Linden Hall Head of School Search Questionnaire Survey

Linden Hall has initiated the search for its next Head of School. The Search Committee requests input from each of the school's constituencies. The information collected in this survey will be used by our Search Consultants to provide a comprehensive, personalized profile as we begin to consider candidates for this position. Please respond by April 10, 2020.

	Most important	Very important	Of some concern	Not a concern
Head of School experience	Head of School experience Most important	Head of School experience Very important	Head of School experience Of some concern	Head of School experience Not a concern
Independent school administrative experience	Independent school administrative experience Most important	Independent school administrative experience Very important	Independent school administrative experience Of some concern	Independent school administrative experience Not a concern
Business/Financial experience and acumen	Business/Financial experience and acumen Most important	Business/Financial experience and acumen Very important	Business/Financial experience and acumen Of some concern	Business/Financial experience and acumen Not a concern
Ability to delegate	Ability to delegate Most important	Ability to delegate Very important	Ability to delegate Of some concern	Ability to delegate Not a concern
Faculty leadership/coaching ability	Faculty leadership/coaching ability Most important	Faculty leadership/coaching ability Very important	Faculty leadership/coaching ability Of some concern	Faculty leadership/coaching ability Not a concern
Skilled fundraiser	Skilled fundraiser Most important	Skilled fundraiser Very important	Skilled fundraiser Of some concern	Skilled fundraiser Not a concern
Management skills	Management skills Most important	Management skills Very important	Management skills Of some concern	Management skills Not a concern
Progressive leader	Progressive leader Most important	Progressive leader Very important	Progressive leader Of some concern	Progressive leader Not a concern
Strategic, long-range planning abilities	Strategic, long-range planning abilities Most important	Strategic, long-range planning abilities Very important	Strategic, long-range planning abilities Of some concern	Strategic, long-range planning abilities Not a concern
Ability to promote the school	Ability to promote the school Most important	Ability to promote the school Very important	Ability to promote the school Of some concern	Ability to promote the school Not a concern
Experience in a Grade 6-12 school	Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Most important	Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Very important	Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Of some concern	Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Not a concern
Boarding school experience	Boarding school experience Most important	Boarding school experience Very important	Boarding school experience Of some concern	Boarding school experience Not a concern

