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ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Start Date: July 2021 harker.org Mission Our mission is to educate students for success at college and beyond, and to foster kindness, respect, and integrity within a safe and nurturing environment. We achieve academic excellence through the development of intellectual curiosity, personal accountability, and love of learning. Our comprehensive program and exceptional faculty and staff help students discover, develop, and enjoy their unique talents. We honor individuality, embrace diversity, and promote leadership and service, preparing students to take their place as global citizens.

OVERVIEW

The Harker School is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational day school in for students in kindergarten through grade 12 that has earned international recognition for its top level academics, quality teachers, outstanding facilities, and student achievements. Educating 1,976 students, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California, located on beautiful campuses just minutes apart.

Kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, and personal accountability have been at the heart of a Harker education since the school’s founding in 1893. Demand by motivated and capable students in the Silicon Valley and beyond is very high. Harker students receive a well-rounded education grounded in academics, enriching extracurricular activities and clubs, team-building athletics, a multitude of arts offerings, and an unwavering emphasis on character development. And, most importantly, students develop a lifelong passion for learning. Harker is a supportive, safe, fun, and nurturing place where students make friends for life with their peers, their teachers, and with staff.

Harker seeks an Assistant Head of School for Student Affairs effective July 2021. The primary goal of the position is to provide leadership that optimizes the school’s overall educational outcomes, especially those of a non-academic nature, in line with the goals articulated in its mission. The Assistant Head is responsible for supervising and operating several essential programs on each campus and serves as the link between the Head of School, departments, and programs on each campus. The Assistant Head also fulfills other duties as assigned in a variety of non-academic areas. As a senior leadership position, the Assistant Head supervises athletic directors, the Transportation Manager, Director of Health Services, and an administrative assistant.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 2 Fast Facts Founded: 1893 Total students: 1,976 TK-12 Students of color: 83.88% TK-12 Total faculty: 219 TK-12 Faculty with advanced degrees: US 76%, MS 46%, LS 55% Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Financial aid awarded: $3.9M plus $5 tuition reduction Students receiving aid: 7.6%

SCHOOL HISTORY

In the late 1880s, the town of Palo Alto had only about 1,400 residents. It would be nearly another 100 years before the term “Silicon Valley” was coined and the area became known as an innovation hub. However, the need for students who were well prepared to go on to top universities, including nearby Stanford University, was evident. So, in 1893 at the behest of Stanford’s first president, The Harker School was founded by Frank Cramer as Manzanita Hall, a college preparatory school for boys. Miss Harker’s School for Girls, founded by Catherine Harker, followed soon after in 1902.

Students in those early days studied a college preparatory curriculum, participated in co-curricular activities, and developed high moral character all while living under the care of teachers and administrators who had their best interests at heart. Over the years, Harker evolved from a military academy for boys and a unique college preparatory school for girls, to a prestigious coeducational institution for children from kindergarten through high school.

Throughout its history, Harker has prepared students to lead lives of service and integrity by offering a rigorous academic program and topnotch opportunities for personal development and participation in extracurricular activities.

Harker celebrated its 125th anniversary during the 2018-19 school year. Even though much has changed for Harker since its founding, much has stayed the same. The Harker School retains the core philosophy of its original incarnations as Manzanita Hall and Miss Harker’s School: to provide students with the knowledge, insight, skills, and experience they need to succeed at the nation’s best colleges and universities and become leaders for the common good.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 3 THE SCHOOL

At Harker, success is something more than just outstanding academic achievement. The school believes in providing a world-class educational experience that both inspires and empowers students to explore, try new things, and discover their unique talents and passions. High-quality academics, broad class offerings, robust extracurricular programs and electives, and outstanding teachers and facilities all define a Harker education.

The teaching team at Harker comprises people who are passionate about their subject areas and dedicated to working with their chosen age groups. All teachers hold bachelor’s degrees and many have advanced degrees, and they are always enriching their skill sets with ongoing professional development. Others find time to actively contribute in their professional fields by publishing literary works or academic papers, performing on stage, or receiving artwork commissions. Outside of the classroom, teachers are mentors, role models, club leaders, and students’ biggest fans – cheering them on at sports games, checking out their latest art installation, and giving them high fives for jobs well done.

