Assistant Head of School and Head of Middle School

University Liggett School has engaged DovetailED to lead this search. Interested candidates should email a cover letter (addressed to Paul M. Rossi, Head of School), a resume, and a list of at least three professional references consolidated as a single PDF document to Zack Lehman, at zack@dovetailedsourcing.com.

Please do not contact the school directly.

Reports to: Head of School
Receives Guidance From: Head of School, Division Heads

Collaborates Closely with: Head of School, School Leadership Team, Teaching and Learning Team

As a key member of the School’s administrative team, the Assistant Head of School and Head of Middle School will support the mission and vision of University Liggett School through positive interaction with students and faculty. The Assistant Head of School and Head of Middle School will collaborate closely with the Head of School and senior administrators to advance all-school initiatives, support faculty growth, and ensure programmatic coherence across divisions. Specifically, it is the Head of Middle School’s responsibility to ensure that the school’s mission, vision, and core values are the center of all decisions and actions within the division. The Head of Middle School will support an atmosphere of trust and openness among teachers, students, and parents, and will support an atmosphere that fosters belonging and the intellectual, social, physical, behavioral, and emotional growth of each student.

• Serve as the administrative lead of the sixth through eighth grade program, innovating where appropriate in partnership with all-school and divisional colleagues.
• Collaborate with the teaching and learning team and other division heads to ensure continuity of the EC-12 curriculum.
• Serve as a member of the school leadership teams, contributing to schoolwide strategic planning, vision, and communication.
• Act as a key partner with the Director of Enrollment Management and the Head of School in driving retention, enrollment, and program growth in the Middle School and the transition of students to the Upper School program.
• Communicate expectations for professionalism and conduct to faculty, staff, and students and provide direct feedback to faculty and staff members on the basis of those expectations as described in the Employee Handbook
• Observe instruction to ensure that teaching models the Liggett Approach to education.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with academic leadership to discuss observations, goals, and next steps with assigned faculty members.
• Assist in the development and implementation of school programs, policies, and procedures.
• Represent the school in regional and national professional associations, sharing with the school community information that can support the community’s growth in accordance with the school’s vision and The Liggett Approach.
• Develop and maintain positive and mission-appropriate relationships with faculty, staff, students, and parents; understand the needs of diverse groups within the division.
• Ensure that all division-level programming is developed and executed in accordance with the school’s core values, mission, vision, and strategic planning.
• Develop and oversee the division’s budget, bearing primary responsibility for achieving the school’s financial goals within the division.

• Demonstrates consistently exemplary personal and professional ethics in keeping with ULS’s Community Values of Integrity, Empathy, Community, Excellence, and Respect.
• Embraces all elements of ULS’s Mission to Inspire Lives of Purpose Through Education Grounded in a Spirit of Discovery.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop, articulate, and pursue a compelling vision for the division in alignment with the School’s vision.
• Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates highly effective educational leadership abilities.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates a commitment to innovation and to collaboration.
• Possesses substantive relevant successful administrative experience.
• Possesses a minimum of five years’ successful teaching experience.

About University Liggett School

The oldest independent co-educational day school in Michigan, University Liggett School is among the preeminent PreK-12 institutions in the Midwest. Enrolling more than 600 students, University Liggett School offers a rigorous and innovative academic framework that allows students in every grade to find their passion and explore it in depth while developing creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and adaptability. This guiding philosophy is supported by a rich array of co-curricular programs and empowers students to drive their own academic experience, preparing graduates to flourish at some of the strongest colleges and universities in the country. Concentrated class sizes and challenging academics shape students, giving them a keen sense of self while simultaneously fostering lifelong appreciation for and an understanding of learning. The mission of University Liggett School is to empower students to develop intellectual curiosity, leadership and confidence to contribute to a complex and changing world. We challenge students to excel and to achieve their highest potential. We create opportunities for discovery and achievement by developing a faculty who foster the strengths o...f each student through the Curriculum for Understanding. We teach and practice the values of respect and responsibility in an emotionally and physically safe environment.

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