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Very important

Of some concern

Not a concern

Head of School experience

Head of School experience Most important

Head of School experience Very important

Head of School experience Of some concern

Head of School experience Not a concern

Independent school administrative experience

Independent school administrative experience Most important

Independent school administrative experience Very important

Independent school administrative experience Of some concern

Independent school administrative experience Not a concern

Business/Financial experience and acumen

Business/Financial experience and acumen Most important

Business/Financial experience and acumen Very important

Business/Financial experience and acumen Of some concern

Business/Financial experience and acumen Not a concern

Ability to delegate

Ability to delegate Most important

Ability to delegate Very important

Ability to delegate Of some concern

Ability to delegate Not a concern

Faculty leadership/coaching ability

Faculty leadership/coaching ability Most important

Faculty leadership/coaching ability Very important

Faculty leadership/coaching ability Of some concern

Faculty leadership/coaching ability Not a concern

Skilled fundraiser

Skilled fundraiser Most important

Skilled fundraiser Very important

Skilled fundraiser Of some concern

Skilled fundraiser Not a concern

Management skills

Management skills Most important

Management skills Very important

Management skills Of some concern

Management skills Not a concern

Progressive leader

Progressive leader Most important

Progressive leader Very important

Progressive leader Of some concern

Progressive leader Not a concern

Strategic, long-range planning abilities

Strategic, long-range planning abilities Most important

Strategic, long-range planning abilities Very important

Strategic, long-range planning abilities Of some concern

Strategic, long-range planning abilities Not a concern

Ability to promote the school

Ability to promote the school Most important

Ability to promote the school Very important

Ability to promote the school Of some concern

Ability to promote the school Not a concern

Experience in a Grade 6-12 school

Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Most important

Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Very important

Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Of some concern

Experience in a Grade 6-12 school Not a concern

Boarding school experience

Boarding school experience Most important

Boarding school experience Very important

Boarding school experience Of some concern

Boarding school experience Not a concern

	Most important	Very important	Of some concern	Not a concern
Strong communication skills	Strong communication skills Most important	Strong communication skills Very important	Strong communication skills Of some concern	Strong communication skills Not a concern
Warm/approachable personality	Warm/approachable personality Most important	Warm/approachable personality Very important	Warm/approachable personality Of some concern	Warm/approachable personality Not a concern
Ease in making fair and firm decisions	Ease in making fair and firm decisions Most important	Ease in making fair and firm decisions Very important	Ease in making fair and firm decisions Of some concern	Ease in making fair and firm decisions Not a concern
Innovative thinker	Innovative thinker Most important	Innovative thinker Very important	Innovative thinker Of some concern	Innovative thinker Not a concern
Open to diverse views and new ideas	Open to diverse views and new ideas Most important	Open to diverse views and new ideas Very important	Open to diverse views and new ideas Of some concern	Open to diverse views and new ideas Not a concern
Passion for education	Passion for education Most important	Passion for education Very important	Passion for education Of some concern	Passion for education Not a concern
Sense of humor	Sense of humor Most important	Sense of humor Very important	Sense of humor Of some concern	Sense of humor Not a concern
Flexibility	Flexibility Most important	Flexibility Very important	Flexibility Of some concern	Flexibility Not a concern
Ability to inspire those around him/her	Ability to inspire those around him/her Most important	Ability to inspire those around him/her Very important	Ability to inspire those around him/her Of some concern	Ability to inspire those around him/her Not a concern
Integrity	Integrity Most important	Integrity Very important	Integrity Of some concern	Integrity Not a concern

Most important

Very important

Of some concern

Not a concern

Strong communication skills

Strong communication skills Most important

Strong communication skills Very important

Strong communication skills Of some concern

Strong communication skills Not a concern

Warm/approachable personality

Warm/approachable personality Most important

Warm/approachable personality Very important

Warm/approachable personality Of some concern

Warm/approachable personality Not a concern

Ease in making fair and firm decisions

Ease in making fair and firm decisions Most important

Ease in making fair and firm decisions Very important

Ease in making fair and firm decisions Of some concern

Ease in making fair and firm decisions Not a concern

Innovative thinker

Innovative thinker Most important

Innovative thinker Very important

Innovative thinker Of some concern

Innovative thinker Not a concern

Open to diverse views and new ideas

Open to diverse views and new ideas Most important

Open to diverse views and new ideas Very important

Open to diverse views and new ideas Of some concern

Open to diverse views and new ideas Not a concern

Passion for education

Passion for education Most important

Passion for education Very important

Passion for education Of some concern

Passion for education Not a concern

Sense of humor

Sense of humor Most important

Sense of humor Very important

Sense of humor Of some concern

Sense of humor Not a concern

Flexibility

Flexibility Most important

Flexibility Very important

Flexibility Of some concern

Flexibility Not a concern

Ability to inspire those around him/her

Ability to inspire those around him/her Most important

Ability to inspire those around him/her Very important

Ability to inspire those around him/her Of some concern

Ability to inspire those around him/her Not a concern

Integrity

Integrity Most important

Integrity Very important

Integrity Of some concern

Integrity Not a concern

	Most important	Very important	Of some concern	Not a concern
Increasing enrollment	Increasing enrollment Most important	Increasing enrollment Very important	Increasing enrollment Of some concern	Increasing enrollment Not a concern
Maintaining a strong sense of community	Maintaining a strong sense of community Most important	Maintaining a strong sense of community Very important	Maintaining a strong sense of community Of some concern	Maintaining a strong sense of community Not a concern
Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff	Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Most important	Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Very important	Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Of some concern	Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Not a concern
Recruitment and retention of students	Recruitment and retention of students Most important	Recruitment and retention of students Very important	Recruitment and retention of students Of some concern	Recruitment and retention of students Not a concern
Capital campaign	Capital campaign Most important	Capital campaign Very important	Capital campaign Of some concern	Capital campaign Not a concern
Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration	Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Most important	Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Very important	Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Of some concern	Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Not a concern
Controlling costs	Controlling costs Most important	Controlling costs Very important	Controlling costs Of some concern	Controlling costs Not a concern
Campus safety	Campus safety Most important	Campus safety Very important	Campus safety Of some concern	Campus safety Not a concern
Honoring the school's mission	Honoring the school's mission Most important	Honoring the school's mission Very important	Honoring the school's mission Of some concern	Honoring the school's mission Not a concern
Continuing strategic planning	Continuing strategic planning Most important	Continuing strategic planning Very important	Continuing strategic planning Of some concern	Continuing strategic planning Not a concern
Staying competitive with independent schools	Staying competitive with independent schools Most important	Staying competitive with independent schools Very important	Staying competitive with independent schools Of some concern	Staying competitive with independent schools Not a concern
Upholding standards of excellence	Upholding standards of excellence Most important	Upholding standards of excellence Very important	Upholding standards of excellence Of some concern	Upholding standards of excellence Not a concern

