Session: Diverse, Talented: The (work) Force Awakens
Jim Spyropoulos is the Executive Superintendent of Equity and Engagement at the Toronto District School Board. As part of the portfolio, Jim plays a significant role in implementing the Board’s Integrated Equity Framework, a strategy designed to infuse equity and inclusion into every aspect of the TDSB’s work. He also provides leadership to the areas of Human Rights, Employment Equity and works with Caring and Safe Schools and Professional Support Services staff to support the work being done in the area of student mental health and wellness-being. In addition, Jim oversees Community Advisory Committees to ensure that authentic parent and community voice is present and included in the work of the Board. Jim has been privileged to work closely with the Board’s Indigenous Education Centre where he supported the work initiated as part of the groundbreaking “Decolonizing our Schools” report. Before becoming a Superintendent, Jim was the Principal of two schools in the Toronto District School Board, Newtonbrook Secondary School and C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute. Jim holds a Master of Education degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as well as Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Toronto.