In June 2016, Harker became certified as a Bay Area Green Business by the county of Santa Clara. This honor is a culmination of decades of environmental awareness and a continuing effort to bring sustainability to all aspects of the school. Harker’s Green Mission is “Modeling and teaching a sustainable relationship with the environment.” Harker takes being green very seriously, in both big and small ways. The school observes Earth Day every day through sustainability education, green initiatives, special student clubs, and a reduced-waste food program.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 4 ACADEMICS

Harker’s lower school is one of the Bay Area’s top schools for giving elementary students a well- rounded, top-notch education. The lower school, located at the beautiful Bucknall Avenue campus, serves students in kindergarten through grade 5. The goal of lower school is to provide each child with a nurturing and supportive environment in which to grow and thrive. Children enjoy an inspiring learning environment, dedicated teachers, supportive staff, and ample opportunities to discover passions and strengths. Academic subjects are introduced early on to motivate students as they begin their educational journeys. Starting in kindergarten, students dive into topics such as math, language arts, social studies, and science, and grade 1 students start to explore Spanish language and culture. Dedicated character development classwork also starts in kindergarten, infusing social and emotional learning into everything done in the lower school. With the support of subject specialists, teachers design classroom experiences that capture students’ interests, encourage critical thinking, and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Led by outstanding teachers with extensive experience, Harker’s middle school program for grades 6-8 offers students an innovative and challenging curriculum, enriching extracurricular programs and electives, and impressive access to leading-edge technologies and facilities, all in a supportive and nurturing environment. The middle school, currently located at the Blackford Avenue campus and moving to a new campus on Union Avenue in August 2021, creates powerful learning opportunities combining an integrated curriculum and creative teaching techniques with rich, extracurricular activities. The curriculum emphasizes real-world learning experiences through classroom discussions, extended science labs, problem-solving opportunities, daily foreign language lessons, and global learning experiences. Students learn to think creatively and critically, work collaboratively, and learn deeply in rich, academic subjects that include math, science, English, social studies, foreign language (Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, or Latin), computer science, visual and performing arts, communication studies, and . Many subjects offer honors courses. With a 1:1 laptop program, technology integration in the classroom, and extensive library resources, students experience an intellectually rich academic environment at Harker. CARNEYSANDOE.COM 5 College Placement Graduates from the classes of 2018- 2020 matriculated to the following colleges and universities, among others:

Amherst College Boston University Brown University California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Loyola Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology At Harker’s upper school, located at the Saratoga Avenue New York University campus, an expert team of teachers offers students a world- Northeastern University class and well-rounded education. The upper school gives Northwestern University students in grades 9-12 an educational experience like Princeton University no other, where they are challenged, engaged, inspired, Purdue University and supported along their journeys. Harker’s experience San Jose State University in education combined with an integrated curriculum Santa Clara University creates an optimal learning environment. Each student’s Stanford University academic and extracurricular journey is uniquely tailored Tufts University to individual needs and passions, as well as their social University of California – Berkeley, and emotional growth. With 29 Advanced Placement Davis, Irvine, LA, Merced, San (AP) courses, 23 post-AP courses, and countless Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz programs and extracurricular activities, students reach University of Chicago their academic goals at the upper school. Beyond core University of Illinois at Urbana- academic subjects which include English, math, science, Champaign history and social science, foreign language (Spanish, University of Michigan French, Mandarin, Japanese, or Latin), computer science, University of Pennsylvania and physical education, students explore their interests in University of Southern California complementary areas of study including communication University of Washington studies such as debate, journalism, business and University of Wisconsin, Madison entrepreneurship, and performing and visual arts. Upper Vanderbilt University school students use a 1:1 laptop program. Harker also Washington University in St. Louis offers support systems including academic and college Wellesley College counseling to ensure each student’s continued success. Williams College With a 100% acceptance rate into colleges, universities, Yale University and conservatories, students leave Harker prepared for continued success.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 6 THE ARTS

Harker is deeply committed to arts education, believing art is an essential element of a complete curriculum. The arts are woven into everything at Harker, creating a learning environment that promotes creativity, self-confidence, and collaboration. Every year, students at each grade level perform at least one staged production for families and friends.

