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Professional Experience

in fields related to leadership, teaching and education

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September 2020 - Present

System Principal,
Near North District School Board 

Responsibilities in Safe Schools, Early Years, and Leadership Development. Through the creation of Administrative Guidelines and other assigned duties, I also support the system with School Trips, Student Registration, Healthy Schools and the New Teacher Induction Program. 

September 2024 - June 2025

Member-at-Large, Ontario Principals' Council Executive

Selected by the President of the Ontario Principals' Council (OPC) to work as a member of the Executive team for the 2024-2025 school year. As a Member-at-Large my role is to amplify administrator voice from across all provincial districts, participate in the governance of OPC and support the Provincial Council. 

Director, Children's Community Network

January 2024 - Present

Provide governance oversight to Children's Community Network, an organization that supports children, youth and their families with services such as coordinated service planing, urgent response, respite and more.

September 2023 - December 2023

Professor, Schulich School of Education, Nipissing Univeristy 

Teaching Curriculum Inquiry and Design, a 2nd year B. Ed. course with a focus on long-range planning and critical inquiry/action research.

September 2018 - August 2020

Elementary Principal
Near North DSB

Assigned to Vice-Principal and Principal positions in elementary schools with 400+ students and 40+ staff. 

September 2016 - August 2018

Elementary Teacher
Near North DSB

Grade 1 - 6 French Immersion Teacher with homeroom and preparatory duties. 

Secondary teacher responsible for Grade 10 Math, Grade 12 College and University English and Continuing Education for Adult Learners.

August 2015 - August 2016

August 2007 - August 2015

Elementary Teacher
Moosonee DSAB

Elementary teacher with experience in teaching Primary ECCP (Section 23), Grade 8 homeroom, and Core French. Worked as a Student Success and School Effectiveness Lead for 2+ years.

Secondary Teacher
James Bay Lowlands DSB

Leadership 

My leadership has been refined and influenced by mentors, researchers, and professional experiences. I am grateful for the many opportunities I have had to gain insights, reflect and practice leadership at a variety of school, community and system levels. 

Leadership is not about a title or a designation.
It's about impact, influence and inspiration.

-Robin Sharma

  • Elected Vice Chair of Near North Principals' Council (Aug 2024 - present)

  • Elected Provincial Councilor with Ontario Principals’ Council (OPC), 2022 - 2024

  • Lead NNDSB Leadership Development Committee; responsible for capacity building in NTIP teachers, Principals, Department Managers and Vice-Principals, 2021 - present

  • Create Professional Development calendar annually, facilitating many sessions on a variety of topics related to Safe Schools, Leadership and Early Years, 2020 - present

  • Report Card Committee, NNDSB, 2021 - present

  • Obtained Green Communities Canada Grant in the amount of $30,000 to support Safe Cycling curriculum initiative, 2021

  • Participant in the provincial review and subsequent editing of the School Effectiveness Framework, 2013

  • Developed Unit Plans for Aboriginal Focus Groups (Literacy, 2012 and Numeracy, 2013)

  • Chair of Professional Development Committee, Moosonee DSAB, 2008-2012

  • NTIP advisor (2011-2015) and Associate Teacher (2012)

  • Developed and filmed lesson plan for the Ministry of Education, published on EduGains, 2011

  • Participant in the Curriculum Review and Implementation of the Health and Physical Education Document, 2007- 2010

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