Senior Leadership

Senior Leadership Team

Rhae-Ann Holoien, Superintendent of Schools
Stephen Hoyland, Assistant Superintendent - Education Services
Imogene Walsh, Secretary-Treasurer
Natasha Wilm, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources

To reach a member of BRSD Senior Leadership, please visit our contact page.

Superintendent Message

February 13, 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians of BRSD:

Subject: Alberta Education Assurance (AEA) survey

I hope you are having a great start to 2025. Your school will be distributing the annual Alberta Education Assurance (AEA) survey to parents or guardians of students in Grades 4, 7 and 10 from February 18 to March 21, 2025. Your participation is important as your feedback will be used to help us to best meet the expectations and needs of our families and students. This information sheet is for parents and guardians completing the AEA survey.

Our division’s Annual Education Results Report (AERR) is available on our website. This report highlights BRSD’s proud moments and successes that our students, parents/guardians, and staff experienced during the 2023-24 school year. We are committed to continuing to provide the best possible education for our students.

Notable AERR highlights:

  • 86.8 per cent of teachers, parents and students are satisfied with their overall quality of basic education
  • three-year high school completion rate increased by nearly eight percentage points (75.6 to 83.5 per cent)
  • implementation of sound field systems in all K-6 classrooms reduced vocal strain, enhancing student engagement and teacher well-being
  • 86.8 per cent of parents, students, and teachers feel students are safe, are learning to care for others, respect others, and are treated fairly
  • significant increase of parent participation in the Alberta Education Assurance Measures survey, with 343 parents responding this year—a 53 per cent increase from previous participation rates

For more details about AERR successes, please see our media release.

The Board has approved the 2025-26 school calendar. Thank you to families, staff and students who provided feedback. Please find the calendar here.

I look forward to working with you all to achieve our collective goals for our students.

Sincerely,

Rhae-Ann Holoien
Superintendent of Schools