Imagine a school that acknowledges there's no single way to define success, promotes sound scholarship with attention to mind, body, and character, and is committed to innovation and global competence. Sound like a school you or someone you know might be interested in leading? Keep reading!

Educators Collaborative is pleased to support The Barstow School, a co-ed, preschool-grade 12 school in Kansas City, MO, with their search for a President to assume duties in July 2025.

The next President of The Barstow School will join an environment steeped in academic excellence, accustomed to innovation and a community that is committed to preparing globally competent students who value interaction with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, employ diplomacy and hone leadership skills to adapt to a changing world. A future-leaning, entrepreneurial educator who finds great joy in the daily life of the school, the next President will lead this highly regarded preschool to grade 12 school, uniquely structured to serve students in Kansas City, online and abroad. With an innovative and inspiring vision for contemporary independent education, the next President of Barstow will set their sights on envisioning education in a future-oriented context. Celebrated for its breadth of educational offerings across four divisions, and its population of both domestic and international students in the Upper School, Barstow is a community that has long held the whole-child as a key defining measure, and a school where living meaningful lives and impacting the world in which they live, is foundational.

Guided by its mission, “to promote sound scholarship and to give symmetrical development to mind, body and character,” the faculty and staff at Barstow inspire young people to explore their interests—academic, athletic, artistic, personal. A supportive and generous environment that rejects the notion of one defined version of success, the Barstow community aims for students to find their voices and develop as leaders who can find fulfillment and have a positive impact anywhere.

To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the Educators Collaborative website. A complete Opportunity Statement and Leadership Profile will be available soon.

In the meantime, interested candidates are encouraged to contact André Withers or Carol Santos by email to arrange a time to learn more about the President search process and their potential fit for this incredible leadership opportunity.

André Withers, Partner

awithers@educatorscollaborative.org 

Carol Santos, Partner

csantos@educatorscollaborative.org

About The Barstow School

Located in Kansas City, Missouri and founded in 1884, The Barstow School is a co-educational school where students in preschool through twelfth grade develop in a challenging educational community. As originally stated by Mary Louise Barstow, the objective of the school remains “to promote sound scholarship and to give symmetrical development to mind, body and character.” The Barstow School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs. This policy of nondiscrimination governs the hiring of employees as well and includes the administration of all benefits and policies throughout the term of employment.

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