These are sample school profiles made specifically to give a potential head of school a good picture of your school’s background and mission.
“At Ambrose, we seek to work in harmony with the family, helping prepare young people to think with depth, believe with courage, and serve with compassion. Founded in 1995, The Ambrose School serves the growing community of Boise, Idaho. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to the recovery of the classical Christian form of education that once perpetuated Christian culture. In our first year we had only three students in a single room. We grew through several rented church facilities over the next decade. Today, The Ambrose School serves over 525 5-day students and around 100 shared instruction students. The school resides in a nearly complete 83,000 square foot building that features state of the art classrooms, science labs, orchestra rooms, two gymnasiums, and an inspiring library. Our facility is purpose built and has been recognized for its beauty and warmth. The Ambrose School has grown to become one of the most developed and leading classical Christian schools in the country. We lead with innovations in letters, Latin, common-placing, Socratic teaching, and student House programs. Our academic program includes over 100 great books, and we give teachers the freedom to inspire students as they cover about 50 great ideas.”
“SouthLake Christian Academy (SLCA), founded in 1994, seeks an inspiring and forward-thinking leader to develop and implement a fresh vision for its next 25 years. The new Head of School will be excited to serve as a conduit for evangelism and lead SLCA’s call to make disciples. SLCA is a school that knows its students through their hearts and fosters Christ-like relationships both inside and outside the classroom.”
“Dear Prospective Head of School Candidate, Thank you for your interest in the Head of School position at Whitinsville Christian School. We hope you will take the time to explore this Opportunity Profile to learn more about Whitinsville Christian School’s story of God’s faithfulness and our vision for the future. In a time when many other Christian schools are facing significant financial challenges and enrollment decline, Whitinsville Christian has experienced steady upward enrollment, completed successful capital campaigns, and has recently finalized and begun to execute a Strategic Plan.”
“The Geneva School seeks to provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of a divinely ordered whole. Further, Geneva seeks to instill in students a desire to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ’s calling.”
“DEAR PROSPECTIVE HEAD OF SCHOOL CANDIDATE, On behalf of the Head of School Search Committee and the Covenant Christian Academy Board of Trustees, I want to thank you for your interest in Covenant Christian Academy (“CCA”). CCA is a loving community that spiritually and academically equips, challenges and inspires our students to impact their world for Christ. We hope this Opportunity Profile will provide you with an understanding of the mission of our school as well as the key qualities and characteristics we are seeking in our next Head of School.”
Carter Baldwin
Carter Baldwin produced Geneva’s profile shown above.
From their website: “CarterBaldwin is a retained executive search firm managed by a partnership team with more than 100 years of combined experience. The company is listed among the Top 40 search firms in the nation by Hunt Scanlon and recognized consecutively by the prestigious Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest-growing privately held companies.”
Conducting a Head of School Search – 2018 Conference Talk
A leader’s day talk given in 2018 by Laura Coverstone and Ed Poff.
Summary: Hiring a head of school is the board of directors’ most important responsibility. Handing this process thoughtfully and carefully should be a priority. Ed and Laura will share their wisdom from over 25 head-of-school searches on these topics: selecting a search committee, creating an opportunity profile, sourcing candidates, how to handle internal candidates, interviewing finalists, determining best fit, making the offer, the role of the board, and other topics.
“At Ambrose, we seek to work in harmony with the family, helping prepare young people to think with depth, believe with courage, and serve with compassion. Founded in 1995, The Ambrose School serves the growing community of Boise, Idaho. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to the recovery of the classical Christian form of education that once perpetuated Christian culture. In our first year we had only three students in a single room. We grew through several rented church facilities over the next decade. Today, The Ambrose School serves over 525 5-day students and around 100 shared instruction students. The school resides in a nearly complete 83,000 square foot building that features state of the art classrooms, science labs, orchestra rooms, two gymnasiums, and an inspiring library. Our facility is purpose built and has been recognized for its beauty and warmth. The Ambrose School has grown to become one of the most developed and leading classical Christian schools in the country. We lead with innovations in letters, Latin, common-placing, Socratic teaching, and student House programs. Our academic program includes over 100 great books, and we give teachers the freedom to inspire students as they cover about 50 great ideas.”
“SouthLake Christian Academy (SLCA), founded in 1994, seeks an inspiring and forward-thinking leader to develop and implement a fresh vision for its next 25 years. The new Head of School will be excited to serve as a conduit for evangelism and lead SLCA’s call to make disciples. SLCA is a school that knows its students through their hearts and fosters Christ-like relationships both inside and outside the classroom.”
“The Geneva School seeks to provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of a divinely ordered whole. Further, Geneva seeks to instill in students a desire to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ’s calling.”
“DEAR PROSPECTIVE HEAD OF SCHOOL CANDIDATE, On behalf of the Head of School Search Committee and the Covenant Christian Academy Board of Trustees, I want to thank you for your interest in Covenant Christian Academy (“CCA”). CCA is a loving community that spiritually and academically equips, challenges and inspires our students to impact their world for Christ. We hope this Opportunity Profile will provide you with an understanding of the mission of our school as well as the key qualities and characteristics we are seeking in our next Head of School.”
