Derby Academy Head of School Search

56 Burdit Avenue | Hingham, Massachusets Applicatons Due: July 1, 2020 Independent Day School: Co-ed For July 1, 2021 Derby Academy At A Glance HISTORY & OVERVIEW OF THE SCHOOL

Founded: 1784 Founded in 1784 by Sarah Derby as one of the earliest coeducatonal schools in the country and the oldest co-educatonal independent Type: Co-ed Independent school in New England, Derby contnues to focus on the ideas of Day School community, generosity, and the vision of providing children with the

Grades: Pre-K—8th best educaton available.

Enrollment: Targeted 300 The vision of Sarah Derby has impacted countless generatons of families. Now in its third century of leadership, Derby remains true to its Average Class Size: moto: “Improve Both Mind and Heart.” Dedicated faculty, innovatve 15 students curriculum, and an array of community and leadership opportunites

Student-Teacher Rato: 6:1 contnue to ensure children are supported in their academic and social development, enabling students to become lifelong learners and Faculty with Advanced successful members of their community. Degrees: 35 VISION, CORE VALUES & DIVERSITY STATEMENT Tuiton for 2020-2021: K - $26,910 - Vision 8th Grade - $37,675 Derby Academy will prepare Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 students Annual Operatng Budget: to be knowledgeable, compassionate, and efectve leaders in a world $11.5 million that is changing rapidly. This will be accomplished by ofering exemplary programs that set high expectatons in an atmosphere which nurtures, Financial Aid: $1.1 million supports, and encourages all students to reach their potental. We will

Financial Aid awarded to ofer a curriculum distnguished by its breadth of focus together with 12% of student body its ability to teach the new core competencies students need to be productve citzens in a more interconnected world. The faculty will Endowment: $12.5 million help students master the skills and concepts that provide the foundaton for future learning through a rich variety of experiences Afliatons: NAIS, AISNE, that ignite a passion for lifelong learning and responsible citzenship. NBOA, Elementary School Head Associaton

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Derby Academy recognizes that in order to remain a school of excellence, we must contnue to atract and retain talented faculty who are dedicated to inspiring students to learn and who are diligent in the implementaton of the School’s mission. We must also strive to identfy a broader and more diverse group of families who are commited to the mission of the School, and who will make positve contributons to the school community. Preservaton of the quality of teaching and learning will require sufcient funding for compettve salaries, innovatve programs, and generous fnancial aid. Advancement eforts will focus on refning and expanding fundraising eforts and will strive to increase the school’s endowment in order to keep tuiton afordable.

The faculty and administraton will work to create and sustain efectve partnerships with all families by encouraging open lines of communicaton, cultvatng a common vision, and ensuring that interactons are mutually respectul. In doing so, we seek to be an atractve opton for a diverse group of students, families, and teachers. Together we will create and sustain an inclusive, equitable community which values diversity and multculturalism, and provides maximum opportunites for learning.

Core Values

Derby Academy is a school in which strong interpersonal relatonships and rigorous programs work together to ensure that children fourish.

We Value:

Excellence Personal responsibility, civility, collaboraton, and good sportsmanship A love of learning and creatve expression The relatonship between teachers and students The partnership between the School and parents Respect for individual diferences, cultures, customs, and beliefs while seeking points of unity A multcultural school community and an innovatve curriculum that provide maximum opportunites for learning

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Statement of Diversity and Inclusion

At Derby Academy, we recognize and value the characteristcs that contribute to each individual’s full identty to include race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, culture, natonality, family structure, language, sexual identty, socioeconomic background, physical diferences and learning styles.

Our mission is to cultvate a school community infused with a multplicity of voices and perspectves. By moving beyond individual experiences, we learn to think critcally, adapt, communicate, collaborate, imagine, understand, and grow.

Our goal is to create a safe and welcoming environment where each person freely brings his or her whole self to school each day, confdent that every individual will be respected. We believe that being a truly inclusive community requires constant atenton, at tmes involving moments of uncertainty and misunderstanding. We dedicate ourselves to use conversaton as a catalyst for the growth and change we seek.

ACADEMICS Derby’s academic curriculum builds from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8, creatng confdence through achievement and emphasizing the strong work ethic needed for long-term success. Students learn by doing, using Derby’s classrooms and facilites for exploring creatve problem-solving.

