THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL Dallas, Texas

THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL Dallas, Texas HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Start Date: July 1, 2021 hockaday.org Mission Believing in the limitless potential of girls, Hockaday develops resilient, confident women who are educated and inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact. Vision Hockaday will engage every girl in a shared journey of discovery, integrity, scholarship, and accomplishment. OVERVIEW The Hockaday School—a rigorous, innovative, PK-12 independent school for girls located in Dallas— seeks a dynamic and innovative administrator to lead its Middle School, effective July 1, 2021. The Head of Middle School holds comprehensive responsibility for all curricular and non-curricular development activities involving students and faculty in Grades 5-8 in support of the School’s mission and philosophy. The Head of Middle School is responsible for all aspects of the Middle School program and personnel and oversees every facet of the nearly 330 student division’s daily operation. This position is a full-time, 12-month salaried position reporting to the Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Dr. Laura Leathers. The School is an inspirational place to work, with bright and engaged students and exceptional professional development opportunities and support for the adults who teach them. Guided by the Four Cornerstones of Character, Courtesy, Scholarship, and Athletics and a culture of collaboration and commitment to girls’ education, Hockaday believes anything is possible. Hockaday offers both day and boarding programs for an exemplary college preparatory education in a diverse community of nearly 1,110 girls that is welcoming, challenging, and nurturing. The School commits to creating an extraordinary student experience for its students – one that is empowering, joyful, and nurtures the well-being and success of every student. 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. 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 educational landscape and its pervasive growth mindset. CARNEYSANDOE.COM 2 Fast Facts Total students: 1,107 Middle School students: 328 Students of color: 45% Student/teacher ratio: 10:1 Faculty members: 126 (full-time) Faculty with advanced degrees: 72% Endowment: $156,408,968 Students on financial aid: 14% Financial aid awards for 2020-21: $2,863,000 Families who choose Hockaday care deeply about providing their daughters with a comprehensive and rigorous education, both inside and outside the classroom. Hockaday’s student body reflects the diversity that is deeply valued by the School. While most Hockaday families come from across the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, Hockaday’s boarding students also come from across the United States and from around the world. 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 ten students. By the 1920s, the School had 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. More than 100 years later, Hockaday remains just as committed to its founder’s vision and the Four Cornerstones that shape the School’s identity. Over the years, Hockaday has grown to enroll nearly 1,110 students, including boarders from Texas and 11 other states, 1 U.S. Territory, and 11 countries. The School is proud of its diverse community of teachers and students and retains its strong values of academics and character. CARNEYSANDOE.COM 3 Four Cornerstones Character: High moral standards promote self-assurance and the strength to withstand life’s pressures. This Cornerstone challenges students to live their lives with the courage of their convictions. Courtesy: Learning is strongly aligned with dignity, the outward expression of respect for oneself and others equally. This allows us to stay on the right path when outside forces or expediency would push us into unwise or unethical decisions. This Cornerstone is characterized at Hockaday by modeling a supportive, positive, and caring culture. We believe that putting courtesy into practice here and now will enable our students to put it into action in the world later. Scholarship: Our academic excellence is Hockaday’s hallmark. The Cornerstone is characterized by our 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 and in our co-curricular programming, we provide learning opportunities that develop teamwork, leadership skills, and critical thinking. Athletics: When Miss Ela Hockaday and her colleagues first articulated the Cornerstones, the inclusion of athletics must have been a very modern idea. We believe firmly that sports and fitness not only develop a sense of wellness, strength, and confidence – but also builds in our girls a deep understanding of fair play and grace, both in winning and in defeat. The Four Cornerstones are critical attributes for living a life of purpose and impact. THE SCHOOL Hockaday remains committed to preparing 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 and nourish 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. Constituents laud the School’s single-sex community as a key strength. Hockaday celebrates girls of all ages by focusing on the unique ways they grow and learn, and it offers them opportunities both to participate and lead. Across all areas—in the classroom, on the field, in the studio, and on the stage—the School focuses on 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 that makes students well-equipped to make responsible choices and withstand the pressures of today’s society. Hockaday launched its pioneering Institute for Social Impact in 2018 to organize its community engagement work for greater impact and The Institute represents a distinctive and innovative approach among PK-12 schools, using the power of engaged, hands-on learning to prepare students for leadership in their communities, workplaces, and society. Through both new and longstanding partnerships with Dallas area organizations, students engage with diverse partners, learn from civic leaders, tackle projects with community impact, and put their creative ideas into action for lasting social benefit. CARNEYSANDOE.COM 4 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. MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMICS Hockaday provides an outstanding college preparatory education with an academic program that recognizes its students may be expected to assume responsibility and leadership positions in a rapidly changing world. Each girl is empowered to think, encouraged to take intellectual risks, and inspired to learn in an academically challenging and supportive environment. Each teacher is deeply committed to ensuring that each girl learns and understands the curriculum, so she has a strong foundation and acquires the problem-solving skills needed to make a positive impact in the world. At all levels, girls have opportunities to lead, grow, think, and serve. Hockaday’s Middle School, for students in fifth through eighth grade, is defined by curiosity, enthusiasm, and energy. Emphasis is placed upon critical and analytical thinking skills and individual expression in each discipline. The students look to their teachers as facilitators to guide them as they learn the value of cooperation and technology throughout the student-centered curriculum. These educational tools and knowledge provide a springboard to develop lifelong learners with a intense curiosity and the self- assurance that a challenge presents an opportunity for growth. The Middle School curriculum is based on the wide variety of developmental changes found in students in this age group. Faculty foster an ethical framework in students that includes both personal and community responsibility. Teachers focus on distilling how students learn, helping them make connections between content and strategies that will prepare them for success in Upper School, college, CARNEYSANDOE.COM 5 and beyond. Students pursue

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