To our Dr. Freda Miller School Families,
 
It is with very mixed emotions that I write this letter today.
I wanted to let you know personally of my decision to accept a position as Education Director for Research & Strategy and Program Evaluation effective December 12, 2022. I know that our Area Director and the Calgary Board of Education is committed to finding an exceptional leader to be the next Principal of Dr. Freda Miller School in the very near future.  I also know I am leaving you in the exceptional hands of one of the best staffs in the Calgary Board of Education and their commitment to this community and the families will continue unabated.
I cannot describe to you how difficult this decision has been.  Leaving this community, its families and especially these wonderful children that I have had the pleasure to come to know and teach is tremendously difficult.  That said, I am also filled with a great sense of excitement for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, serving our system in this new capacity.
Opening a new school has been one of the highlights of my career.  Dr. Freda Miller School, with its diverse population and its commitment to nature-based learning, remains a unique and special space in the Calgary Board of Education.  And over the past three years, we have persevered through some of the most challenging and difficult times that many of us will see in our lifetimes.  And through it all, this community has not only stood strong but rallied to support each other and the learners in ways that is beyond words and humbling as a school leader.  I could not have wished for a better group of teachers, staff, students and families to learn alongside.  Being part of this community has been transformative for me professionally and personally.
Thank you for all of the memories, the conversations, the celebrations and the sharing of personal moments. Thank you for welcoming me in and inviting me to be part of your community.
Yours most truly,
Mike Craig, Principal