Engaged faculty and cross-disciplinary projects foster the essental skills of innovaton, critcal thinking, collaboraton, and a lifelong passion for learning. Derby graduates gain admission to top secondary schools and experience a high level of success wherever they choose to go afer Derby.

Primary School

Derby’s Primary School classrooms are joyful places of exploraton and discovery, where the foundaton for future academic and social learning can be found and where strong, respectul relatonships are at the heart of the school day.

Derby frmly believes that when a child feels safe, respected, supported, and well -known by the adults in the community, he or she will thrive. Social and emotonal learning is vital to the academic success of every child.

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The unique Mind and Heart curriculum begins in the Primary School and contnues through Grade 3, blending together the Responsive Classroom and Open Circle programs to guide the youngest students in their journey toward healthy social growth and peer relatonships.

The Responsive Classroom focuses on ensuring the academic setng is developmentally appropriate, has a positve sense of community and is efectvely managed. This approach promotes an empathetc, caring community centered on the social and emotonal growth of every child.

Students and teachers work together from the Open Circle curriculum, which develops children's skills for recognizing and managing emotons, developing empathy and positve relatonships, and fostering problem-solving skills.

Lower School (Grades 1-3)

In the Lower School, children are learning to be independent problem-solvers and positve members of their school community.

An advanced academic program, motvated peer groups, and a supportve network of teachers inspire students to push their thinking and make deep connectons across subject areas.

In the Lower School classrooms, children are learning to be allies with their peers, to think for themselves in ethical ways, and to be accountable for their words and actons. At each grade level reading, writng, and math specialists are an integral part of the teaching team. Regular team meetngs allow for important conversatons about student work and cross-curricular planning, allowing for student learning to build upon a deeper understanding within a broader experience.

Middle School (Grades 4-5)

The Middle School years inspire children’s curiosity to reach well beyond the classroom.

Derby’s Middle School division builds on the foundatonal skills established in the Lower School while supportng the children as they tackle more complex areas of study and develop as adolescents – intellectually, socially, emotonally, and physically. The homeroom-based program in Grades 4 and 5 integrates the ‘heart’ of Derby’s mission to guide students “toward an awakening sense of personal responsibility.”

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Middle School students’ academic worlds expand through an interdisciplinary, project-based approach that challenges and engages the whole child as they move toward more abstract thinking, intellectual growth, and independent problem solving.

The Open Circle program includes core concepts of leadership, self and social- awareness, decision-making, and belonging. This curriculum permeates all areas of student life and encourages students to develop the skills necessary to negotate relatonships, solve problems in teams, and build a beter understanding of their role in their community.

Building on their foundatonal skills in science, math, reading, writng, history, and Spanish, as well as expanding opportunites in the arts, sports, extracurricular actvites, community service, and student leadership, the Middle School years provide a well- rounded life on campus in which students’ growth, discovery, and increased independence prepare them for successful years in the Upper School and beyond.

Upper School (Grades 6-8)

Students fnd their voice, join the conversaton, lead, and make change.

With the confdence and skills instlled in Middle School, Derby students approach their Upper School years with a sense of strength and independence, ready to enjoy learning at the next level.

Upper School students develop an appreciaton of diferent cultures and a confdence in collaboratve problem solving; all essental skills needed to succeed in secondary school and beyond. Extracurricular and co-curricular programs such as public speaking, Model UN, publicatons, stagecraf, student council, and community service ofer students opportunites to build self-awareness and pride in their individual potental as learners and citzens.

Derby’s social-emotonal curriculum consists of weekly advisory sessions and grade-level class meetngs, community morning meetngs, outdoor educaton actvites, and mindfulness sessions with the Wellness Collaboratve. The variety of actvites ofers exposure to important themes that help students develop a strong sense of social responsibility as they learn to negotate relatonships and manage social pressure.

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With consistent support from a team of advisors, teachers, and coaches, Upper School students work to fnd and use their voice as they discover innovatve ways to problem solve and lead with confdence.

Students sharpen their writen communicaton skills through extensive writng challenges in a variety of genres, both in small-group and one-on-one collaboratve setngs. Enrichment opportunites such as the MathCounts, Natonal Math Club, Math Problems of the Week, and the internatonal AMC 8 Mathematcs Examinaton push students to stretch their thinking and expose them to higher-level applicatons.

ARTS A rich array of visual arts, music, dance, theatre, and applied arts inspires every child at every stage of a Derby educaton. Students learn to cultvate ideas, build confdence through mastery, develop self-expression, and present their work to the greater community.

