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Randolph School RANDOLPH SCHOOL HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA HEAD OF SCHOOL START DATE: JULY 2020 WWW.RANDOLPHSCHOOL.NET Mission Fast Facts Seeking Truth. Total Students: 943 Students of Color: 18.2% Building Character. Total Faculty: 112 Nurturing All. Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Average Class Size: 14-18 Students Percent of Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 61% Total Financial Aid: $2.9M Students Receiving Aid: 23.9% OVERVIEW Spanning 68 beautiful acres on two campuses, Randolph School serves approximately 950 students in grades K-12 in a familial and close-knit environment. With 112 faculty members working together to offer a well-rounded and challenging curriculum, Randolph seeks to inspire students to discover and fulfill their individual potential. The School endeavors to promote academic success, healthy social and emotional development, critical and creative thinking, leadership and integrity, technological literacy, and civic engagement among all its students. Universally, students, faculty, and staff agree that the School’s close community and the student-faculty relationships are among its most defining characteristics. As one student noted, “We’re surrounded by a lot of love and support in the Upper School, and I always feel encouraged to do my best work. I have a huge support system of teachers, advisors, college counselors, mentors and friends that makes each day at Randolph a joy.” Randolph stands as a bellwether in the community. The only school of its kind in the Tennessee Valley, Randolph provides a bridge to endless possibilities by providing its students with the skills and structure for lifelong success, the confidence to experiment without fear of failure, and a chance to use unlimited imagination to pursue a broader life vision. Randolph students are not only prepared for acceptance to the higher education institutions of their choice, but also ready to flourish there. Randolph has the resources to reach all types of learners, and this is a significant part of what makes it such a special place. For example, through a recent, remarkable merger with Greengate School, a school devoted to teaching students in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and other language related learning differences, Randolph deepened its commitment to individualized learning. At this time, Randolph seeks a Head of School to start in July 2020 who can maintain the School’s integrity as robust, an esteemed K-12 educational program with thriving programs in athletics and the arts, an ethos that celebrates whole-child education, and a dedication to serving an expansive range of learners. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 2 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com SCHOOL HISTORY In 1959, a group of 20 engaged citizens founded Randolph School with a handful of elementary classes in an antebellum home on Randolph Avenue, the street from which it takes its name. Within a few years, the School expanded and relocated a few miles away to a spacious, 16-acre campus on Drake Avenue. The School’s rigorous college preparatory curriculum and successful alumni rapidly became the pride of the Huntsville community. After 50 years of success, Randolph then opened its newly constructed Garth Campus to house the Upper School. Since its founding, the School has a close connection to Huntsville’s development as a science and aerospace technology hub, both in its innovative spirit and historical timing. THE SCHOOL From kindergarten through 12th grade, a Randolph education is designed to teach students how to think, not what to think, and the School’s Idea Path is at the core of this philosophy. The Idea Path is a faculty-developed, research-based approach to learning intended to inspire critical thought. It consists of six main components: ask, imagine, plan, create, share, and improve. These components, in turn, catalyze three types of learning: individual learning, relational learning, and learning for the greater good. Randolph holds dual accreditation from SAIS/AdvancEd and is a member of NAIS, SAIS, Alabama Independent School Association, Independent School Data Exchange (INDEX), the National and Southern Association of College and Admissions Counselors, The College Board, the National Honor Society, and the Cum Laude Society. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 3 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com In 2018, Greengate School (one of 15 schools in the nation accredited by the Academy of Orton- Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and the only such school in Alabama or Tennessee) merged with Randolph. Greengate has educated children with dyslexia and related language-learning differences with average to superior intellectual capability since 2002. Now, as a division of Randolph, Greengate serves students in grades 1-8 using an Orton-Gillingham approach, while also offering students with dyslexia a full complement of co-curricular and extra-curricular school experiences. A school of Randolph’s caliber offering an accredited Orton-Gillingham approach is an unparalleled resource for students and families in the region. ACADEMICS In addition to the Greengate School division, Randolph has three traditional academic divisions: Lower School (K-4) Randolph’s kindergarten through 4th grade classes provide a learning environment that respects and embraces the needs of the whole child. Lower School faculty consistently nurture creativity and support natural curiosity in fresh, innovative ways. With programs richly steeped in the latest brain research, Randolph’s Lower School develops the foundational skills needed to ensure children are prepared for success and a lifelong love of learning. For Lower School students, art, music, computer science, science lab, foreign language, library, and physical education classes are taught by specialist teachers who love their subjects and impart their enthusiasm to their students. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 4 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com College Placement Randolph graduates from the past three years have matriculated at the following institutions: Agnes Scott College American University Auburn University Butler University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western University Clemson University Davidson College Duke University Elon University Emory University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Tech Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University Middlebury College Middle School (5-8) Mississippi State University As in Lower School, the Middle School faculty and Morehouse College curriculum nurture students’ natural curiosity so that they Northwestern University evolve into confident learners. Middle School students Occidental College learn in an environment where they feel safe to explore Penn State new ideas, express themselves creatively, and engage Princeton University in team sports. School leaders and parents strive to work Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute together to know and support every child and share with Savannah College of Art and Design Randolph’s students a commitment to a culture of trust Sewanee: The University of the South that values integrity and self-discipline. Smith College Texas Christian University Upper School (9-12) Tufts University Randolph’s Upper School offers a rigorous academic Tulane University program, a wide range of extracurricular activities, a University of Alabama nurturing environment, and a culture of trust. As they University of Arizona progress, students are given the freedom to make choices University of California, San Diego that best fit their interests and tailor their time at Randolph University of Denver to their curiosity and goals. Randolph’s extracurricular University of Miami opportunities enrich the academic experience and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill encourage all students to discover strengths and interests University of San Francisco while pursuing their passions. Vanderbilt University Villanova University In the realm of academics, Randolph seeks to offer Wake Forest University its students opportunities to challenge themselves. In Wellesley College 2018, nearly every graduate took at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course, and about two-thirds of the The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 5 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com graduating class took at least three AP courses. Virtually all Randolph graduates attend four-year colleges, and Randolph’s College Counseling office is designed to support each student as they prepare for college and more. Starting junior year, students meet regularly in group and individual sessions to understand the admissions process and how to find the right fit for their university experience. Approximately half of the students in Randolph’s last two graduating classes earned a composite score of 30 or higher on the ACT. One-hundred percent of Randolph students who seek merit-based financial aid receive it. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS Beyond a relatively traditional academic curriculum, Randolph students are encouraged to engage in experiential learning through several signature programs: Interim Week provides students the opportunity for enrichment, travel, service and/or career exploration. Younger students have opportunities to take elective classes that reinforce curiosity in science, art, literature, and math, while older students take a wide array of national and international trips, shadow various careers, and pursue service opportunities both locally and globally. Examples of class trips include Williamsburg (4th grade), Washington D.C. (8th grade)
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