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Posted: 05-Dec-22
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $160,000 - $ 220,000
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Division Head/Principal
The Co-op School, a small progressive Brooklyn school that serves students from two years old through eighth grade, is seeking an Interim Head of School for one or possibly two years. The ideal candidate will wholeheartedly embrace the school’s mission, core values, and culture, and bring excellent communication skills and a deep commitment to diversity to build strong relationships with faculty, students, and staff. At a pivotal moment in the school’s development, the Interim Head will bring the skills and experience necessary to grow enrollment, increase retention and engage with the Board on long-term financial planning, while maintaining the
intimacy and warmth of a special and highly engaged community.
About the School:
Founded on the floor of a brownstone in 2003 as a high-quality, affordable preschool option in Clinton Hill/Fort Greene, the Co-op School has matured quickly from a small, parent-run playgroup. In 2011, it launched its first kindergarten class and in 2020, it graduated its first eighth grade class. In 2019, the school opened its doors at 644 Gates Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant–a 30,000-square-foot building with a double-height gym, a rooftop library, and two playgrounds—to house preschool, lower school, and middle school students under one roof.
The mission of The Co-op School is to inspire passion and teach children to become
protagonists in their own educational journey by fostering their innate sense of curiosity and creativity. The school’s rigorous academic program uses a constructivist, inquiry-based approach that listens to and honors the individual interests and strengths of each child. The Co-op School’s core values–compassion, uniqueness, community action, anti-racism, and joy–guide the educational program and interactions of the community. A private school at an accessible price point, the Co-op School invites the participation of the parents, creating a strong sense of community and engagement with the school.
More information can be found at: https://thecoopschool.org/headofschoolsearch
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following materials by December 23, 2022 to
search@thecoopschool.org:
• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position;
• A current résumé;
• A one-page statement of educational or leadership philosophy and practice;
• A list of five professional references with name, phone number, and email address of each
(references will not be contacted without the candidate’s permission)
Salary Range:$160,000 - $ 220,000 commensurate with experience
Start date: July 1, 2023
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Website: thecoopschool.org
Contact: search@thecoopschool.org
About The Co-op School
We are a progressive constructivist program that teaches to the individualities of every child and every unique classroom. The Co-op School models its curriculum based on these following beliefs:
Joyful learning lays the foundation for lifelong learning and critical thinking.
Creativity cannot exist without passion.
Children learn best when they are invested in finding out the answers to their questions and when learning is embedded in meaningful contexts, which makes learning fun and engaging.
It is important to us to educate the entire child on all levels: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.
Students work as a group and think as individuals, expressing feelings and contributing ideas peacefully and respectfully.
Students will leave The Co-op School confident in their ability to effect change in the community and comfortable reflecting on ways to challenge and grow themselves. As creative problem solvers, each with unique viewpoints and learning styles, students will embrace the idea of a more equitable world. We strive to inspire passion and teach children to become protagonists in their own educational journey by fostering their innate sense of curiosity and creativity.
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