Eagle Hill School

Head of School Position Statement Greenwich, Connecticut July 1, 2023 EAGLE HILL SCHOOL Head of School July 1, 2023

THE OPPORTUNITY Imagine a school where every The Naonal Associaon of child learns to read and write Special Educaon Teachers with confidence; that about says (NASET) has selected Eagle it all. Eagle Hill School develops Hill as a School of Excellence life-changing academic skills, self- eight years in a row. confidence, and character in students who have been Historically, Eagle Hill has diagnosed with language-based been one of the top schools learning differences. This is a in the naon providing school that is truly specific programming for transformave, a school that lis children with language- spirits and changes lives. The based learning differences. opportunity to lead such a school The School has grown and is energizing and inspiring. Didn’t prospered over the years and oversee the next generaon of you go into educaon to make a now needs a new leader to strategic growth and development difference in the lives of families for this important school. Eagle and kids? Well here is a chance to Hill is ready for strong instuonal do just that.. leadership to advance its posion FAST FACTS in the community of schools for The Mission: Eagle Hill School, a learning differences. life-changing experience, offers Ages of students: 5-15 children who learn differently the Total enrollment: 260 Our program effecvely teaches opportunity to grow into capable, Number of faculty: 75 students who have: resilient students with the self- Student/teacher rao: 4:1 • Average to above average confidence and character Founded in: 1975 cognive ability necessary to meet the challenges • A language-based learning they will face beyond Eagle Hill. difference (including, but not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder, execuve funcon disorder, and ADHD) • Fallen behind or have academic weakness in the areas of reading, wring, mathemacs, and/or aenon • Expressive/recepve language deficits

Our program cannot effecvely teach students with behavioral or emoonal challenges that would negavely impact regular classroom acvity.

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PROGRAM

Eagle Hill offers a research- based, mul-disciplinary remedial program. The curriculum is individualized, interdisciplinary, and transional in nature. A secure, calm, structured, nurturing environment supports and smulates the development of the whole child. In an environment that recognizes and embraces diversity, Eagle Hill helps students develop a wide variety of strategies and skills to manage their learning The School is organized into three with careful aenon to differences effecvely, both at divisions; current research in the school and at home. The School 1. The Foundaons program fields of early childhood helps children gain the self- educaon and esteem necessary to iniate, provides early elementary students, ages 5 to 7, with neuroscience. The program nurture and maintain is a self-contained one that friendships. At the core of the the academic, social, and execuve funconing skills provides young students Eagle Hill philosophy is the with the skills necessary to development of children with they need to thrive in a classroom learning become successful in the strong moral and ethical classroom in later years. character. environment. The curriculum is developed 2. The Lower School students range in age from 7 to 11. Small class sizes allow for individualized instrucon, and teachers select materials that are of student interest and at their appropriate reading level. A variety of hands- on, mul-sensory acvies are designed to keep students acvely engaged in their learning process. Students learn at their own pace, giving them the me necessary to master concepts and develop confidence.

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3. The Upper School serves students from ages 11 to 15. It is here where Eagle Hill students begin developing the skills and confidence necessary to move on from Eagle Hill. Many matriculate to public schools or to mainstream independent day and boarding schools. Some connue in schools with strong learning support programs. The track record of success over the years for Eagle Hill students has been remarkable. In the Upper School, students formalize their development and build necessary confidence and self- esteem to move forward in high school successfully.

All Eagle Hill students take studio art and music classes weekly. In addion to these classes, students are exposed to other art programs such as dance through the aernoon acvies program at the School. Art and music are vibrant parts of the Eagle Hill student experience and both departments offer a wide variety of experiences for each student.

Eagle Hill also offers tremendous support by providing speech and language instrucon and psychological services to all students. Many children who have learning differences experience a wide variety of issues related to their learning. These addional support services offered by Eagle Hill add to the educaon of the whole child.

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If children want to play, they play. Team sports at Eagle Hill allow students to experience the camaraderie of compeng together while developing sportsmanship qualies, a sense of fair play, leadership and enhanced self-esteem. Eagle Hill offers team sports in 11 different sports in addion to less formal physical educaon acvies within a regular school day.

In addion to sports, Eagle Hill offers a variety of acvies that students can choose to parcipate in during the academic day. Over 25 different acvies are offered by faculty and staff. The opportunies are almost endless and so enriching for the student experience at Eagle Hill. Some acvies include: digital photography, gardening, karate, sewing and yoga.

