As a school leader, I am committed to fostering safe, inclusive, and transformational school environments where both students and staff feel empowered, supported, and inspired to achieve success.
Throughout my career, I have held leadership roles that allowed me to integrate my passion for digital media with a commitment to lifelong learning—guiding innovation and fostering growth within school communities. From 2011 to 2014, I served as a Resource Teacher for 21st Century Learning and AICT with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, supporting educators in reimagining teaching and learning through global competencies and technology integration, including eLearning and multimodal literacies. In this role, I also served as the District eLearning Contact and Principal of Continuing Education eClass.
Although I found fulfillment in supporting educators, I eventually returned to the classroom. As Department Head of Business and ICT at Chaminade College School, I led the reimagining of the Communications Technology program with a focus on critical thinking, knowledge construction, and experiential learning—including a partnership with Disney Canada. Furthermore, I develop school-wide professional learning communities (PLCs) to support teacher training in culturally responsive pedagogy, eLearning, and digital portfolio design.
Later, as a Vice Principal with the TCDSB, I helped launch St. Anne Catholic Academy School of Virtual Learning during the 2020–2021 school year, serving over 25,000 K–12 students online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I also served as Vice Principal at Chaminade College School, St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School, and Bishop Allen Academy.
Driven to experience the full K–12 journey, I transitioned from secondary to elementary leadership. Today, I proudly serve as Principal of St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
Education has always been at the heart of my journey. I earned an Honours Diploma in Film and Television Production from Humber College, a BA in Film Studies (with Distinction), a Bachelor of Education in Communications Technology from Brock University, and a Professional Master of Education in Literacy from Queen’s University with a focus on multi-modal literacy.
I have contributed to curriculum development initiatives with organizations such as Niagara University, Queen’s University, OECTA, OPHEA, Nelson Education, and the Catholic Curriculum Corporation. Additionally, I have shared my expertise as a presenter at leading educational conferences, including Reading for the Love of It, STAO, Connect, and When Faith Meets Pedagogy.
As a creative individual, I’m always exploring new ways to share and tell stories. For a collection of unique conversations, you can check out my documentary podcast, Rewind From Today.
You can follow me on Twitter / X at @aperrottatweets or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Anthony Perrotta 