Principal, Bilingual

Yuzyk Academy is a pioneering a Ukrainian–English bilingual public charter school serving Kindergarten to Grade 4 to start (K-9 in the coming years) through a culturally enriched,Comprehensible Input (CI– driven pedagogical model. The Academy is rooted in Alberta's tradition of parental choice and bilingual education and is the first program in the province to be built entirely around

Culturally Immersive CI language instruction, ensuring high quality acquisition of Ukrainian and English for both heritage speakers and new learners through meaningful, understandable input embedded in real cultural experiences.

• Bilingual Proficiency - students will demonstrate grade-level, or above grade level proficiency, in both Ukrainian and English Language Arts (ELA) as measured by Alberta Education Literacy Early Learning Assessments, ELA Provincial Achievement Test (PAT) results and Ukrainian Language Arts report card marks.
• Cultural Appreciation
  - Students will exhibit a comprehensive understanding of Ukrainian culture, its role in Canadian history, and its contributions to Alberta's development.
• Heritage Language Advocacy
  - Students will develop an appreciation for heritage language maintenance and bilingual education programs through participation in at least one Ukrainian heritage-language community event per year.
• Linguistic Collaboration – Students will learn to value and leverage linguistic strengths in both Ukrainian and English, enhancing mutual respect and bilingual development.

Yuzyk Academy's mission is to provide Ukrainian-speaking students with an opportunity to maintain their mother tongue while mastering English and to offer English-speaking students the opportunity to learn Ukrainian as a second language, enriching their cultural understanding and cognitive development.

We are looking for an inspirational, community-connected Principal to lead and support the development of this new Charter school. If you are a talented educator, with a desire to enter leadership or already have leadership experience and motivation to be a part of the future of education in Alberta, Ukrainian – English bilingual speaking would be an extreme asset.

• Ensure an environment of high-quality instruction and student learning outcomes.
• Overall supervision of the school; observing and supporting culturally immersive Comprehensible Input language instruction and setting of data driven objectives to improve student outcomes.
• Keep informed of current practices pertaining to teaching and administration of school programs by attending meetings, professional development conferences, and reading and sharing material of educational relevance with staff as appropriate.

• Lead and foster the development of programs and materials to support innovative curriculum delivery within the school.
• Assist the teaching staff in the selection, modification, and implementation of bilingual curriculum materials.
• Collaborate with colleagues at established Ukrainian Bilingual Schools in Edmonton, Alberta in the development of resources tailored to bilingual programming.
• Develop and support positive morale among the student body through ensuring that the delivery of curriculum is both engaging and personalized to individual learning rates.

• Recruiting and selection of educational, administrative and school support staff;
• Responsible for the preparation of the overall school timetable, class lists and student supervision schedules and be accountable as to the effectiveness of their functioning;
• Oversee and support staff assigned to manage student registration, school transfers and maintenance of up-to-date student cumulative records;
• Take an active role in the…