Program and Instructional Leadership

• Partner with the Assistant Head/K–8 Director and Director of Teaching & Learning to ensure curricular alignment across grades 5–8, with smooth K-12 transitions.
• Support teachers in creating and refining inquiry-based, project-driven units that reflect Sequoyah’s Habits of Mind—including Inquiry, Communication, Collaboration, and Stewardship.
• Create opportunities for student learning that expand offerings in Middle School and deepen the work of the program, integrating academic research, field study, and community engagement.
• Establish systems for program evaluation and improvement.

Student Experience and Well-Being

• Serve as the main advocate for middle schoolers, fostering a culture of dignity, curiosity, and growth.
• Implement structures and systems that support student social-emotional learning and academic progress, including identity development, advisory, and community meetings.
• Oversee and participate (minimum two trips/year) in Field Studies, ensuring experiences promote independence, empathy, environmental awareness, and curricular integration.
• Facilitate the design of programs and partnerships that allow students to practice stewardship and civic responsibility.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Support and team to provide counsel and connect the middle school community to resources that meet a broad spectrum of students and their academic, emotional, and developmental needs.
• Teach one class each year.

Faculty Supervision and Professional Growth

• Support and evaluate middle school faculty through coaching, supervision, and professional learning that emphasizes inquiry, authentic assessment, innovation and collegial collaboration.
• Hire, on-board, and mentor new middle school faculty in alignment with Sequoyah’s professional growth framework.

Family and Community Partnership

• Communicate regularly and transparently with parents/guardians about student progress, adolescent development, and school initiatives.
• Partner with families to support students’ transitions into and out of the middle school years.
• Collaborate with the Admissions and Advancement teams to share the story of Sequoyah’s middle school program with prospective and current families.

Operational and Strategic Leadership

• Oversee daily operations of middle school, including scheduling, supervision, community events, and student life programming.
• Partner with the Assistant Head of School/K–8 Director on long-term planning, resource allocation, and program sustainability.
• Contribute to K–12 strategic initiatives connected to “Learning that Matters” and “Educators that Thrive”, advancing Sequoyah’s vision for progressive, inclusive education.