Executive Superintendent Student Achievement, Innovation and Well-Being, Toronto CDSB

EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATION, AND WELL-BEING

Vision

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve approximately 85,000 students in nearly 200 Catholic schools in the City of Toronto and represent close to 575,000 Catholic school supporters. At the TCDSB, we grow in knowledge, with justice and hope. The TCDSB is an inclusive Catholic learning community that nurtures faith development and academic excellence through the love of God, neighbor, and self.

We fully engage students in learning that supports their academic, spiritual, socio-emotional, and physical growth and development. At TCDSB, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations our Catholic values, and the Board’s Pastoral Plans are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st Century.

With a staff of over 14,000, the TCDSB is a dynamic school board and is seeking an Executive Superintendent Student Achievement, Innovation, And Well-Being.

All interested applicants are welcome to apply; we are an inclusive employer.

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Education Officer, the Executive Superintendent, Student Achievement, Innovation, and Well-Being is a practicing, faithful Catholic and empowering leader with a strong vision for Catholic education. This individual provides leadership in the strategic alignment, planning, development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of all curricula, instructional practices and special education academic and clinical services. The Executive Superintendent oversees the work of the Superintendent of Curriculum and Student Success and the Superintendent of Special Services to ensure alignment of strategic direction to support student achievement and the development of staff capacity to enhance operational efficiency.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is a student-focused learning institution. We seek Catholic educational leaders who demonstrate a powerful personal mission and dedication to it through action in building Catholic communities. We are committed to promoting leaders who are visionary and innovative, excellent communicators, effective administrators, outstanding role models, and collaborators.

The Executive Superintendent is a champion of inclusive education and a strong proponent of relational leadership. With a focus on supports and resources that wrap around every student, the Executive Superintendent of Student Achievement, Innovation, and Well Being recognizes the classroom teacher as having the greatest impact on student achievement, and strategically aligns systemic structures, resources, programming and innovation that is intentional, targeted, and outcomes-oriented in support of student learning. With oversight of curriculum, student success and special education services, this role must promote a cross-disciplinary approach to instructional leadership development with a sensitivity to differentiating support structures to best serve local needs. The Executive Superintendent understands their impact on organizational culture, processes, and operational norms and is committed to disrupting existing norms, practices, and processes where required to support better outcomes and opportunities for all students and educators.

The candidate will hold Ontario Supervisory Officer, special education and religious education qualifications and be a practicing Catholic with a minimum of 5 years experience as a supervisory officer in a school board setting. The individual must demonstrate varied curriculum expertise and must be a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers.

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Who We Are

Our mission at TCDSB is to inspire learning – in every way – and support our students and employees. Employees who work in our corporate setting are passionate and have a strong belief in our mission and making TCDSB a leader in public education. We are:

Consistent with the TCDSB’s Employment Equity policy and Multi-Year Strategic Plan, the TCDSB is strongly committed to fostering and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the stakeholders and communities we serve. As such, we especially welcome applications from individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, including but not limited to, those who are Indigenous, Black, 2SLGBTQ+, and racialized. You are invited to voluntarily indicate if you identify as one or more of the communities. This information will be kept confidential.

The TCDSB is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when contacted. We will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request. Learn more about the TCDSB Fair Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process. https://5il.co/1dkld

Qualified applicants are requested to submit a resume and cover letter of application detailing qualifications and experience to:

Dr. Brendan Browne, Director of Education via email @ brendan.browne@tcdsb.org by Monday, July 20, 2026.

We thank all prospective applicants for showing interest in this position; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.