Sabot at Stony Point
Richmond, VA
USA
Start Date: July 1, 2019
Sabot at Stony Point, a Reggio-inspired, progressive school for children in preschool through eighth grade in Richmond, VA (USA), seeks a Head of School to begin by July 1, 2019.
The Head of School’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Embody the mission of the School.
• Promote the strategic vision of the School.
• Report to the Board of Directors.
• Lead a nationally renowned program.
• Recruit, retain, and nurture a diverse and intellectually curious student body.
• Grow the school’s eminence.
• Ensure the sustainability of the school.
• Lead a culture of philanthropy.
• Hire and retain an expert and engaged faculty and staff.
• Maintain a vibrant school culture.
• Maintain positive external relations.
Read more about our position at
www.sabotatstonypoint.org/hos
Applicants must:
• Hold a master’s degree, preferably in education, educational leadership, administration, or related field.
• Have a genuine love of and respect for children, the ability to connect with them, and the belief that all children are capable and resilient.
• Have experience in a leadership role, preferably in an educational setting.
• Be a strategic, visionary, and big-picture leader who will promote thoughtful innovation and sustainability.
• Have experience in or a respect for teaching.
• Value and have affirmatively demonstrated a strong commitment to cultural, racial, and economic diversity and inclusivity.
• Have a record of success in fund development, including experience with annual giving, major gifts, and grant writing.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage personal and professional relationships with tact, sensitivity, respect, compassion, and openness.
• Be a collaborator who seeks to include others in the process of decision making in an effort to be a unifying, teambuilding
leader who inspires trust and encourages a spirit of common purpose.
• Be a dynamic and energetic leader who is eager to participate fully in the life of the School and connect with and inspire all constituent groups.
• Take personal initiative to achieve Sabot’s goals and set a high standard for personal effectiveness.
• Possess the highest standards of integrity and a strong ethical character.
Additionally, the following professional qualifications are sought:
• Knowledge about and support of the Reggio Emilia approach
• Currency in education trends and issues and in best practices in progressive education
• Experience in a progressive school setting
• Capital campaign design and execution
• Strategic planning experience
Candidates should submit all materials electronically to headsearch@sabotatstonypoint.org by March 30th. Please include, as six separate PDFs:
1. Current resume
2. Cover letter explaining your interest in the position, qualifications, and experience
3. 1-2 page statement of educational philosophy
4. 1-2 page statement on leadership orientation
5. List of five professional references with name, phone number, email address, and relationship (Candidates will be
notified prior to references being contacted.)
6. Salary requirements
Sabot at Stony Point is an independent PK-8 school dedicated to providing a nurturing and supportive environment for children and is committed to innovation and best practices in the pursuit of excellence in education through a social constructivist approach.
Sabot at Stony Point is a democratic community that supports collaboration so that children, teachers, staff members, and parents gain understanding together. In our approach, everyone teaches and everyone learns. As one student put it, “See, because knowledge is so big, just one person can’t know it all; we have to work together.”
Our Reggio-inspired, social constructivist curriculum is inquiry-based and driven predominantly by the children’s interests. They are able not only to meet the challenges we set before them, but also to set challenge before themselves. We believe that children’s spirit of inquiry, as well as their investment in and ownership of their work, are sustained when adults treat the children’s interests and questions with seriousness and respect.
We favor concepts and questions that help students acquire the tools of research in a variety of disciplines and achieve specific learning objectives, yet provide latitude for students to explore related questions and themes. Our approach is one that recognizes the whole child and focuses first and foremost on social-emotional learning and relationships as the necessary educational foundation.
Read more about our approach at
www.sabotatstonypoint.org/approach
Esa Sferra-Bonistalli
headsearch@sabotatstonypoint.org
Together, we are empowering exceptional education.