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Culver Academies

Dean of Culver Girls Academy

Culver, Indiana

Start Date: July 2023

Overview

Culver Academies is a private boarding school educating boys and girls for leadership and responsible citizenship in society. With a powerful legacy of leadership and character, holistic wellness, rigorous academics, and global citizenship, the Culver experience culminates in arguably the best whole person education in the country.

At Culver, students practice leadership, responsible citizenship, and academic excellence embedded within and across the Culver curriculum, which emphasizes critical thinking, depth, balance, and teamwork. Students, faculty, and staff foster a culture that emphasizes “we, not me,” and where the pursuit of excellence in community is a hallmark of everything the school does. Culver seeks to graduate students who are known for leadership, scholarship, citizenship, character, communication skills, and a strong sense of well-being.

Culver Girls Academy (CGA) welcomed its first students in 1971. With its mind-spirit-body approach, a CGA education allows students to nurture their strengths, develop critical thinking, exercise accountability and authority through leadership roles, and learn practical life skills. Young women entering CGA begin their leadership training in the dorm under the prefect system and continue to grow in maturity as they learn to lead by example, ensuring students leave CGA with the skills, maturity, and confidence to succeed.

Culver seeks a student-centered Dean of Culver Girls Academy to begin the role in July 2023. Serving as a critical member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Dean of Culver Girls Academy provides leadership and guidance for young women and develops programs and structures in support of the well-being, growth, and empowerment of girls at Culver. Strong candidates will be advocates for girls’ education and will be equipped to build genuine connections with students, colleagues, and families to ensure all parties are working in harmony to prepare students to graduate and enter the world as responsible global leaders.

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate(s) will have a deep passion for working with girls and developing strong female leaders. In addition, candidates should offer most or all of the following qualifications and qualities:

• Experience living and working in a residential community;
• A relational leadership style built on approachability, transparency, and responsiveness;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate orally and in writing with inspiration and clarity to both internal and external audiences;
• A leadership approach that combines warmth and collaboration with decisiveness and resolve;
• Deep appreciation for Culver’s mission, history, and values;
• The flexibility and collaborative spirit necessary to partner and compromise with other members of the senior administrative team for the smooth functioning of a cohesive multi-division school;
• Personal and professional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the requisite skills to support critical conversations in the design of ever more inclusive culture;
• The ability to navigate complexity, in part through effective prioritization, delegation, and management of systems;
• The confidence and humility to advocate for and embrace new ideas, invite disagreement, and welcome feedback; and
• A style characterized by warmth and optimism.

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit electronically in one email and as separate documents (preferably PDFs) the following materials:

• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position;
• A current resumé.

Selected candidates may be asked to provide additional information, including a writing sample and 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).

Candidates are invited to contact the consultants in confidence and to submit a resume and cover letter to:

Lisa Parsons, Search Consultant

lisa.parsons@carneysandoe.com

Beth Dietz, Search Consultant

beth.dietz@carneysandoe.com

About Carney, Sandoe & Associates

Carney, Sandoe & Associates connects great people with great schools. We are an educational recruitment firm that places teachers, administrators, coaches, and leaders in K-12 private, independent, and like kind (charter, magnet, pilot, merit, boarding) schools across the nation and internationally. Since 1977, we have placed over 33,000 teachers and administrators in independent schools. Our mission is your success. Backed by decades of institutional knowledge, deep connections with schools, hard data, and a commitment to equity and inclusion, we work to find your next opportunity that fits your needs and goals. We also help prepare you for interviews, campus visits, teaching demos, salary negotiations, and the transition into your new role. And, our highly-personalized job search service is entirely free. Carney Sandoe is your partner - not just for your current job search, but for every stage of your journey.

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