May 2026 Articles
President's Perspective: Leading the Way: Women Reshaping Educational Leadership in British Columbia
Increasingly, women are mentoring each other in powerful, intentional ways. women continue to carry a disproportionate burden of gendered expectations, while simultaneously contributing to some of the most innovative, relational, and equity-driven leadership in the province.
Building Connections
Do you know about the five other Canadian associations the BCPVPA partners and collaborates with? Learn about this and the other connections of the BCPVPA in this article.
The Compass Leadership Academy
“As we looked out over that bustling room in October, we heard questions, we heard laughter, and we witnessed the next generation of educational leaders stepping forward.” Learn how the BCPVPA new Compass Program is helping new leaders feel equipped in their roles.
Advisory Committees
Members can bring to light their lived experiences and those of their colleagues, to inform the Board’s decisions by participating in advisory committees. If you are looking for a way to give back to our community of educational leaders, learn more about BCPVPA committees.
Inclusive Leadership that Builds Capacity of Self and Others
Inclusive leadership not only builds the capacity of self and others, but it also cultivates cultures that thrive on creativity and innovation allowing for new ideas to surface naturally. Any leader can achieve this through open communication, active listening, and authentic feedback.
Facilitating Supportive Conversations
When you walk alongside a teacher during a challenging moment, you send a powerful message: you are not alone, and your growth matters. Learn how to have conversations that feel more supportive of your teachers in this week’s article.
Vicarious Liability and Negligence: Implications for Educational Leaders
Vicarious liability is an important concept for employers and how they set standards and policies for employees. How is it different from negligence? Read case studies and understand vicarious liability in-depth in this article.
Grow Yourself to Grow Others
If we want to get fit, we know we can’t simply “think” ourselves into better health. To grow as a leader — especially in a role as demanding as Principal or Vice-Principal — you need intentional, structured, and ongoing development. And that means carving out time, choosing your learning opportunities wisely, and committing to doing the work between sessions.
A Journey Towards an Anti-Racism and Intercultural Competency Framework
Watson Road Elementary School is situated on the traditional unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) People. Vice-Principal David Johnson tells us how over the last few years, the school has is in a journey to embed Anti-Racism and Intercultural Competency deeply in the learning and culture of the school.
Beyond Algorithms: Our Journey Toward Building Mathematical Thinkers
For decades, many of our classrooms mirrored the way we ourselves learned: carefully following steps, memorizing procedures, identifying the right formula for the right type of problem. But as AI grew more capable, we could no longer pretend that procedural fluency alone would prepare students for a world where machines execute algorithms effortlessly.
A Valued Partnership Benefiting Educational Leaders
The BCPVPA is the Plan Administrator of the short and long-term disability (STD/LTD) plans (the Plan) that provide benefits to approximately 4,000 Plan participants comprised of Principals, Vice-Principals, and all other exempt, non-union staff in BC’s public education sector. Learn more about this here.
Book Review: Think Again - The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant
Grant encourages us to think like scientists: to search for
truth, test hypotheses, and embrace the possibility of being wrong. This book
highlights a key truth: with accelerated change comes the critical need to
re-evaluate our approaches, beliefs, and biases
Sustainable Leadership: Growing the Next Generation of Educational Leaders in BC
Fast-forward another decade, and I found myself walking in the Vancouver Pride Parade as the first openly gay Superintendent of Schools of the Vancouver School District. I began to feel a responsibility, especially to students, to show that people like us could indeed be accepted, and that being a school and district leader does not require hiding who we are.