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THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL DALLAS, TEXAS UPPER SCHOOL HEAD START DATE: JULY 1, 2019 www.hockaday.org THE POSITION The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, one of the nation’s finest independent, college-preparatory schools for girls from PK-12, seeks an experienced, dynamic, and innovative administrator to lead its Upper School effective July 1, 2019. Hockaday, which enrolls approximately 1,100 girls, offers both day and boarding programs for a college preparatory education in a community that is diverse, welcoming, challenging, and nurturing. Constituents confirm that community members relish the opportunity to belong at this special School. Families, faculty, current students, and alumnae share an enormous sense of pride in the institution that continues to be, for them, a home away from home. School Profile - At a Glance They feel connected by the School’s traditions and core values, and as a community, are proud of its strong position in the 21st-century education landscape. History Founded in 1913 as Miss Hockaday’s The School is an extraordinary place to work, with bright School for Girls and engaged students and unparalleled professional development opportunities and support. Guided by the Accreditation Four Cornerstones of Character, Courtesy, Scholarship, National Association of Independent and Athletics, Hockaday believes anything is possible Schools through collaboration and commitment to girls’ education. National Coalition of Girls Schools Independent Schools Association of the Families who choose Hockaday care deeply about Southwest providing their daughters with a comprehensive and rigorous education, both inside and outside the classroom. Hockaday’s student body reflects the Mission diversity that is deeply valued by the School. While most Believing in the limitless potential of girls, Hockaday families come from across the greater Dallas- Hockaday develops resilient, confident Fort Worth area, Hockaday students also come from women who are educated and inspired across the United States and around the world. to lead lives of purpose and impact. The next Head of Upper School will be committed Vision to educating, encouraging, and empowering girls for Hockaday will engage every girl in the challenges of the 21st century. She or he will be shared journey of discovery, integrity, responsible for leading the 488-student Upper School for scholarship, and accomplishment. grades 9-12, supporting the faculty, overseeing day-to- day operations, academic and co-curricular programs, student life, faculty professional development, and other related aspects of the Upper School. The Head of Upper School will work to strengthen the division’s curriculum, programs, and operations by working collaboratively with faculty, students, and fellow administrators. The Head will be an effective and organized manager and a fair-minded, transparent, and engaged leader who values interpersonal relationships and genuinely enjoys working with high school students and their parents. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 1 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Student Body 1089 students Upper School: 488 Middle School: 325 Lower School: 276 Boarding Students 79 (grades 8 – 12) States represented: 12 Countries represented: 13 Applicants admitted this year: 19% FOUR CORNERSTONES Students of color: 34% Character: High moral standards promote self- assurance and the strength to withstand life’s pressures. Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 This Cornerstone challenges students to live their lives with the courage of their convictions. Faculty members: 117 (full-time) Courtesy: Learning is strongly aligned with dignity, the outward expression of respect for oneself and Faculty with master or doctoral others equally. This allows us to stay on the right path degrees: 90 when outside forces or expediency would push us into unwise or unethical decisions. This Cornerstone is Alumnae: 6,500 characterized at Hockaday by modeling a supportive, positive, and caring culture. We believe that putting Endowment: $162,834,768 courtesy into practice here and now will enable our (as of June 30, 2018) students to later put it into action in the world. Governance: 39 Trustees; 11 Life Scholarship: Our academic excellence, is Hockaday’s Trustees; self-perpetuating Board of hallmark. The Cornerstone is characterized by our Trustees commitment to inspire a love of learning in our girls, and an intellectual curiosity that drives them to be truly engaged in their education. In our curriculum as well Campus: 88 acres with extensive as our co-curricular programming, we provide learning facilities opportunities that develop teamwork, leadership skills and critical thinking. Interscholastic sports: 14; Upper School competes in the Athletics: When Miss Ela Hockaday and her colleagues Southwest Preparatory Conference first articulated the Cornerstones, the inclusion of and, in certain sports, the Texas State athletics must have been a very modern idea. We Championships believe firmly that sports and fitness not only develop a sense of wellness, strength and confidence – but also Financial Aid builds in our girls a deep-down sense of fair play and Students on Financial Aid: 13.4% grace, both in winning and in defeat. Financial Aid Awards: $3.35m annually The Four Cornerstones are critical attributes for living a life of purpose and impact. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 2 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com SCHOOL HISTORY In 1913, a group of Dallas leaders asked Miss Ela Hockaday, a teacher and principal, to pioneer an academic institution for their daughters that equaled the education available to their sons. Miss Hockaday agreed, and The Hockaday School for Girls opened in September of that year with 10 students in North Dallas. By the 1920s, the School established a respected reputation for high academic standards. It increased in size, adding a Lower School and a Boarding Department. In 1931, Miss Hockaday began a Junior College, and in 1938 she opened the Music Institute. In 1961, Karl Hoblitzelle donated 100 acres in North Dallas, which became the site of Hockaday’s third and present-day campus. Now more than 100 years later, Hockaday is just as committed to its founder’s vision and the Four Cornerstones that shape the School’s identity. Over the years, Hockaday has grown from a school of 10 to one that enrolls nearly 1,100 students from 12 states and 11 countries. The School is proud of its diverse community of teachers and students and retains its strong values of academics and character. THE SCHOOL Today, Hockaday prepares girls of strong potential from diverse backgrounds for lives of responsibility and leadership. Through small classes, creative teaching, and an approach that emphasizes the process of learning, Hockaday seeks to discover unique aptitudes and awaken the intellectual curiosity of every girl. Outside the classroom, students engage in arts and athletics, developing an appreciation for the beauty and joy of self-expression and an awareness of the importance of physical and mental well-being. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 3 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Across all areas—in the classroom, on the field, in the studio, and on the stage—there is a focus and commitment to the development of character and the development and practice of ethics. Teachers model and emphasize the importance of strong values and encourage students to develop respectful and considerate attitudes, a generosity of spirit, respect for the ideals of human worth and dignity, and confident, caring, and mature character well-equipped to make responsible choices and withstand the pressures of today’s society. Constituents laud the School’s single-sex community as a key strength. Hockaday celebrates girls at all ages by focusing on the ways they uniquely grow and learn, and it offers them opportunities both to participate and to lead. The School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. Hockaday is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, One Schoolhouse (formerly Online School for Girls), The College Board, the National and Texas Associations for College Admission Counseling, and the Cum Laude Society. ACADEMICS Hockaday provides an unparalleled college preparatory education for girls of strong potential and diverse backgrounds who may be expected to assume positions of responsibility and leadership in a rapidly changing world. Through small classes, creative teaching, and an approach which emphasizes the process of learning, the School to helping our students discover their unique aptitudes and awaken the intellectual curiosity of every girl. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 4 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com College Matriculation The following is a selection of the colleges and universities to which Hockaday students have matriculated over the past three years: American University Amherst College Barnard College Boston College Bowdoin College Carnegie Mellon University Colgate University Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University Elon University Emerson College Georgetown University Harvard College Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University Middlebury College New York University In the Upper School, each girl is empowered to think and Northwestern University inspired to learn in an academically-challenging and safe Princeton University environment where they are nurtured and supported for the