Harker’s comprehensive arts education program starts in lower school and carries through to middle and upper school where the arts are part of academic requirements. In the performing arts, students’ creative expression and confidence are nurtured through dance, drama, vocal and instrumental music, and musical theater. After school, the program continues with choirs, dance classes, orchestras, and a variety of performance bands. Upper school students interested in diving deeper into their crafts can explore the Conservatory Certificate Program, a four-year performing arts course of study with special attention paid to evolving each student’s discipline, creating portfolios, and performing in the senior showcase.

The visual arts program gives students a gradual introduction to the technical skills they need as they dig deeper into their creativity. As students get older, they have inspiring opportunities to hone their skills and try unique course offerings, such as 3D Art: Glass, filmmaking, ceramics, sculpture, graphic arts, and more. Many of the visual arts teachers are working artists themselves. After school, students may take an art workshop, join arts-focused clubs, work on the yearbook, or drop in to an art studio on a day-to-day basis. Rotating exhibits can be found throughout the school, and annual art exhibitions allow the entire student body to celebrate Harker’s artists and their creative accomplishments.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 7 ATHLETICS

Athletics are an important part of any adolescent experience, and Harker’s comprehensive middle school sports program offers activities for all ability levels. On top of the thrill of competing and having fun with friends, students experience benefits that support their academic, social, and emotional growth in middle school. While the middle school offers many competitive sports teams for young student athletes, it also has developmental and intramural teams for students who love to play but not necessarily to compete. As a part of the , Harker’s middle school competes in a variety of sports including , , cross country, flag football, , soccer, , , , track and field, , and .

In upper school, Harker supports the academic success and extracurricular pursuits of its student athletes. Athletic coaches, program directors, counselors, and teachers actively follow our student athletes, ensuring they are effectively balancing their academic and extracurricular commitments. Upper school sports teams compete in a variety of local leagues, including the West Bay Athletic League, Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, Peninsula Athletic League, and Bay Football League. The school fields 39 teams in 14 sports including baseball, basketball, , cross country, football, golf, (girls), soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. Student athletes further develop their skills in off-season strength and conditioning programs and training camps. Accolades include numerous league championships, record-setting performances, and athletes continuing their competitive careers in college.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 8 SCHOOL LIFE

With a wide variety of after-school programs and extracurriculars, students at Harker enjoy diverse and extensive opportunities that enrich their education. The school believes robust programs and extracurricular activities are key ingredients of a well-rounded education, which is evident in global education experiences, visual and performing arts programs, sports teams, clubs, and more.

The lower school offers a wide variety of after-school programs and extracurriculars that help Harker’s youngest students explore different interests and develop new skills. Eighty-five percent of lower school students participate in the after-school BEST (Bucknall Enrichment and Supervision Team) program with offerings like makerspace, orchestra, and karate. Starting in grade 4, students may join developmental, intramural, or competitive sports teams with 10 sports offered.

In middle school, students have even more opportunities to explore their interests and broaden their horizons. Beyond academic core requirements, students can experience wide-ranging electives from math contests and study skills to drama and jazz band, robust after-school programs, extracurricular activities like speech and debate, and 35 clubs. Educational field trips to locations on the California coast, national parks, and Washington, D.C. offer another level of learning and fun. Discovery X is an annual, opt-in program for middle school students that allows them to pick a subject they’re passionate about, find a mentor (whether at Harker or outside the school), and dig deep into a project.

As part of a well-rounded education, upper school students are encouraged to explore electives, special programs, and extracurricular options. Students may choose from more than 100 enriching electives like art history, psychology, and architecture, or participate in global education international travel opportunities to locations like the Galapagos Islands and Southeast Asia. The upper school features robust extracurricular activities, with more than 50 clubs, programs, and societies. The student-led

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 9 business and entrepreneurship initiative launched in 2013 provides leadership opportunities and career preparatory programs to upper school students, such as the Harker DECA chapter, CareerConnect (mentorship and career panels), and TEDxHarkerSchool. Additionally, the John Near and Mitra Family Scholar Grant Programs allows selected students, and their teacher-mentors, to pursue independent year-long research papers on the topic of their choice.

