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Head of School Eitz Chaim Schools Head of School Eitz Chaim Schools Toronto, Canada OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT SUMMARY SCHOOL PROFILE Eitz Chaim Schools offers an exceptional opportunity to lead and build upon the legacy of a 100 year-old educational institution, which for generations has been and continues to be the center of Torah education in Toronto. Located on three campuses across Toronto (one boys and two girls), families throughout the city seek out Eitz Chaim for its ability to bring together people from all stripes of Orthodoxy for an outstanding and inspiring experience of education and Yiddishkeit. As a K-8 school with close to one-thousand students, Eitz Chaim is committed to educating all students in their individuality, developing good midos as a foundation for chinuch, and understanding that each child’s path is both academic and experiential. Drawing on the thriving and continuously growing Jewish community in Toronto, Eitz Chaim prides itself on being a school for the Orthodox community, embracing the achdus of Klal Yisroel that makes such a reality possible. The school’s solid foundations and strong communal ties, along with a core commitment to continuous improvement, make Eitz Chaim an exciting opportunity for the incoming Head of School. EITZ CHAIM TODAY – MISSION AND VISION MISSION Eitz Chaim Schools provides an inspiring, nurturing, intensive and challenging Jewish studies and general studies program. Eitz Chaim prepares students for a joyful, life-long relationship with Hashem rooted in Torah learning and Yiras Shomayim, mitzvah observance and Derech Eretz. Eitz Chaim promotes Ahavas Yisroel for all Jews and inspires students to make a Kiddush Hashem in the wider Jewish community and world. ! 2! VISION For 100 years Eitz Chaim has represented the finest in Torah education, combined with excellence in General Studies. The core values that inspire and guide Eitz Chaim today are the same that guided our founding leaders. Derech Eretz Kadma LaTorah – character development and good middos are critical parts of chinuch. Chanoch LaNa’ar Al Pi Darko – Each child must be educated according to his or her strengths and individual characteristics in order to achieve his or her maximum potential. Educate the Whole Child – Educating the whole child means reinforcing academics with an emotional and experiential component, bringing the joy of Yiddishkeit into school. Eitz Chaim inspires the hearts and souls of our children, gently shaping and molding their character, and connecting them to Klal Yisroel. Continuous Improvement - Eitz Chaim is committed to ongoing growth and improvement in all areas. This includes staff development, curriculum enhancement, creating programs for parents and ensuring that modern technology and new educational methods are used in the school in a way that is consistent with Eitz Chaim’s values. As part of our accreditation process with our local Jewish Federation (UJA), we have undergone a comprehensive school review in both our Limudei Kodesh department (conducted by the YU Institute for School-University Partnerships) and our General Studies department (by Dr. Bev Freedman). These reviews have resulted in the creation of a School Improvement Plan that the school administration and staff are now confidently embracing. ! 3! VITAL STATISTICS LOCATIONS OPERATING BUDGET Patricia – Boys Grade 1-8 $10.9 million Viewmount – Co-ed Pre-school, Girls 1-8 Spring Farm – Co-ed Pre-school, Girls 1-8 ENROLLMENT FUNDS RAISED 2014-2015 950 students across all 3 campuses $1.54 million EDUCATIONAL FACULTY FINANCIAL AID 185 Teachers $4.3 million ACCREDITATION 2015-2016 Accreditation by the Julia and Henry Koschitsky Centre for Jewish Education, through the auspices of Yeshiva University (Judaic Studies) and Dr. Beverly Freedman (General Studies) 4 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ! In a recent series of focus groups with parents, teachers, administrators and donors, we consistently heard that the following are the areas that are priorities for the Head of School. 1.! Developing a strategic vision: The HOS will direct and guide the school as it clarifies, develops and shares the school’s mission, vision and values for all of its stakeholders, and as a legacy institution, with the entire Orthodox Toronto Jewish community. He will inspire parents and students to choose Eitz Chaim, showcasing it as a leading and long standing Torah educational institution in Toronto. He will galvanize our donors to increasingly support the important work Eitz Chaim does. 2.! Improving communication between all stakeholders: The Eitz Chaim Head of School will need to be an outstanding communicator. He will be able to communicate clearly, regularly and purposely, directly and through media. He will do so with parents, administrators, teachers, donors, and of course, students. 