Leaders Day Talk | | Leadership & Strategic
Summary
One of the keys to a successful school is the relationship between the Board and the Head of School.
There are numerous ways to establish an effective relationship between the two, but there are some keys to it working well both day-to-day and year-to-year. Four panelists who have each served as administrators of their schools for over 20 years will share some of those key ideas and how they helped allow for a long tenure of service at their schools. Some practical ideas for board members to consider will be shared and will lead to a question and answer period for further discussion.
Speaker
Tracy Robinson lives in Hickory, North Carolina with his wife, Gayle. The Robinsons have six children, five of whom graduated from Hickory Christian Academy, with the youngest recently completing his senior year at HCA in 2024. Tracy grew up in a Christian home, became a believer in Christ at a young age, and graduated with a degree in math and physics from Appalachian State University in 1992. He taught for five years in the public schools before his oldest daughter became school-age. At that time, the Robinsons discovered Classical Christian education at Hickory Christian Academy, became parents, and eventually gained employment there, believing there was much more to education than the government had to offer. He has been the Head of School at Hickory Christian Academy for the past 24 years. During that time, HCA has grown from 175 students to 515, in addition to employing more than 70 faculty and staff and has acquired over $14 million in buildings and land. HCA has been a member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools since 1997 and has been fully accredited since 2015.
Andy Shapleigh grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended the University of Kansas, earning a liberal arts degree before moving to Tulsa, initially in sales and later in a marketing and fund-raising position for a non-profit organization. After nine years in a corporate environment, he accepted the invitation to be the first headmaster for Regent Preparatory School of Oklahoma, which opened in August 2000. The school grew from 61 students in year one to just over 600 students today. Andy and his wife Lori have four children, all of whom are Regent graduates.
TRobinson@hickorychristian.com
ashapleigh@rpsok.org
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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