CENTRAL OKANAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Deputy Superintendent Receives UBC Alumni Builder Award

Central Okanagan Public Schools congratulates Terry-Lee Beaudry on receiving the UBC Alumni Builder Award. The award recognizes her dedication to students, her many contributions to transforming education, and her work with UBC and the Okanagan School of Education (OSE).

Terry-Lee has held the positions of teacher, Vice-Principal, Principal, Director of Instruction, Assistant Superintendent, and is currently Deputy Superintendent.

"I am deeply honoured to receive this award on behalf of my colleagues at the District and University level who have had a hand in strengthening our current Central Okanagan Public Schools/UBC partnership and who remain committed to building reconciliation practices in education for the betterment of all children and communities," said Beaudry. "It continues to be an absolute privilege and pleasure to collaborate with exceptional teachers, support staff, educational leaders, community members, and university faculty to create equitable opportunities while transforming learning in schools."

Over the years, Terry-Lee Beaudry's many accomplishments include organizing collaborative opportunities for new teachers and collaborating with the BC Principals and Vice-Principals Association to embed reconciliation practices within Foundations coursework for new administrators. She has also worked alongside UBC faculty and local Indigenous Knowledge Holders to re-imagine the OSE Teacher Education Program, became an Adjunct Professor for UBC, and received the ABCDE Education Advocate of the Year - Outstanding Service to BC Public Education award.

"We congratulate Terry-Lee on receiving this award that recognizes her many accomplishments and her contributions as an educator and leader in our district for over four decades," said Kevin Kaardal, Superintendent of Schools/CEO. "Her work with UBC has impacted hundreds of educators in our journey towards truth and reconciliation. We are also grateful for her leadership of the District's Equity in Action for Truth and Reconciliation Agreement that is decolonizing our relationship with Indigenous communities."

"The Board of Education congratulates Deputy Superintendent Beaudry on this distinction," said Lee-Ann Tiede, Chair for the Board of Education. "Central Okanagan Public Schools is fortunate to have leaders like Terry-Lee creating opportunities for our students and staff to thrive."

Terry-Lee Beaudry (left) Deputy Superintendent of Schools, and Margaret McIntyre Latta, Director of the UBC-Okanagan School of Education, at the ceremony for the UBC Alumni Builder Award.