Career Center

OVERVIEW

The St. Luke’s School motto, Enter to learn; Go forth to serve, captures the spirit of an exceptional school, in service of graduating students who are motivated and well-prepared to make a positive difference in the world. Founded in 1928 and located on a beautiful, wooded hilltop in New Canaan, CT, St. Luke’s enrolls 590 students in grades five through twelve. Academic excellence and genuine care for each student are balanced to create an environment that is inspiring, challenging, and joyful. While outcomes are important, faculty and students alike embrace the idea that knowledge itself is a worthy prize.

The St. Luke's Middle School is an exciting place to be on any given day. Teachers integrate real-world topics into our traditional curriculum, challenging students to make connections, think critically, and find their voices. With 227 students in grades 5-8, the Middle School is small enough for everyone to know each other and large enough to offer a wide range of opportunities to inspire students’ academic and personal growth. Collaborative projects allow students to take risks as leaders and problem-solvers. In time, our middle schoolers become purposeful and spirited learners and leaders, confident in themselves and an integral part of our diverse community. Fifteen out of our last twenty Valedictorians and Salutatorians started their St. Luke's journey in Middle School. By the time they graduate, students are well on their way to becoming whatever they wish to be—ethical leaders, insightful scholars, winning athletes, and talented artists. 

St. Luke’s seeks a new Head of Middle School for July 1, 2023. Working closely with Head of School Mary Halpin Carter, the senior leadership team, a divisional team currently consisting of two Assistant Division Heads and an Executive Assistant, and experienced and dedicated faculty, the Head of Middle School will be responsible for ensuring that St. Luke’s delivers on its mission to offer “an exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead.”

To learn more about St. Luke’s Middle School visit the website at www.stlukesct.org.

RESPONSIBILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

The next Head of Middle School at St. Luke’s School should be prepared to collaborate with a forward-thinking and devoted school community to fulfill the school’s mission and to lead the division wisely and confidently into the future by embracing current challenges and seizing new opportunities. These challenges and opportunities include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead a joyful, energetic, and social Middle School where everyone, without exception, belongs;
• Partner with the Assistant Head for Academics, Head of Upper School, and department chairs to align curriculum and program from Grade 5 through Grade 12;
• Work with key stakeholders to implement new strategic plan initiatives that weave together existing programs into a comprehensive, experiential leadership program incorporating service, global learning, wellbeing, and equity and belonging. This good design will prevent silos and initiative fatigue through clear vision and effective use of schedule and calendar;
• Be a visible leader of students, faculty, and parents; building culture, community and middle school spirit;
• Embrace being an approachable and effective resource to Middle School parents;
• Ensure a student disciplinary process that is fair, equitable, consistent, and understood by all;
• Report to Assistant Head of School for Academics; meet regularly with Head of School; oversee Assistant Heads of Middle School, Director of Service and Community, Executive Assistant, Middle School Librarian, and Middle School faculty.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND QUALITIES

The successful candidate to be Head of Middle School at St. Luke’s School will be a mission and values-driven leader who will embody and demonstrate most, if not all, of the following skills, qualities, characteristics, and experiences:

• Experienced builder of innovative and effective programs; is iterative in mindset;
• Deeply believes in student leadership programs and, ideally, has experience building one;
• Highly organized and an “administrivia” master; able to make life simpler and clearer for teachers and staff and inspire them to do their best work;
• Loves early adolescents; enjoys being in relationship with parents; an eager community-builder;
• A stellar communicator in writing and public speaking;
• Demonstrated commitment to and experience with supporting an equitable and inclusive school culture

To Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically in one email and as separate documents (preferably PDFs) the following materials to Educator’s Ally
at leadershipsearch@educatorsally.com:

• A cover letter expressing interest in this particular position
• A current résumé
• A writing sample

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