All of the tremendous academic, athlec and extracurricular programs at the School would not be at all possible if not for the faculty and staff of Eagle Hill. The faculty is caring, exceponally well-trained, and works with each child’s specific learning challenges. The faculty is remarkable in many ways; several of them have been a part of the Eagle Hill family for many, many years. The administraon of the School is very similar, some of them have been at the School for over 30 years, dedicang their professional lives to ensuring that Eagle Hill provides a first-class experience for the students and families.

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LOCATION AND CAMPUS GOVERNANCE Eagle Hill Greenwich occupies 17 campus literally two doors away Eagle Hill has a volunteer Board gorgeous acres in central from the front entrance to the of Trustees with 24 members, Greenwich, Conneccut. The School. Addional faculty housing including the Head of School, campus is stunning, sing on the is provided on campus for close Parents Associaon original Marjorie Meriwether Post to 25% of faculty members. representaves, outside estate. The buildings have been professionals, as well as current transformed into school buildings Greenwich, Conneccut, one of and former parents. The Board over the years and include a the best-known towns in United meets most months during the beauful dining room, tremendous States, is regularly named as one school year and is comprised of a classroom and office space, a of the best places to live in the very loyal and commied group gymnasium, science labs, music United States. Shopping, dining, of people who clearly look aer rooms, and significant small and parks, entertainment and cultural the best interest of Eagle Hill large group meeng spaces events are widely available. School. The Board is well-aware throughout the School. Athlec Greenwich is just one hour of its governing funcon in the fields and beauful areas for outside of New York City and is school and works hard to walking in the wooded campus easily accessible to all New maintain the boundaries that abound. A four-bedroom home for England states, Pennsylvania and role calls for. the Head of School sits just off New Jersey.

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OPPORTUNITIES AND • The next Head will work strategic plan. Clarifying strategically to align the the mission and building CHALLENGES School’s priories and an innovave and shape the School’s strategic vision for the Eagle Hill School has been very mission. Like many School are clearly on the stable for many years. Following a schools, over the years minds of many parents recent short tenure in leadership, Eagle Hill has expanded and Board members. the School seeks to regain its its mission and that has foong. As with all schools, created market • Like all schools, challenges remain, and the confusion. It is crical independent and public, opportunies for further growth and that the next head take Eagle Hill has been set improvement of this great school the lead in clearly back by the current present themselves to the next defining Eagle Hill’s pandemic that we are all head: mission and making that experiencing. This is mission well known and creang enrollment • In a very compeve market understood to all challenges that will be in Fairfield and Westchester constuents. alive for the next few Counes, school identy is years. Eagle Hill’s next crucial. Eagle Hill has an • In concert with the head will have the opportunity to connue to Board, the opportunity to make an educate the greater administraon and early and important community regarding the faculty, the Head will impact on enrollment benefits of an Eagle Hill help shape the next strategy for the School to educaon. Other schools Eagle Hill School move forward. serving similar populaons of students have grown and expanded over recent years. This places stress on Eagle Hill to redeem the top posion amongst the area schools serving students with learning differences.

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THE NEXT OF SCHOOL WILL IDEALLY:

• Demonstrate leadership, integrity, compassion, empathy, humor, joy and delight.

• Be a communicator, implementer, a charismac public speaker, a collaborator, a skillful delegator, and acve listener, a role model and ambassador and, ulmately, “someone who will get who we are and love us.”

• Think and operate strategically, be able to scan, ancipate, and connect factors that impact learning outcomes for students, THE NEXT OF SCHOOL WILL DEFINITELY: and posion the financial health Be well compensated and provided with a spacious four-bedroom home of the School in appropriate just off the campus in a quiet, residenal Greenwich, Conneccut ways. He /she must also be neighborhood. flexible and adapve with the commitment to acvely assess programs and progress, APPLICATION PROCESS adjusng the approach as he/ Those interested in being considered as the next Head of School she keeps vision and values at at Eagle Hill Greenwich may apply online at: the center of all decision making. hps://rg175.com/candidate/signup • Have previous experience in Applicaons include a: leer of interest, curriculum vitae, and a school leadership and personal statement. management, parcularly within a student populaon similar to If you have any quesons, please contact the consultants on the Eagle Hill’s. search: • Demonstrate interest and John Farber: [email protected] experience with working

collaboravely, and building a and collecve vision for Eagle Hill with a commied Board of Clay Stes: clay.s[email protected] Trustees.

• Be someone who loves taking a wonderful school to a new level of greatness.

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