At Harker, parents, faculty, staff, students, and alumni form a close-knit community through events, traditions, and the school’s common mission. On any given day there are up to a dozen different community events happening in the Harker community, whether it’s a student performance, parent lunch, sporting event, or a public Harker Speaker Series or Harker Concert Series event. The school also has some long-held social traditions – homecoming, family and alumni picnic, and the gala – that bring students, faculty, parents, and alumni together. Parents are actively involved not just in their children’s education, but in the greater Harker community. Parents volunteer, plan social events, and support the school and the students.

CAMPUS

Each of Harker’s campuses is designed to meet the unique needs of its students, giving them inspiring and spacious places to explore their academic passions, try new things, and socialize.

At Harker’s lower school, students have a spacious campus with ample room to run, play, and learn. The nine-acre campus includes 51 classrooms, music and dance rooms, and a library. Harker has a separate kindergarten area with toys, play structures, and a physical space that is appropriate for this age level. The campus also features a swimming pool, gym, play structures, and two playing fields. The BEST program takes over the campus after school, offering dozens of programs.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 10 The 12-acre middle school campus includes 46 large classrooms, a theater, and a library for students to spread out and explore their subjects. Middle school students enjoy a regulation gym, a smaller gym, two playing fields, and six tennis courts. The spacious grassy amphitheater is perfect for gathering and offers space for clubs to meet. The middle school also has Activity Avenue, a fun space where students can hang out after school and play games with their friends. In August 2021, Harker will be moving the middle school division to the former preschool campus on Union Avenue.

Harker’s spacious upper school campus provides students with a state-of-the-art learning environment. The upper school campus is truly a neighborhood for students, and bustles with activity into the evening and on weekends. The 12-acre campus includes a new library and 79 large classrooms and labs, some of which are housed in Harker’s LEED Gold certified science and technology center, Nichols Hall, which offers dedicated research space, much like the space found only at universities. The performing arts program moved into its state-of-the-art facility in February 2018. Rothschild Performing Arts Center has 463 seats, a hydraulic orchestra pit, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, and more.

Harker’s athletic facilities help inspire athletes to the next level of competition. The 33,000-square-foot Athletic Center, opened in August 2017, features a 12,000-square-foot gym, athletic training room with advanced hydrotherapy unit, and spacious team rooms. The Singh Aquatic Center, opened in 2008, provides a quality training and competition venue for aquatic athletes with 13 swimming lanes. Davis Field gives field athletes ample space to compete on a turf field, and the fans a beautiful place to gather and cheer on the home team.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 11 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

With just over 1 million residents, San Jose is one of the largest metro areas in the U.S. and the largest in the Bay Area, having quietly surpassed . San Jose lies in the heart of Silicon Valley, 45 miles south of San Francisco, and 15 miles from Palo Alto and Stanford University. This vibrant, diverse city offers close-knit neighborhoods, a Mediterranean climate, and a high quality of life. In its evolution from the aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma-Ohlone Tribe to technology hub, San Jose has been influenced by a variety of cultures. Many of the area’s neighborhoods have a rich Latino or Asian influence. Central/South American and Vietnamese enclaves are found throughout the metro area, as is a Japantown with 125 years of history. U.S. News and World Report has ranked the city among the best places to live in the nation.

The San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose provides a gathering space for foodies who come to stock up on produce from local farms. For a different type of shopping, residents head to Santana Row in , which has upscale shops and boutiques. Professional sports fans root for the Sharks (hockey) at the SAP Center (“the Shark Tank” to locals) and the Earthquakes (soccer) at Avaya Stadium. For football, San Joseans head to the state-of-the-art Levi’s Stadium in neighboring Santa Clara, now home to the San Francisco 49ers or to Stanford University just to the north.

The city also offers access to a wide range of cultural activities and access to the outdoors. Cradled by the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range, with the Pacific shore close beyond, San Jose offers a prime environment for outdoorsy residents, with its proximity to the ocean, the Sierra Nevada and the vineyards – not to mention about 300 sunny days a year.

