Oct. 17, 2026

SUMMIT Bonus #1 - Culture of Collaboration: Supporting Growth Across a School Division with Kristien Holtby

SUMMIT Bonus #1 - Culture of Collaboration: Supporting Growth Across a School Division with Kristien Holtby
SUMMIT Bonus #1 - Culture of Collaboration: Supporting Growth Across a School Division with Kristien Holtby
Leading Collaborative Response
SUMMIT Bonus #1 - Culture of Collaboration: Supporting Growth Across a School Division with Kristien Holtby

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In this episode of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis engage in a conversation with Kristien Holtby, Director of Educational Services with Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools.

The conversation starts and ends with hockey (GO OILERS!); however the focus is on how, at the division level, leaders can intentionally leverage the strengths and talents while focusing on achieving the collective priorities. Kristien highlights the need for productive struggle, the ability to close feedback loops by having a guiding coalition, the credibility and integrity that is fortified by working as a team of schools, and most importantly, how the work is framed to support the success of students because every child deserves a team.

Reach out to connect with Kristien Holtby at kristien.holtby@wrps11.ca

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To see how this System approach to Collaborative Response is implemented at the school level, check out the episode Urgent Enough to Start with Buck Mountain Central School’s administration team (one of the schools in Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools): https://youtu.be/lX76Pa0AsdE

For a summary of the Key Learnings from Urgent Enough to Start, view https://youtu.be/HgzQdH4WsaA


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