| Crossroads Academy (www.crossroadsacademy.org) is seeking a new head of school who will fully invest in leading this community, serving as an enthusiastic ambassador and role model. Founded in 1991, the school today serves 140 students in Grades K-8, who come to the school from a 50-mile radius. Crossroads sits on 140 beautiful acres in Lyme, NH, 7 miles north of the Dartmouth College campus. Leadership Needs Crossroads Academy seeks an educational leader who will embrace and champion the school’s mission. Crossroads next head of school will be an educational professional who: - Authentically connects with children and wholeheartedly appreciates the opportunities to engage with students, faculty and families
- Possesses well-developed, kind-hearted management and leadership skills, understanding how to solicit and listen well to numerous voices, build teams, and balance collaboration with decisiveness
- Appreciates the opportunities afforded by a small school community to know each child by name, and be an active, visible presence in the day-to-day life of the school
- Has the knowledge and experience to serve as an educational leader and to recruit, inspire, mentor, and support staff and faculty, ideally possessing relevant classroom teaching experience
- Is energized by partnering with a highly-educated school community and Board that is committed to maintaining a school environment that is nurturing while providing students with an excellent, engaging academic foundation
- Possesses superb communication and interpersonal skills
- Will serve as an effective and thoughtful strategic leader who can implement systems and processes, understands assessing current programs, and is thoughtful about the pace of change
- Possesses a successful track record of strengthening a school’s advancement efforts, an enjoyment of engaging others in opportunities to invest in the school, and a commitment to effective financial stewardship
- Has the skills to lead challenging conversations and implement initiatives through engaging others
- Will embrace the role of ambassador for the school in the greater community, and
- Possesses unwavering integrity, an empathetic nature, and a sense of humor.
Heading a small school requires a leader who revels in and effectively balances the myriad tasks and responsibilities that are intrinsic to the position. The ideal next head of school for Crossroads Academy will be an educational leader who is excited by the Core Knowledge and Core Virtues foundations, possesses high emotional intelligence, and a track-record that prepares him or her well for this great opportunity. For Consideration Please send electronically: Resume, Letter of Interest and Educational Philosophy or Personal Statement to: Jane Armstrong Managing Partner
Independent Thinking
jane@independent-thinking.com
617-332-3131 For more information, please visit: https://www.independent-thinking.com/searches |