Experience

Landmark East School

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of School

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Armbrae Academy

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Head of School

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  In collaboration with the Board, I develop and manage the annual operational budget. I am also accountable for marketing, admissions (student enrollment and attrition), as well as Plant Maintenance, Health and Safety, Curriculum Development, P&L, etc.. I envision and plan long term agendas, and actively participate in positive and structured global change management programs for the betterment of the school. This year, under my leadership our student population was the highest in the history of the school.Key Leadership Reference: "We are very fortunate to have Ms. Fougere as the Interim Head role. The Board is extremely grateful for her leadership and dedication to Armbrae, particularly given the limited notice and limited time to plan for her role as Head. In a very short period she was able to bring together the entire Armbrae team to deal with the challenge created by (the previous Head's) departure. Ms. Fougere has put in a place a team that will ensure that this year is successful and that we continue to deliver on our mission. I personally want to thank Karen for her commitment and personal sacrifice and I deeply appreciate her love for the school, the students and the staff. We are in very good hands."

• Senior School Director

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2017

  In addition to my educational degrees, I received the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in Science, Technology, and Mathematics, and the CA+IS Diploma in Independent School Leadership and Administration. Taught 46% of a full time teaching load (Mathematics 10 and Precalculus 12) in addition to all the duties and responsibilities of the Senior School Director.Successes:• Collaborated with Dalhousie University’s department of Clinical Psychology and PhD Program to offer free psycho-educational assessments to students at Armbrae (2016-2017).• Developed the idea that resulted in the creation of a Six Week Executive Functioning set of workshops in collaboration with Erica Baker & Associates (2015-2016).• Created a discipline team to provide interested faculty members with an opportunity to get leadership experience; this team reduced the number of overall outbreaks of disciplinary issues (2015-2016).• Developed and formalized a comprehensive program for accommodations around learning profiles (psycho-educational assessments) (2010-2013).Other Initiatives:• Created a fidget toolbox in collaboration with Sandra Bartlett; tested the effectiveness on the improvement on learning and focus with the Grade 8s (2016-2017). • Participated in strategic decision making around curriculum development and faculty teaching assignments (2010 - present).• Redesigned the Senior School report card including leading a committee whose mandate was to review, and ultimately change, the Approach to Learning scores on the Senior School report card (2010-2011).• Created (in consultation with faculty) and implemented a system to help improve appropriate wearing of the uniform (ie address uniform infractions) (2010).

• Mathematics and Science Coordinator

  • 1997 - 2013

  Responsibilities:• Overseen scope and sequence of both the Math and Science curriculum for Primary - Grade 12.• Created documents that reflected the scope and sequence, as well as outlining the changes necessary to improve the programs.• Met with teachers to review curriculum.• Continuous review and improvement of programming.Successes:• In charge of the largest portion of the CESI (now CA+IS) internal report - Section 3: Curriculum. Organizing meetings with parents, teachers, students; overseeing the subject area reports; writing the final report section ensuring it had one voice.• CESI awarded the department of Math and Science the greatest compliment around organization of the scope and sequence.

• Math and Science Teacher

  • Aug 1990 - Aug 2010

  Subjects taught over this period of time include: General Science 9, Mathematics 10, Biology 10, Biology 11, Biology 12, Precalculus 11, Precalculus 12, Calculus, and Junior (Elementary) School Computers Grades 1, 2, 3.



Halifax Regional School Board

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mathematics Teacher

  • 1988 - 1990