Everything You Need to Know About the New Head of School When Asked About His Vision for EVA SCHILLER( V), VICKY Pingry, Mr
THE NATION’S OLDEST ON THE WEB: COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL students.pingry.org/ NEWSPAPER record Volume CXLV, Number I October 25, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About the New Head of School When asked about his vision for EVA SCHILLER( V), VICKY Pingry, Mr. Levinson left his response GU (VI), MEGHAN DURKIN open-ended. Rather than only him (V) deciding where Pingry should go in Though the Pingry community has the upcoming years, he thinks that known his name for almost a year now, everyone should have input and “that Mr. Matt Levinson has just begun his the vision question is something we all first academic year as our new Head need to invest in and work on together.” of School. Following a five-month However, he does have a “strategic search and a unanimous vote from the plan focusing on global education, Board of Trustees, Pingry officially student wellbeing, interdisciplinary welcomed its sixteenth Head of School learning… and also to promote teacher on July 1, 2019, succeeding Mr. growth and development.” Nathaniel Conard’s 14-year tenure as His first step is to address student Headmaster. wellbeing with the hopes of helping The role of the Head of School has the community “improve and be long been ambiguous to many Pingry attentive.” So far, he has met with students. Mr. Levinson explains his job peer leaders and teachers, and plans as keeping “everybody focused on the to do some staff training in November. student experience… from myself, to Speaking on the Pingry community, all administration, staff, and teachers,” Mr.
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