St. John's Episcopal School Survey

St. John's Episcopal School has embarked upon a search for a new Head of School for July 1, 2019. The Board of Trustees has engaged Resource Group 175, represented by Tom Olverson, to assist in this process. The Board is interested in your opinions about the current state of the school, the challenges it faces, and the professional and personal qualities you feel are important in the next Head of School. All responses are confidential and if shared, will be without any identifiable attribution. Please complete this survey by the end of the day on Monday, June 4th Thank you for your help and participation.

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* 1. What is your relationship to the School? (Check all that apply.)

Current Parent

Past Parent

Grandparent

Faculty

Administration or Staff

Graduate

Trustee

Past Trustee

Member of Vestry

Friend

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* 2. In your opinion, what are the qualities that make the School unique? Which of those are essential to preserve in this Head of School transition?

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* 3. Which five (5) of the following phrases best describe what you currently value most about the School?

Academic Excellence

Athletic Program

Arts Program

Sustainability and empathy-oriented programming

The School's sense of a diverse and inclusive community

Committed and high-quality faculty

Close student-teacher relationships and individualized teaching

Community Service/Service learning

Emphasis on learner-centered pedagogies and critical thinking

Focus on 21st century skills (collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, empathy and global studies)

History and traditions

Leadership development opportunities for students

A safe learning environment

Small class sizes and low student-teacher ratio

Teaching of mindfulness and empathy education

Well rounded education

School/faculty communication and relationship

Joy in learning

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which five (5) of the following areas should be priorities for improvement by the next Head of School?

Recruiting, retaining and compensating high-quality faculty

Assessing staffing needs, implementing evaluation systems for faculty and staff

Strengthening teacher professional development

Balancing enrollment numbers with high admissions standards

Implementing the Strategic Plan

Continuing to enhance academic excellence

Enhancing admissions/enrollment/retention

Providing educational leadership (program/curriculum)

Fundraising

Improving school-wide communication

Enhancing secondary admissions programs and processes

Making the School better known in the community and regionally

Renovating/enhancing school facilities/infrastructure

Expanding the School's extracurricular programs

Increasing diversity

Expanding athletic program excellence

Expanding arts program

Expanding technology program and increasing access to technology resources

Improving leadership development opportunities for students

Expanding mindfulness and empathy education

Articulating roles and responsibilities for administrators, faculty and staff

Focusing on forging and sustaining community partnerships

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the major challenges that the School is going to face in the next three to seven years?

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* 6. What are the professional qualifications required of the School's next Head of School?

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* 7. What are the personal qualities you would like to see in the next Head of School?

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* 8. Is there anyone you know, either currently or previously associated with the School or from another school, who you think should be seriously considered for the position?

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* 9. Do you have any other thoughts or comments relevant to this search that might be helpful either to the consultants, the Board, the Search Committee, or to candidates considering this position?

St. John's Episcopal School Survey