New Director of Instruction

Chelsea Prince is the new Director of Instruction – Indigenous Education for School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap), which is a new role in SD83. Chelsea has been with SD83 since 2007 and has been a teacher, vice principal, and principal, and has extensive experience working in curriculum and assessment with the Ministry of Education, the First Nations Education Steering Committee, and CBC. She is a Mohawk of the Bay of Quinte, a band that is located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory on the north shore of Lake Ontario, but has always lived here in BC.

In this new position as Director of Instruction – Indigenous Education, Prince will be providing leadership in the inclusion of Indigenous content and worldviews for all students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and will be working with schools to improve the achievement of Indigenous students. She will also be collaborating with local Indigenous communities and school district educators to develop curriculum materials that reflect the history, geography, culture, and people of the North Okanagan Shuswap.

The first major task she will be taking on is the implementation of the new Indigenous content graduation requirement in SD83 secondary schools, with the goal of ensuring choice, flexibility, and authenticity for students.

Mishel Quaal will continue to be District Principal of Indigenous Education, providing leadership for Indigenous students and Indigenous Education Department school staff.