ABRAM-VILLAGE, P.E.I. — The Commission scolaire de langue française has a new superintendent.
Natascha Joncas officially took over the position on Oct. 15.
French school board chair Gilles Benoît welcomed Joncas to the organization.
“Natascha Joncas brings to the CSLF a wealth of pertinent experiences and knowledge for our school board and our community,” said Benoit.
“Her vast knowledge of minority-language education, her managerial experience, her bilingualism, and her education and training are significant assets for the CSLF. Our board looks forward to working with her and is confident the Acadian and Francophone community of P.E.I. is also looking forward to working with her."
Born and raised in Lourdes du Blanc-Sablon, Québec, Joncas was previously a superintendent at Yukon's French-language school board and Québec's Eastern Shores School Board. She has also held numerous positions in education management over many years, including secretary-general and student services coordinator, as well as being a teacher and a school principal.
Joncas holds a master's degree in education, an undergraduate degree in education, and a diploma in school management. She is a member of the bar in Québec, having obtained a postgraduate degree in common law and in transnational law, as well as a degree in civil law.
She is looking forward to the challenge of administering P.E.I.’s French schools, she said.
“P.E.I.'s Acadian and Francophone community offers important challenges in French-language education as the pillar of its vitality. I am excited to collaborate with CSLF employees, parents and students, as well as community groups, notably the Fédération des parents, and the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, towards a common goal, being the welfare and success of each of our students."
