Wendy Coppock, the incoming Director of Inclusive Learning for Clearview Public Schools. (Clearview Public Schools)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

Currently Principal of Gus Wetter School

Clearview announces Wendy Coppock as new Director of Inclusive Learning

Apr 6, 2022 | 12:31 PM

Clearview School Division has named Wendy Coppock the new Director of Inclusive Learning.

Officials say she will take the position at the retirement of Grant Gosse at the end of the 2021-22 school year.

“Wendy’s experience in many roles in education, including as Principal of Gus Wetter School, and as Clearview’s Early Learning Coordinator have prepared her well for this leadership responsibility,” says Brenda MacDonald, Clearview Superintendent. “Clearview continues to benefit from Wendy’s work in literacy. Also, Wendy understands and embraces the work of inclusion in our division and schools. We are so excited to have her take on this important leadership role in Clearview.”

“Wendy’s work in Clearview, especially around literacy and early learning, has been foundational,” says Daram Van Oers, Clearview Deputy Superintendent. “We are so pleased to have Wendy bring her strengths to the role of Director of Inclusive Learning. We are pleased that with her skills, Wendy also brings an awareness and appreciation for the great work that has been completed by Grant Gosse, the current Director. Wendy will not only bring excellence to the role, but stability and continuity, which is important in a time of change.”

“I am very excited about this opportunity,” says Wendy Coppock. “Clearview has a long history of recognizing the importance of Inclusive Education and, working together in team, Clearview has been successful in recognizing the need and importance of creating positive learning environments for all of the students in the Clearview family. I look forward to continuing this legacy of inclusion and will work continuously to ensure that students’ diverse learning needs are met in our school communities.”

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Officials say the Director of Inclusive Learning supervises some key positions in Clearview including: the Early Learning Coordinator, the Mental Health team, the Speech Language Pathologist and the Occupational Therapist. The Director coordinates supports for students from agencies and consultants including psychological testing. The Director leads First Nation, Métis and Inuit programming and supports, leads the implementation of the nutrition program, and ensures staff who provide inclusive supports receive training.

Coppock has been an educator for 35 years, starting her career as a teacher in Altario, Alberta. She came to the County of Stettler Schools (prior to becoming Clearview Public Schools) in 1990, became the Vice Principal of Gus Wetter School in 2000, and in 2016 became Clearview’s Early Learning and Literacy Coordinator. In the fall of 2020, Coppock became the Principal of Gus Wetter School.