HEAD OF SCHOOL

HEAD OF SCHOOL Holy Trinity Episcopal School Fruitland Park, FL Overview Holy Trinity Episcopal School is a non-profit, independent day school serving students in grades 6-12 who struggle to learn, belong, and make friends due to learning differences. Our Mission is to provide students with learning differences the opportunity to achieve their potential academically, socially, spiritually, and independently. We seek an exceptional Head of School for the 2025-26 School Year, specifically an experienced and effective leader, teacher, administrator, and community builder. The Head of School (HOS) is the School’s Chief Operations Officer and Instructional Leader who collaboratively focuses all staff, resources, and services on advancing our Mission. At the heart of our Mission is preparing all teachers to provide specialized programming. The HOS reports to the School’s Board of Directors. The successful candidate will bring to Holy Trinity: • Strong Educational Leadership, People-Management, and Team Building • Spiritual Maturity and a Passion for God’s Mission • Clear and Effective Communication • Deep Understanding of and Advocate for Exceptional Student Education (ESE) • Mission Driven Organizational Development Experience • Change Management Experience • Positive Culture Building • Collaborative Strength • Integrity • Emotional Intelligence and Resilience • Optimism and Sense of Humor • Creativity • Flexibility and Patience • Open-mindedness Responsibilities of the Position : • Embodies and advocates the Mission of the School consistent with our Episcopal School Identity • Collaborates with the Board of Directors on the implementation of the Mission • Oversees all school operations and activities: academic, athletic, religious, and extracurricular • Develops and manages annual operating and capital budgets, and a 3-year strategic plan; collaborates with the leadership team to manage grants and funds received • Employs all human resources; manages employment contracts; prescribes duties; manages teachers and staff, conducts performance review discussions; serves as a mentor • Ensures effective communication within the school community and with parents, staff, the Board • Designs and implements a student recruitment program to ensure the total capacity of 49 students • Ensures that ESE Best Practices and Behaviors are in place in and out of the classroom; supports and participates in the delivery of periodic staff/teacher professional development sessions throughout the year • Collaborates on the development of evidence-based systems for accessing, tracking, and measuring student progress • Oversees curriculum and instructional programming, overall and specialized • Develops and maintains professional, collaborative, and collegial relationships with the Rector, faculty, staff, volunteers, and members of the Board • Builds effective relationships with students and their parent(s)/guardian(s). • Facilitates parent involvement and supports parent partnership; Establishes a good working relationship with the Family Group • Leads policy development and enforcement • Represents the School in its relations with state, federal, local, and accrediting agencies • Represents the school at community and public events Experience and Educational Requirements • Minimum of BA/BS degree in Education, or related field; MS in Educational Leadership highly desirable • Demonstrated leadership success in a middle or high school • At least 5 years of teaching experience at the secondary school level • Significant experience in and knowledge of exceptional student education, including ESE best practices • A strong understanding of what it means to support teachers in instructional practices • A background in independent schools, especially Episcopal schools, is highly desirable • All positions within the School require a background investigation and fingerprinting About Holy Trinity Episcopal School We are a non-profit, independent day school for students in grades 6-12 who struggle to learn, belong, and make friends in a traditional school environment due to conditions such as ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, or other learning challenges. Holy Trinity Episcopal School is a mission of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and is co-situated on our 11-acre campus. Classes maintain a 7:1 student/teacher ratio. Our 2024-25 enrollment is 42 students ─ maximum enrollment is 49. Support staff includes: an Operations Coordinator, a School Counselor, an ESE Specialist, an Office Administrator, 13 Teachers (FT/PT), and 2 Paraprofessionals. When students graduate from HTES with a full diploma and go on to college, a vocational program, or work, we have fulfilled our Mission: to provide students with learning differences the opportunity to achieve their potential academically, socially, spiritually, and independently. https://www.htepiscopalschool.org/ Compensation and Benefits This is an exempt, full-time, year-round position with benefits. Participation in a 403(b) retirement savings plan after 1 year. Salary negotiable. Holy Trinity Episcopal School is an equal opportunity employer committed to welcoming and celebrating a diverse staff, faculty, and student population.

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