After 31 years in education, Director of Education Dan Parr has announced his intention to retire.
“I have been honoured and humbled to serve and lead in Catholic education both in the St. Clair and Huron-Perth Catholic district school boards,” Parr stated in a press release.
“It has been a great privilege to work with so many good people – students, parents, colleagues, trustees and priests.”
Parr’s retirement is effective December 31, 2017.
Parr began his career in 1986, serving in the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board as a teacher, vice principal and then principal of St. Michael Catholic Secondary School. He then became Superintendent of Education in Huron-Perth and in 2013, he accepted the position of Director of Education for St. Clair Catholic.
“I am very grateful to the trustees of the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, who entrusted me with the leadership of the Board,” Parr said.
“I cherish all of the blessings that Catholic education has provided me.”
John Van Heck, Chair of the Board, said Parr has served St. Clair Catholic with distinction and a steadfast focus on the mission of Catholic education
“His passion was to bring our students to achieve their very best in a learning environment built on Catholic values,” Van Heck stated in a press release.
Parr looks forward to more time with his family.
He and his wife Dianne have three grown children, two of whom are married, and one grandchild.
He also looks forward to more time for travel and other opportunities that may arise.
The Board of Trustees will now begin the search for a new Director of Education, to take up the leadership of the Board on January 1, 2018.
– Photo credit: Aaron Hall