From the youngest Pre-Kindergarten children to the Upper Schoolers, every student has the opportunity to showcase his or her work on the Derby campus. Students' artstc achievements are on display throughout the year in musical productons, concerts, and visual arts exhibitons.

Students experience the hard work of focused practce and rehearsals to enjoy the satsfacton of producing a great dramatc or musical performance. Every spring at the annual Arts Night and Arts Morning, the Derby community celebrates their talent, creatvity, and hard work.

ATHLETICS Derby’s “all-in” spirit comes to life each day on our athletc felds. A well-balanced athletc program provides students the opportunity to challenge themselves, discover their strengths and interests, and experience the thrill of competton.

Students in the Primary, Lower, and Middle Schools partcipate in the physical educaton program. Through skill-building, games, and intramural compettons, students are prepared for interscholastc play while learning the value of teamwork, sportsmanship, and perseverance.

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These experiences prepare students for the interscholastc teams they will join as Upper School students and develop healthy habits that will last a lifetme.

Rowing, golf, rugby, sailing, and tennis clubs allow students to grow individually while learning the importance of teamwork and exploring their interests. Seasonal non-compettve oferings include dance, yoga, sport training, and running clubs.

SIGNATURE PROGRAMS The range of opportunites students experience makes Derby remarkable. Programs in sustainability, outdoor educaton, community service, global perspectves, peer mentorship, and our Winter Term, among others, are unique to a Derby educaton. These opportunites motvate our students to learn new skills, discover their passions, and develop a broader understanding of their world.

ADMINISTRATION Currently, the Head of School has 10 direct reports:

Assistant to the HOS Director of Enrollment Management CFO Communicatons Manager Head of MS/US Director of Secondary School Placement Head of PS/LS Director of Development Director of Teaching and Learning Human Resources (stll to be hired)

ADMISSIONS ACTIVITY

Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-2020 Inquiries 237 225 214 245 Completed Apps 105 110 98 88 Acceptances 77 89 72 78 Enrolled 54 65 48 59 Attrition 21 23 30 29 Total Enrolled Students 331 340 312 299

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ADVANCEMENT

FY17 FY18 FY19 (forecasted) Annual Fund $653,000 $711,000 $725,000 Restricted $30,042 $55,000 $46,000 Empowerment $64,000 $130,000 $145,000 Mult-Year Endowments $160,000 Estate/Planned Gifs $111,000 Event Net $221,000 $75,000 $77,000 Total $968,042 $108,200 $1,153,000

Derby recently launched its Next 250 Campaign, an initatve to invest in its teachers of today and tomorrow by increasing faculty compensaton, atractng and retaining the best educators, and bolstering professional development. During the 2018 strategic planning process, Derby Academy Trustees recognized “excellent teaching” as a core of any quality school. Derby remains commited to investng in a cornerstone of its community – its faculty and therefore improving the educatonal experience for its current and future students.

FINANCE

FY17 FY18 FY19 Long Term Debt $1,464,645 $5,992,989 $5,773,440 Net Assets $21,525,869 $22,099,624 $21,163,886

Total Endowment $12,855,113 Permanently Restricted $2,260,239

GOVERNANCE Derby Academy is governed by a self-perpetuatng Board of Trustees of not less than 12 nor more than 24 members. Trustees serve a three-year term and may be elected for three successive terms. A Trustee may contnue to serve, at the pleasure of the Board, if the Trustee is serving as an ofcer of the Board at the tme his/her term limit has been reached. The Head of School is an ex-ofcio, non-votng member of the Board.

The Board of Trustees meets at least four tmes a year. Each Board meetng includes an executve session atended by votng members only. Standing commitees of the Board include Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Development, Governance, Educaton, and Executve.

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SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT

Derby’s highly efectve approach to secondary school placement begins in Grade 7. The Head of School and the Secondary School Placement Director work closely with one another and families to fnd the best match for each student's strengths and fnancial resources. The School considers the whole child—academics, social, athletcs, arts, and their personal interests. The Head of School and Secondary

School Placement Director advocate for every Grade 8 Derby student, either by meetng in-person or via discussions over the phone.

Having provided Upper Schoolers with leadership opportunites ranging from community service to public speaking and team-building, students matriculate to some of the best schools in the country, extraordinarily well-prepared for the next critcal phase of their lives.

