Posted 3 days ago
Principal - South Windsong School
@ Rocky View Schools
Airdrie, Alberta
Overview
Rocky View Schools is hiring a Principal for its newest K-9 school in South Windsong, Airdrie, opening fall 2027 with about 600 students. The role leads curriculum, instruction, learner engagement and community relationships, with a start date of March 1, 2027.
Responsibilities:
- Lead curriculum, instruction and assessment practices
- Cultivate an engaging learning environment for all learners
- Build relationships between home, school and community
- Develop leadership capacity in staff
- Manage the school to maximize instructional leadership time
Requirements summary:
- Master's degree in school-based leadership
- Current Alberta Teaching Certificate
- Three to five years as a successful school principal
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to stay current with information technologies
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-03
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Education |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Alberta Teaching Certificate |
| Education | Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | School-based leadership |
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Rocky View Schools
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Rocky View Schools (RVS) serves the educational needs of over 28,600 students within 53 diverse schools. As the fifth largest school jurisdiction in Alberta, RVS balances the development of learner competencies with an ongoing emphasis on literacy and numeracy. We believe all learners deserve to have their needs met through learning communities that value inclusion, diversity, compassion and fairness. In RVS, the best interest of students is at the center of every decision.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,162
- Reported office locations
- 2651 Chinook Winds Drive Southwest, Airdrie, Alberta T4B 0B4, CA
- Chestermere, Alberta, CA
- Cochrane, Alberta, CA
- Springbank, Alberta, CA
- Langdon, Alberta, CA
- Bragg Creek, Alberta, CA
- Other recorded names
- Rocky View Schools
- Specialties
- French Immersion
- Christian Programming
- Outreach Campus
- Online Learning
- Public Education
- Kindergarten
- Preschool Intervention Program
- K-12
- and Serving diverse learning needs
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Rocky View Schools (RVS) serves the educational needs of over 28,600 students within 53 diverse schools. As the fifth largest school jurisdiction in Alberta, RVS balances the development of learner competencies with an ongoing emphasis on literacy and numeracy. We believe all learners deserve to have their needs met through learning communities that value inclusion, diversity, compassion and fairness. In RVS, the…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Primary and Secondary Education |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Airdrie, Alberta |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Specialties | French ImmersionChristian ProgrammingOutreach CampusOnline LearningPublic EducationKindergartenPreschool Intervention ProgramK-12and Serving diverse learning needs |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 68 |
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Principal
South Windsong School
Rocky View Schools (RVS) serves the educational needs of over 29,600 students within 53 diverse schools. As the fifth-largest school board in Alberta, Rocky View Schools (RVS) provides a positive quality learning experience to students living to the west, north and east of Calgary. The jurisdiction provides educational services to more than 29,600 public students in kindergarten to Grade 12 through 53 schools and employs more than 3,000 staff.
RVS is situated on the traditional territories of the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta including the Siksikaitsitapi (Siksika Kainai, Piikani, Amskapi Pikuni), Tsuutina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney), and the Rocky View Métis District.
At RVS, we:
- Foster learning and working environments where everyone feels they belong.
- Welcome diverse perspective and provide opportunities for all voices to be heard.
- Build trust and relationships through respect, collaboration and meaningful enjoyments.
- Demonstrate accountability, transparency and integrity in our actions and decisions.
- Strengthen connections with students, families, staff and community partners.
- Create opportunities to build the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in a changing world.
- Recognize and support diverse and equitable pathways to success.
- Set high expectations and offer high levels of support.
- Encourage a culture of curiosity, creativity and openness to new ideas.
Discover an amazing opportunity as Principal of our newest school located in the city of Airdrie in the community of South Windsong. Built to hold 905 students, this K-9 school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2027 with approximately 600 students. The position of Principal will commence March 1, 2027.
As a Jurisdictional Leader in Rocky View Schools you will:
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of curriculum, and assessment practices
- Cultivate an engaging learning environment focused on the unique needs of all learners
- Work collaboratively to build meaningful relationships between home, school and community
- Build an environment where learners have an active role and voice
- Facilitate and guide classroom teaching with a balanced focus on literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge
- Support the creation of effective multi-dimensional instructional design practices
- Demonstrate consistent use of research-informed pedagogy and leadership practices
- Create a learning environment in which learners are challenged, engaged, supported and successful
- Model personal commitment to learning, while fostering a culture of reflection, self-awareness and growth
- Facilitate and promote the development of leadership capacity in others
- Use effective management strategies in order to maximize time for instructional leadership
Your Education and Experience will reflect:
- Master’s degree in an area relevant to school-based leadership
- Possession of a current Alberta Teaching Certificate
- A minimum of three to five years as a successful school Principal
- Outstanding interpersonal skills as well as verbal/written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to remain current with information technologies
Please include the following in your application package:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Statement of educational philosophy and vision of leadership
- Name and contact information of three professional references; please note, references may be contacted as part of our short-listing process
Please send your application information quoting Job Code # 4077642 on or before November 16, 2026 at 4:30pm ABT. We request all applications be placed through .
Rocky View Schools
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