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Director (Head of School)

Location:

Rye Presbyterian Nursery School, Rye, New York

Start Date: July 1, 2016

Description, Responsibilities, & Duties

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

Rye Presbyterian Nursery School (RPNS) is a non-profit preschool for 300 children ages 2 to 5 located in the heart of Rye, NY. As an outreach program of the Rye Presbyterian Church (RPC), RPNS is non-denominational and welcomes families of RPC, Rye and surrounding areas.

As a progressive preschool, inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, RPNS provides a child-centered, play-based program. We build our curriculum by listening to children’s interests and ideas and then working collaboratively with them to create long-term projects and investigations around these ideas. We integrate goals for each child into our studies, so every child is nurtured, supported, and challenged.

The staff includes 23 full-time teachers as well as an assistant director, admissions director, studio teacher, school nurse, and business manager. A music/movement teacher, physical education teacher, enrichment teacher, child psychologist, speech therapist and occupational therapist provide additional support services.

RPNS IS LOOKING FOR A DIRECTOR (HEAD OF SCHOOL) TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY ON JULY 1, 2016.

 

SIGNIFICANT EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE IN A SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITION AND OUTSTANDING PERSONAL QUALITIES ARE SOUGHT. AN ADVANCED DEGREE IS REQUIRED.

Salary & Benefits

Application Procedures

PLEASE SEND INQUIRIES AND/OR AN APPLICATION INCLUDING A LETTER OF INTEREST, RESUME, STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, AND LIST OF 5 REFERENCES TO JEAN LAMONT OF EDUCATORS’ COLLABORATIVE, JLAMONT@EDUCATORSCOLLABORATIVE.COM OR CALL 203-605-6975.

Program Description

Please visit our website at www.rpnskids.org

Contact Info

JEAN LAMONT OF EDUCATORS’ COLLABORATIVE, JLAMONT@EDUCATORSCOLLABORATIVE.COM, 203-605-6975.

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