Northland School Division

Catherine Shedden (CACE President), Curtis Walty, Communications Coordinator

Northland School Division (NSD) is celebrating another award that recognizes its new website. Curtis Walty, Communications Coordinator, was presented with a Bravo Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE). Curtis earned the award for coordinating a division website redesign and the development of school websites. The project, which began in 2012, included a review of the old website design and conversations with school communities. This eventually led to a partnership with Box Clever, a website agency out of Edmonton. Box Clever worked with NSD staff, NSD Board and Board Advisors and Micheal Auger, Multi-Media Artist, to ensure the historical and cultural roots of Northland’s First Nation, Métis communities were represented. 

“A lot of people contributed to the success of this project,” said Curtis Walty, Communications Coordinator. “Our staff, Box Clever and Micheal created a website vision that represents our school communities and improves the way we communicate and deliver information to students, parents, staff and community members.”

Curtis received the award at the 2015 Bravo Awards Gala in Charlottetown, PEI on October 19, 2015 as part of the annual CACE Conference. The Bravo Awards are presented annually to recognize work in all aspects of school public relations, communications, marketing and engagement. Projects are graded on research and analysis, planning and implementation, results and evaluation and the overall quality of the entry.

“We are honoured to receive this award and want to thank everyone who worked on this project for helping us design a website that reflects Northland communities,” said Donna Barrett, Superintendent of Schools.

In July, the Northland website also received the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) Best in Class Award. To view the Northland School Division website click here.