The Western Québec School Board prides itself in providing excellent educational services. To do so, a group of people work diligently in different departments to ensure that the Board runs smoothly.
The Board has eight main departments that oversee all aspects of the board’s mandate, including facets such as curriculum, buildings, school maintenance, staffing and transportation. Each employee makes a vital contribution to the high quality bilingual education offered in our schools.
To contact a team member or department, head over to the Contact page.
On this page:
- Senior Administration
- Buildings & Equipment
- Complementary Services (Special Needs)
- Education
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- School Organization & Transportation
See also:
Senior Administration
Western Québec’s General Directorate consists of the Director General, the Assistant Director General, the Secretary General and the directors of each main departments. This group oversees all of the Board activities, ranging from budgeting, educational services, to managing the board’s relations with elected commissioners and with the provincial Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES).
- Mike Dubeau, Director General and Director of School Organization & Transportation
- Ruth Ahern, Assistant Director General, Director of Adult Education & Vocational Training, and Director of Communications
- George Singfield, Secretary General and Director of Human Resources
- Pascal Proulx, Director of Buildings & Equipment, and Director of Technology
- Stewart Aitken, Director of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Lisa Falasconi, Director of Complimentary Services
- Martine Lupien, Director of Finance
To contact a member of the Senior Admin team, use the Contact a member of Senior Administration form.
Working directly with senior administration (no department):
- Rachel Vincent, Administrative Officer (rvincent@wqsb.qc.ca)
- Alain Gendron, Coordinator of Administrative Services & Contract Compliance
- François Raymond, Communications Consultant (fraymond@wqsb.qc.ca)
- Anne Valcov, Preschool Consultant
- Alan Earwaker, Outdoor Education Program Teacher
- Tracy Olsen, Documentation Technician
Buildings & Equipment Department
Our Buildings & Equipment Department supports the mission of the school board in providing the best possible learning environment. This is accomplished by the effective and efficient management of available resources to provide healthy, safe, well maintained and operated facilities, and through the delivery of responsive maintenance, custodial, and construction services in harmony with the individual learning communities. Read more We are dedicated to providing: To write to this department, use the form on the Contact page, or email address buildings@wqsb.qc.ca. Western Québec is committed to ensuring that all students achieve success. Our school board’s model of service delivery emphasizes inclusion. Students with special needs, as well as staff working with them, are supported by the Complementary Services Department. Learn more on the Complementary Educational Services page. Western Québec creates and nurtures lifelong learners. It strives to offer the best possible education in a safe and supportive environment. Every decision made at the board level permeates into our schools and we truly focus on the students and their individual learning abilities. We are committed to academic excellence, quality education and social, emotional and moral development. The Finance team deals with all financial matters pertaining to the school board, schools, centres, and daycares. It also oversees all matters pertaining with school taxes. The department distributes the allocated funds from the province and taxation in a fair and transparent manner based on our schools’ socio-economic rankings. Read more School Taxes – We prepared a page with the answers to your questions on School Taxes. Thank you for taking a look at it before contacting our tax team. Financial Statements – By law, the school board shall appoint an external auditor to carry out the verification and reporting mandate issued by the MEES on the financial transactions of the school board. The results of these verifications are presented as Financial Statements. Budget – The Québec government must include in its financial reporting the results of all Québec educational and health institutions. Therefore, all boards must report their finances according to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. To write to this department, use the form on the Contact page, or email addresses taxes@wqsb.qc.ca and finance@wqsb.qc.ca. The primary role of the Human Resources Department is to hire, promote and develop qualified and professional staff to ensure that students achieve their full potential. HR also offers direction and guidance to management personnel for issues involving staffing and labour relations. In addition, it provides all employees with services and advice related to career aspirations, compensation and benefits. See the Careers and Resources and Support for Staff pages for more information. To write to this departement, use the form on the Contact page, or, in order to receive a response as quickly as possible, use one of the email addresses below: The mandate of the Information Technology Department is to give support in all activities of the School Board when technology is involved. These responsibilities are split into two main domains: administrative systems, and pedagogical services. Read more Administrative systems These represent a wide area of activities: human resources and payroll, finance, purchasing, student transportation, taxation, etc. It is comprised of the following responsibilities: Pedagogical services To write to this departement, use the form on the Contact page, or email address technology@wqsb.qc.ca. From school admissions and 101 compliance to Mozaïk and GPI support to schools and, of course, bussing, the School Organization & Transportation Department does a lot. Read more Western Québec is the only English school board serving the Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions. Every day, over 6400 students are transported to 25 different schools and education centres across our vast territory of more than 90,000 square kilometers. That’s about twice the size of Nova Scotia! Over 2.5 million kilometres of roads are traversed by our ± 150 vehicles annually! The Transportation Department has an outstanding safety record. Through the dedication and the concerted efforts of bus contractors, drivers, school communities and Transportation Department staff, a safe transportation environment is assured for all our students. In order to preserve its outstanding safety record and maintain seamless transportation every day, WQSB follows a rigorous policy and relies on specific guidelines to ensure that decisions are made efficiently and professionally. Learn more on the School Transportation & Inclement Weather page. To write to this departement, use the form on the Contact page, or email addresses admissions@wqsb.qc.ca or transport@wqsb.qc.ca.Team Members
Complementary Services Department (Special Needs)
Education Department
Finance Department
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Human Resources Department
Information Technology Department
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School Organization & Transportation Department
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