Does CEEF offer an exchange for school principals / administrators?
School principals and vice-principals can sometimes
be matched in a year long exchange which operates in
a similar fashion to the teacher exchanges.
In addition, CEEF is pleased to offer a special short
term, job shadow program for school administrators in
co-operation with education authorities in The Netherlands,
Switzerland and The United Kingdom.* Exchanges
are available for both elementary and secondary school
principals and vice-principals. In continental Europe,
secondary schools are those with students between 11
- 20 years old. Exchanges to other countries, including
Australia, can be explored upon request.
*Most Australian states are welcoming the short term job shadow. However, it has yet to be successful there.
The Program
For the exchange program, the incoming principal
spends two weeks living and working with the Canadian
principal, and the Canadian principal in turn spends
two weeks living and working with the other principal
in his/her country. Longer or shorter periods may
be negotiated between the exchangees once the initial
connection between them has been made. Similarly,
the dates and timing of the exchange visits are to
be negotiated between the two administrators and their
home school boards or other authorities.
Language
Participating countries where English is not the
first language have indicated that appropriate provision
will be made to accommodate the language capabilities
of Canadian principals. English and French are widely
spoken throughout continental Europe, and some schools
are bilingual.
Costs
- $37.10 CDN (includes GST) non-refundable application
fee
- $106.00 CDN (includes GST) fee payable upon confirmation
of a mutually acceptable match. This fee is refundable
should any unforeseen serious circumstance arise which
prevents the exchange, or should the other administrator
withdraw for a legitimate reason.
- All other costs (including travel and insurance)
are the responsibility of the individual exchange
participants or their home school boards.
More information about CEEF and our programs can be obtained from your school board's Human Resources department.
Applying to the program
To apply to the CEEF School Principal / Administrator exchange program you will need to fill out a different application from that for Teacher exchanges. The Principal / Administrator Application Kit is now available for download in Adobe PDF format. This type of file can be read and printed by both Windows and Macintosh computer systems. However, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free from Adobe’s web site - click here) in order to use this file.
