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Board votes unanimously to extend Joan Carr's contract through 2020.
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The Edmonton Catholic School Board unanimously agreed this week to extend Supt. Joan Carr's
contract by two years, after Carr told the board last month she intended to retire.
Board Chair Terry Harris said Carr reconsidered her decision in light of several assistant
superintendents retiring.
"The board is grateful that Joan will continue to lead this amazing district for the next two years,"
Harris said in an e-mailed statement.
Carr's contract has been extended until Aug. 31, 2020.
Her contract was previously renewed in a tight vote in February 2017 amid questions from some
trustees about her salary, which is the highest of any superintendent in Alberta. Carr makes a
$357,000 base salary and takes home $430,000 with benefits and allowances.
Former Trustee Patricia Grell tried to overturn last year's 4-3 vote, saying at the time that a fellow
trustee should not have been allowed to vote due to a conflict of interest, as his wife was a
principal in the district.
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Grell chose not to run for re-election last October, citing "interference and bullying" by school
administrators and the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Only two of seven trustees stayed on after the election, and Tuesday's unanimous vote has given
one public education advocate cause for concern.
Students Alberta spokesperson Barbara Silva said the renewal indicates a continuation of the
status quo.
"(Former Trustee) Marilyn Bergstra is no longer there, Patricia Grell is no longer there, and they
were sort of the voices of a new progressive vision for the Catholic school board," said Silva said.
"So I think the new board represents something that is much more traditional and conservative in
a lot of its views."
Carr was unavailable for comment Wednesday but said in a statement that she is grateful to the
board.
" I am excited to continue serving Edmonton Catholic Schools — our students, staff, parents and
the broader community," she wrote.
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