Sharon Stevens-Lay

​Sharon is a seasoned educational leader with more than 30 years of experience
advancing equity and inclusion for students with complex learning and social-emotional
needs. She began her career in a specialized early learning program supporting
children prior to Kindergarten. Subsequently, driven by a deep personal and
professional commitment to Indigenous education, she taught Grades 6–8 in an
Indigenous community in northern Manitoba. This experience provided her with
invaluable insight into Indigenous culture, heritage, and community.
Following reforms by the Ontario Ministry of Education, she established the first Special
Education high school program within Ontario’s second-largest school board and later
served as a system-level consultant supporting 30 schools. In her role as Principal, she
supported specialized programs for students in the care of the Children's Aid Society,
youth in detention and correctional facilities, and children and youth in hospital and
community mental health settings - expanding access to treatment and educational
services across the region.
In addition to her board leadership, Sharon taught for over three decades at Faculties of
Education including the University of Toronto, Niagara University, and Brock University,
where she received an Award of Excellence. Her contributions have been recognized
with the Bruce Miller Award of Excellence in Special Education, the OSSTF Teacher
Recognition Award, a School Board Award of Distinction, and national recognition as
one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals by The Learning Partnership.
Sharon’s career reflects sustained excellence in educational leadership, systems
advocacy, and inclusive practice - anchored by an unwavering belief that every child
deserves equitable access to opportunity, dignity, and success.

Susan MacLellan.

Susan is an experienced educational and wellness leader with more than 30 years experience. With a focus on equity and inclusion and supporting the whole student, Susan has collaborated with students, families, staff and educational stakeholders to implement positive education and wellness outcomes that address complex learning and social emotional needs. Susan has been a principal at a fully special needs school championing neurodiverse students with cognitive and physical challenges. As a regional Coordinating Principal of Alternative programs Susan supported two high schools and 10 academic programs that included at risk students transitioning from incarceration to a school setting, students with diagnosed mental health needs, 

Committed to Student Success and Well-being.

Education Solutions offers two distinct services. We support families in choosing a private school that is the right fit for their child. We will help you navigate the Ontario private school system including understanding how the application system works, specialized programs, special education supports and provide strategies to help your child be successful as they start their academic journey at their new school. 

Our second distinct service provides professional development and mentorship to teachers and administrators supporting best practices that result in student success, safety and well-being.