Most important

Very important

Of some concern

Not a concern

Increasing enrollment

Increasing enrollment Most important

Increasing enrollment Very important

Increasing enrollment Of some concern

Increasing enrollment Not a concern

Maintaining a strong sense of community

Maintaining a strong sense of community Most important

Maintaining a strong sense of community Very important

Maintaining a strong sense of community Of some concern

Maintaining a strong sense of community Not a concern

Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff

Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Most important

Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Very important

Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Of some concern

Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff Not a concern

Recruitment and retention of students

Recruitment and retention of students Most important

Recruitment and retention of students Very important

Recruitment and retention of students Of some concern

Recruitment and retention of students Not a concern

Capital campaign

Capital campaign Most important

Capital campaign Very important

Capital campaign Of some concern

Capital campaign Not a concern

Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration

Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Most important

Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Very important

Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Of some concern

Defining roles for Board, Head and Administration Not a concern

Controlling costs

Controlling costs Most important

Controlling costs Very important

Controlling costs Of some concern

Controlling costs Not a concern

Campus safety

Campus safety Most important

Campus safety Very important

Campus safety Of some concern

Campus safety Not a concern

Honoring the school's mission

Honoring the school's mission Most important

Honoring the school's mission Very important

Honoring the school's mission Of some concern

Honoring the school's mission Not a concern

Continuing strategic planning

Continuing strategic planning Most important

Continuing strategic planning Very important

Continuing strategic planning Of some concern

Continuing strategic planning Not a concern

Staying competitive with independent schools

Staying competitive with independent schools Most important

Staying competitive with independent schools Very important

Staying competitive with independent schools Of some concern

Staying competitive with independent schools Not a concern

Upholding standards of excellence

Upholding standards of excellence Most important

Upholding standards of excellence Very important

Upholding standards of excellence Of some concern

Upholding standards of excellence Not a concern

Linden Hall Head of School Search Questionnaire

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* 1. Describe, in order of importance, three or four strengths or aspects of the school that you WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE CHANGED OR WEAKENED. These can be qualities that are unique to Linden Hall and/or characteristics that most account for the success of the school.

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* 2. Describe, in order of importance, three or four aspects of Linden Hall that you think need review or change.

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* 3. With the previous responses in mind, please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.
Professionally:

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* 4. Please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.
Personally:

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* 5. What are the major challenges a new Head will need to address in the next 3 years?

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* 6. In your opinion, what distinguishes Linden Hall from other all-girls' schools in the area?

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* 7. What are your hopes for Linden Hall's future direction?

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* 8. Please describe your association with Linden Hall. (Check all that apply.)

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* 9. Please make any additional comments which you feel will be helpful to the Search Consultants and Search Committee in defining qualifications and in selecting a new school head. Also, if you have a name of a potential candidate, please include a name and contact information.

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* 1. Describe, in order of importance, three or four strengths or aspects of the school that you WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE CHANGED OR WEAKENED. These can be qualities that are unique to Linden Hall and/or characteristics that most account for the success of the school.

Question Title

* 2. Describe, in order of importance, three or four aspects of Linden Hall that you think need review or change.

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* 3. With the previous responses in mind, please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.Professionally:

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* 4. Please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.Personally:

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* 5. What are the major challenges a new Head will need to address in the next 3 years?

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* 6. In your opinion, what distinguishes Linden Hall from other all-girls' schools in the area?

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* 7. What are your hopes for Linden Hall's future direction?

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* 8. Please describe your association with Linden Hall. (Check all that apply.)

Question Title

* 9. Please make any additional comments which you feel will be helpful to the Search Consultants and Search Committee in defining qualifications and in selecting a new school head. Also, if you have a name of a potential candidate, please include a name and contact information.

* 3. With the previous responses in mind, please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.
Professionally:

* 4. Please indicate the importance of the following qualities in the new Head of School.
Personally: