategy

The purpose of the Board Leadership Development Strategy (BLDS) is to establish a systematic approach to fostering high quality leadership development throughout the school board. The BLDS is targeted towards school leaders, system leaders, and towards those who aspire to a leadership role, both academic and non-academic.

The BLDS builds on and replaces the 2009-10 succession planning and talent development strategy and includes mentoring and principal/vice-principal performance appraisal. The ministry is providing $4 million of Ontario Leadership Strategy funding in 2011-12 to support school boards to take first steps or further steps to implement a BLDS. The Board Leadership Development Strategy Requirements Manual (PDF, 1.66 MB) outlines the requirements for 2011-12.

Other resources

The Institute for Education Leadership has commissioned a report on Succession Planning in Ontario Schools.

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