Jennifer Turner

8120 Duby Road, Box 748

Radium Hot Springs, BC, V0A 1M0
250-341-8385 * Jenniferturner0@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL GOAL
To develop and sustain a positive learning environment that supports all learners, their families, staff, and
community partners as a serving leader who strives to deepen personal understanding of system
leadership, program development and evaluation of social and emotional mental wellness for staff and
students within public school settings.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Assistant Superintendent, Rocky Mountain School District 6 August 2013 Present
District Vice Principal, Boundary School District 51 August 2006 July 2013
Principal, Big White Community School, Boundary School District 51August 2006 July 2013
Principal, Walker Development Centre, Boundary School District 51 August 2006 July 2013

POST-SECONDARY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Clinical Supervisor University of Calgary 2012-2014, 2016-2017
o EDPS 676 Practicum in Social, Emotional, and Behaviour Assessment and Intervention
Supervisor
o EDPS 698 Internship Supervisor
o Coordinated placement for students in three Kootenay School Districts (6, 8, 51)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Foothills School Division, Okotoks, AB January 2002 July 2003.
o Counsellor, Foothills Composite High School District 6
o Chair of Joint Worksite Health and Safety Steering Committee, Division Critical Response
Steering Committee, Co-Chair Career Expo, Chair of Counselling Standards Policy Review,
Technology Preparation Program launch.
Northern Lights School Division. Bonnyville, AB January 1995 July 2001
o Special Education Teacher
o Classroom Teacher grades 5-12

MINISTRY COMPLIANCE AUDIT AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Coordination of Internal Special Education Audit for SD 51 2005-2013.
Co-facilitated Internal Special Education Audit for School District 8 2005-2007.
Ministry of Education District Review Team Member Coast Mountain SD 2006.
Boundary School District Ministry of Education Special Education Audit 2006-2007
o Responsible for Special Education Services Program
o Audit results demonstrated 100% compliant.
District 51 Enrolment and Aboriginal Education Audit 2003-2004, 2015-2016
o Teacher with program responsibilities and Administrator
o Audit results demonstrated 100% compliant.
Rocky Mountain School District Special Education Compliance Audit
o Responsible for Special Education Services
o Audit results demonstrated 100% compliant.
BC College of Psychologist Continuing Competency Quality Assurance Committee Audit 2013
o Audit results demonstrated 100% compliant.
BCCASE Representative on Ministry Select Standing Committee on Curriculum.
K-12 Education Representative Building MHSU Capacity in Schools Working Group
Cross-Government Review of Mental Health Services 2016-2017
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYAS AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Rocky Mountain School District Invermere, BC
Assistant Superintendent August 2013 - present
Development and Supervision of all Special Education programs and processes in the district (local
policy and practice development, designations for students with Special Needs, Individual Education
Plans and reporting of progress, behaviour intervention plans, safety plans, ensuring equitable access
to specialized services).
Training and Staff Development of Learning Services topics to all staff (classroom, EAs, SPED,
School-based Administration).
Liaison with community, regional, and provincial partners (MCFD, Child and Youth Mental Health,
CYSN, CLBC, Public Health, Psychiatry, RCMP, local aboriginal band services, Supported Child
Care, early years and post-secondary programming for youth with special needs).
Coordination and implementation of District Assessment Practice including early intervention
screening program for oral language, social emotional development, hearing and vision. Academic
and behaviour assessment and psychoeducational assessment (initial diagnosis, reassessment, adult
services eligibility assessment, post-secondary eligibility assessment).
Manage Community LINK program. Form effective process to identify vulnerable students, establish
programming that directly supports vulnerable students, and promote partnerships and integrated
approaches with families, community services and staff. Complete annual Ministry Reporting.
District Safe School Coordinator and liaison between District and Ministry staff. Provide program
development and implementation of Violence Threat Risk Assessment process and Critical Incident
Debrief. Including coordination of the ERASE Bullying strategy and WorkSAFE BC Staff Response
Plan Coordination.
District Early Learning Coordination including StrongStart Early Years Programming and Ready, Set,
Learn programming including screening, early intervention, programming, ministry liaison and
consultation with early learning community partners.

SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

December 2016 Learning Forward Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia. Host
Committee.
April 2014 BC Council of Special Educators. Vancouver, British Columbia. Tiered Intervention for
Student Success. A system approach.
August 2016 BC Superintendent Association Summer Conference. Kelowna, British Columbia.
Building the Skills of Healthy and Respectful Relationships.
August 2012 BC Superintendent Association Summer Conference. Kelowna, British Columbia.
Aboriginal Information Circles: SD 51 and SD 10 Inquiry Project
May 2009 CYSN Regional Conference Supporting Youth with Special Needs. Cranbrook British
Columbia. Integrated Case Management Practitioner Training.
March 2009 International FASD Conference Victoria British Columbia. From Assessment to
Intervention: Panel Discussion.
August 2005 International Special Education Conference Glasgow Scotland. SMART Reading and
Students with Special Needs.
February 2005 International FASD Conference Victoria British Columbia. Instructional Support
Strategies for Children and Youth with FASD.
October 2004 SMART Reading Conference New Westminster British Columbia. Reading
Intervention Strategies for student with cognitive delay.
GRANT PROPOSAL AND RESEARCH PARTICIPTATION
Grant: School-based Violence Prevention Program. Civil Forfeiture Ministry of Justice, 2015.
Building the Skills of Healthy and Respectful Relationships
Research Participant: The National Youth Screening Project &NYSP) Part 2
Research Participant: UBC, HELP and CHEQ Childhood Experiences Questionnaire

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES / AFFILIATIONS:

College of Alberta Psychologists
British Columbia College of Psychologists
British Columbia Association of School Psychologists
British Columbia School Superintendents Association
British Columbia Council of Administrators of Special Education
British Columbia College of Teachers
Alberta Teachers Association

EDUCATION:

University of Calgary, Distance Education 2009

Advanced Clinical Supervision in Psychology

Master of Science: Psychology, Capella University, Minneapolis, 1999-2001

Education Psychology Specialization

University of Calgary, Distance Education 1999

EDER 619: Social Dynamics of Rural Education

Bachelor of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton 1990-1995

Major: Secondary Social Studies
Minor: Secondary Special Education (Educational Psychology)

REFERENCES:

Meadow Schroeder, PhD, R Psych 1-403-220-6173

Assistant Professor, School and Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of
Calgary.

Sherri Mohoruk 1-604-868-3949

Retired Superintendent of Safe School, Ministry of Education, BC