Head of School

Head of School

About the Company

Renaissance School excels at serving the unique needs of high ability students.

Industry
Higher Education

Type
Educational Institution

Founded
1999

Employees
11-50

About the Role

The Company is seeking a Head of School to lead its independent, co-educational day school. The successful candidate will be an inspiring, strategic, and student-centered leader, inheriting a mission-driven institution with a strong sense of identity. Key responsibilities for the Head of School include strengthening enrollment and visibility, ensuring financial sustainability, supporting faculty excellence, cultivating strategic partnerships, and stewarding the school's distinctive educational model. The role demands a collaborative and entrepreneurial leader with a commitment to student-centered and restorative practices, who can empower faculty and engage the broader community. The ideal candidate will have visionary and strategic leadership, strong relationship-building and communication skills, experience in independent, progressive, or innovative educational settings, and financial and operational acumen. The Head of School will be expected to uphold the company's mission of empowering adolescents through creativity, curiosity, responsibility, and belonging. This is an opportunity to lead a highly relational school community dedicated to creativity, intellectual rigor, and belonging, and to build on the institution's many strengths while advancing long-term sustainability, visibility, and innovation. The role is particularly suited to a leader who values authentic relationships, believes deeply in the promise of adolescents, and is excited to inspire students and adults alike. The position is pivotal in the school's next chapter, following 17 years of stable leadership, and offers the chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant learning environment.

Functions

• Education/Academic Administration