Also, camping and hiking in Yosemite National Park, as well as skiing and watersports in Lake Tahoe, are just a few hours’ drive away. Napa Valley wine country is less than two hours away by car, and the Santa Cruz beaches are a 45-minute drive. And for technology enthusiasts, The Tech Museum of Innovation offers hundreds of family-friendly interactive exhibits devoted to science and technology. CARNEYSANDOE.COM 12 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic oversight of athletic programs 4-12, including supervision of athletic directors, including budgeting process. • Coordinate campus safety programs, including annual questionnaires. • Plan and administer emergency procedures and training, including regular updates to emergency programs, manuals, and other support documentation. • Advise leaders of enrichment and supervision (BEST/BASE) programs. • Member of facility scheduling oversight team. • Edit Student Handbooks for all divisions in coordination with the Office of Communication. • Provide support of the Wellness program, K-12. • Act as Sustainability Coordinator, K-12 and coordinate recycling programs with the Facility Director. • Coordinate the efforts of the Diversity Committee. • Support middle and upper school club programs in support of division heads as needed. • Support spirit programs as needed. • Assist advancement and division heads as needed in coordination of the school uniform program. • Provide oversight, policies, and procedures for student travel and school field trips. • Oversee transportation management and budgeting. • Oversee approved driver program and DMV Pull Notice program. • Provide guidance and support of parking and loading zone operations, with special coordination with the director of security. • Work with the Office of Communication on parent communication around campus traffic safety. • Manage student parking program and lottery at the upper school. • Oversee nursing and health programming, and provide direct supervision to the director of health services, including budgeting. • Coordinate character education curriculum as requested in lower and middle school.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 13 • Provide support for middle and upper school programs in debate and robotics. • Provide coordination of scheduling/conflicts in athletics/debate/performing arts/DECA. • Provide logistical support for performing arts programs. • Participate in the planning and implementation of schoolwide events, such as homecoming, picnic, and galas, where the strategic resources of the office of student affairs are needed. • Oversee safety and logistics of aquatics center operations and update guidelines as needed. • Oversee and guide safety committees on all campuses.

Other Duties and Responsibilities • Serve on the Administrative team and on all necessary subcommittees. • Serve as liaison to Advancement for off-campus events involving student participants. • Coordinate recreational elements of faculty retreat. • Chaperone middle school weeklong class trips as needed. • Act as student advisor in upper school (assumes office is maintained on upper school campus).

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

• Uphold the unique qualities of Harker’s mission, fostering a strong sense of community within a school culture. • Contribute to a school-wide leadership team to represent and be responsive to the needs of the Harker community. • Engage in thoughtful and strategic conversations about existing extracurriculars, athletics programs, and schedules, and making measured improvements. • Possess multicultural competence and experience working effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds; support current DEI practices.

CARNEYSANDOE.COM 14 • Cultivate an organizational culture among key areas of student affairs such as athletics, performing arts, music, community engagement/activism, and on-campus community and DEI inclusion in a sustainable manner that contributes to a welcoming and inclusive community. • Lead the following individual direct reports and perform annual evaluations: Athletic Directors, Transportation Manager, Director of Health Services, and Administrative Assistant.

DESIRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A clear and decisive leader who is an excellent communicator, relationship builder, and an active listener. • Highly organized, persistent, and able to motivate others to achieve. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including in-person or recorded presentations, telephone or teleconferencing, and written forms such as email. • A big picture thinker with the ability to integrate puzzle pieces of a problem into a logical, beneficial, and logistically sound flow. • Master’s degree in a related field preferred. • Relevant cross divisional experience in an academically rigorous, independent school setting, preferably both academic and administrative. • Thorough understanding of all school operations. • Familiarity with school mission and philosophy. • Management of personnel in leadership roles.

TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to contact the consultants in confidence. Candidates will ultimately need to submit the following materials as separate PDF documents:

• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position; • A current résumé; • A one-page statement of educational philosophy and practice; • A list of five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each (references will not be contacted without the candidate’s permission) to:

John Faubert Senior Consultant [email protected]

Namita Bhattacharya Assisting John Faubert [email protected]

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