Frequently Atended Secondary Schools by Derby Alumni:

Boston College High School Buckingham, Browne & Hingham High School Noble and Greenough School Notre Dame Academy St. George’s School St. Mark’s School Tabor Academy

Frequently Atended Colleges and Universites by Derby Alumni:

Boston College Colgate University Elon University George Washington University Harvard University Northeastern University Providence College Trinity College Vanderbilt University

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FUTURE LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL

As Derby Academy builds on its extraordinary 236-year history, the Board of Trustees has launched a natonal and internatonal search to identfy a new Head of School for July 1, 2021. To that end, and to assist the Board in clarifying the goals and opportunites the new Head will face, Marcus Hurlbut and Deirdre Ling of Educators' Collaboratve solicited input from members of the school community during an on-campus visit and by means of an electronic survey. Those interviewed and surveyed included faculty, students, administrators, staf, parents, trustees, alumni and community members. Based on this input and the impressions of the consultants, as well as input from the Search Commitee, the following represents a summary of Derby Academy’s strengths, the challenges and opportunites it faces in the next three to fve years, and the personal and professional qualites the trustees and the school seeks in the next Head of School.

Strengths: The following are the most notable strengths of Derby Academy and include enduring practces and traditons that will be expected to carry over through a leadership transiton:

Universal commitment to the mission of the School – “Improve Both Mind and Heart” Long and proud history underscored by an inital purpose that was far ahead of its tme and enduring traditons that have shaped the Derby experience Small, close-knit and safe community for employees, students, and families where students are known, cared for, and encouraged to take risks Exceptonal locaton in an area with a long and proud history Talented, dedicated faculty Close and meaningful student-faculty relatons Small class sizes Caring, nurturing environment with a respect for and appreciaton of student diferences Commitment to the whole child through strong academics, arts, and athletcs Dedicated parents and a pervasive willingness to pitch in

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Challenges: The responsibilites of the Head of School are many and varied. With them will come the inevitable challenges that are common to all independent schools, as well as some that are unique to Derby at this point in its history. Among these are:

Defning and artculatng the hallmarks and value of a Derby educaton in an area that afords excellent public school alternatves Contnuing to build a “one school” feel within the community Developing an enrollment management plan that addresses marketng, recruitment, and retenton of students Right-sizing the School, taking into consideraton demographic and market trends Creatng a model for long-term fnancial sustainability Retaining outstanding faculty and replenishing them with frst-rate replacements when they retre or depart Further encouraging the professional development of faculty and building on the faculty evaluaton system in place Reinforcing the commitment to academic rigor and curricular diferentaton Restoring trust and stability at all levels of the School and among all stakeholders.

Characteristcs: The next Head of Derby Academy will be an experienced, approachable, and strategic leader who will embrace the culture of the school and possess the passion and the skills to move the school forward. The next Head of Derby Academy will:

Have a love of and caring for young people Have a demonstrated ability to efectvely manage the multfaceted nature of the job Be a people person who is equally comfortable with young people and adults and who builds unity and support through efectve team and community building Be a true servant leader who leads with vision, honesty, and integrity; is able to make difcult decisions with compassion and empathy and for whom there is no task too big nor none too small Have an appreciaton for the balance of history and traditon with a spirit of innovaton and change Have a deep understanding of independent schools and best practces in early childhood and elementary school educaton Be an efectve delegator who knows when and when not to delegate, understands the importance and nuances of transparency and actvely seeks advice when faced with difcult decisions Be a good judge of people with a history of successful hires Be an efectve verbal and writen communicator who knows how to build consensus and possesses the skills to artculate a clear vision for Derby Have a demonstrated ability to manage budgets, set priorites, and build a strong case for insttutonal philanthropy

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SUMMARY OF THE SEARCH PROCESS Candidates interested in this positon are asked to submit the materials listed below in one single Word document by July 1, 2020.

EC Candidate Summary Sheet Cover leter addressed to the Search Commitee Resume Statement of educatonal philosophy A list of fve or more references with contact informaton (including phone numbers and email addresses) Up to three leters of reference (optonal)

Please address any inquiries or expressions of interest to:

Marcus Hurlbut, Partner, Educators’ Collaboratve, LLC [email protected] (949-279-3084)

OR

Deirdre Ling, Partner, Educators’ Collaboratve, LLC [email protected] (508-696-7708)

Derby Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

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