Sandra Herbst is a charismatic and highly energetic leader who is committed to ensuring that the educational system contributes to the democracy of our communities.

 

With grace, humour, and distinction, Sandra - author, speaker, coach, consultant, and educator - shares her extensive experience in leadership, systems thinking, adult learning, and assessment through workshops, seminars, and Institutes across North America and internationally. Informed by wide-ranging practice and research, Sandra’s consultancy services are highly sought after to advise teachers, school and system leaders, and others within the education sector. She has helped jurisdictions, districts, and schools to reflect on current actions, identify long-term aspirations, and plan strategically for next steps, regardless of the focus of educational innovation.

 

Sandra has worked in both elementary and secondary schools as a classroom and specialty teacher, school administrator, program consultant, and district superintendent.

 

She is the past President of the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents and the Manitoba ASCD Affiliate.

 

Sandra is the co-author of numerous books, chapters, papers, and articles and has served as editor for several publications. Titles include Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide (with Anne Davies and Beth Parrot Reynolds), A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools (with Anne Davies), and System leaders using assessment for learning as both the change and the change process: Developing theory from practice (with Anne Davies, Kathy Busick, and Ann Sherman) published in The Curriculum Journal (UK).