Mike McKay

Superintendent of Schools,
School District 36

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Keynote, panel member, consultant on:
Accountability and Results,
Building Learning Communities,
District Accountability Agreement processes.
Focus on student results,
Using data to identify priorities and developing specific
Results-oriented school plans.
Bringing an Ethics initiative to B.C. schools.

Change Process,
Teaching for Success in a Diverse Classroom'
Leadership in Complex Times.

In our district, accountability for student achievement is clearly connected to positive, supportive, relationship-based school communities.

Mike has served as a resource to schools and districts in Canada and internationally, focusing on leadership, accountability, ethics and professional learning communities.

- I would like to have more presentations from Mike. He is aware of all the changes that are happening in education and how they impact on the roles of school administrators;
- I would love to see people working and teaming together using some of the materials and ideas from this workshop. Mike's session provides great direction for our own organization;
- Mike knows what to do. This was a very professional session - energizing and stimulating;
- We are starting to see what leaders like Mike are doing. His session showed me that we need to develop leadership within our own group;
- This was an inspirational workshop. Mike was funny and knowledgeable. I really felt he knows and understands the role of the principal. He also knows how to motivate people to get them to want to be on the cutting edge of positive change;
- Mike was great. I am hoping for a followup session to continue to explore his ideas and how to implement them;
- Mike McKay put together a session that was relevant and meaningful to each one of us. We have some work to do!;
- I am going back to school with some great ideas. The sessions were both inspiring and practical. I would like to have Mike back in our District for some followup;
- A superb and thought-provoking workshop with a good balance between fun and insight into the current concepts and expectations administrators are facing. Mike's work always keeps the child at the centre. A very positive, "from the heart" retreat.

Mike McKay is Superintendent of Schools in Surrey, British Columbia. During his 24 years in education, he has worked at the elementary and secondary school levels, as well as at the Ministry of Education as Director of Educational Innovation.

Districts wanting to:
establish high achieving schools.
effectively support student success.
develop a clear vision of priorities
establish effective learning communities

Mike challenges participants with the question: "When will what we know change what we do?", and highlights that in good schools and districts, time and attention are given to strategic development of core building blocks for success. Establishing these foundations is key to building effective learning communities.