3.! Raising the level of educational excellence: The Head of School will be a master educator, educational leader, and deep innovator. He will have deep knowledge and understanding of how children learn; contemporary best practices in education; educational technology; and be an advocate and supporter of special education. He must also know how to lead adult learners (e.g. teachers, administrators) through a process of educational growth and change. He will enact structures and policies for supervision and oversight, to ensure the highest level staff, and transition everyone in the institution to a higher level of educational excellence. He must have a vision for excellence in education in general and Torah education in particular, and be able to articulate this vision for teachers and parents, as well as implement it at each Eitz Chaim campus. 4.! Developing and managing systems within and across campuses: The HOS will be an outstanding organizer and manager, be able to bring together, align and coordinate three separate campuses and a central business/admissions/tuition office. He must be able to create and oversee the system structures that are necessary for a three-campus school. ! 5! SCHOOL PROFILE EITZ CHAIM – CHINUCH FOR THE MIND AND HEART Eitz Chaim does everything possible to ensure that each classroom is a caring, welcoming environment that inspires children to learn. It is a school that remains true to its mission: to prepare Jewish children for a joyful, life-long relationship with Hashem rooted in Torah learning, mitzvah observance, and Derech Eretz. Eitz Chaim strives for excellence in its Torah and general educational program with the goal of fostering pride and self-confidence in its students, and for whom outstanding midos are of ultimate concern. As a school stress Ahavas Yisroel, teaching our students to accept, respect and ! 6! help all Jews. We live this mission in so many ways, in particular our housing a branch of the Zareinu Educational Centre, a school for children with physical and developmental challenges. Eitz Chaim helps children grow into adults who will make a Kiddush Hashem in their community and the world. Our commitment to the Jewish community is broad, and we are proud to partner with the UJA and the Center for Jewish education in fulfilling our communal, educational and financial goals. Toronto is a large North American city with a vibrant Jewish, and a wide variety of strong yet deeply linked Orthodox communities. As an established Jewish community, the largest in Canada and fifth largest in North America, we are dynamic and constantly growing in depth and breadth. There are multiple options for schools and synagogues, and vast arrays of kosher establishments that help create the small town feel in a large metropolitan city suffused with culture and character. Toronto’s Jewish community is extremely philanthropic, supporting a plethora of local resources and communal needs. Eitz Chaim, as a school that teaches not only the children but grandchildren of its graduates, benefits from and continues the legacy of such a powerful history. ! 7! AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT EITZ CHAIM PRESCHOOL From the day a young child enters the doors of Preschool to the exciting graduation evening, eleven years later, Eitz Chaim is committed to creating the best school experience. The Preschool Program fully integrates Judaic and General Studies. The curriculum immerses children in Jewish themes, holidays and mitzvah awareness, teaches Aleph Bais, and gives children a great exposure to mitzvos and middos tovos. Knowing that each child matures at a different pace, Eitz Chaim screens preschoolers to identify students who need more advanced learning, and children who need more support as their fine motor skills, speech, and social interaction develop. The Eitz Chaim Preschool provides a warm and nurturing atmosphere. Each child feels loved, safe and welcome in a school where the simcha of living a Torah life is constantly modeled. By the end of SK, the children are fully ready for the exciting transition to Grade 1. ELEMENTARY - LIMUDEI KODESH From the beginning of Grade 1, boys and girls learn in separate campuses. This allows Eitz Chaim to cater to the different educational needs of boys and girls with a dedicated Limudei Kodesh curriculum for Chinuch HaBanim, and a separate curriculum dedicated to Chinuch HaBanos. Eitz Chaim offers boys a Traditional track and a Maharal track. The Traditional track emphasizes grammar and translation skills to provide a strong foundation for advanced studies in Chumash, Mishnah and Gemora. By the end of Grade 8, boys in this track have completed the entire Chumash and an entire Seder (compilation) of Mishna. Eitz Chaim’s renowned Gemora instruction opens the doors to any yeshiva boys may choose for high school. The Maharal Track offers a cheder-like approach that begins with the boys using the trop nigun to sing the psukim they are learning, as well as chant for mishnayos (girsa). Once the boys know ! 8! the psukim, they learn the meaning of each pasuk (peshat). The final step is review, (chazara), leading to mastery (kinyan). In both tracks, boys learn a complete Limudei Kodesh curriculum, including Chumash, Navi, Dinim, Mishna, Gemora, and Ivrit.
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