Joan Carr, a nationally respected superintendent and passionate advocate for Catholic education, has died of cancer, the Edmonton Catholic School Division announced Sunday.
Joan Carr had served as superintendent of Edmonton Catholic Schools since 2006.Photo courtesy of ECS
Carr had served with Edmonton Catholic Schools for 45 years. In 2006 she was appointed superintendent, a position in which she was responsible for over 4,200 employees and 44,000 students in 95 Catholic schools. In that role, she was known as an educational innovator and forged community partnerships with groups ranging from Indigenous Elders to trade unions to the Edmonton Public Library and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.