The Roeper School is a co-educational independent school serving gifted students in grades Pre-K through twelve.  As the oldest preschool through grade 12 for gifted students in the nation, we have always prepared children, not for the next grade, but for the world.  At Roeper, students come to understand and embrace all they are, learn to use their voices, and gain the confidence to reach out compassionately to others. 

We invite interested middle and upper school leaders to join our community and help us in fulfilling our mission of educating gifted students in an intellectually engaging environment.  The Roeper School is currently recruiting for a full-time, in-person, Interim Middle and Upper School Director for our Birmingham Campus.  The Director will provide leadership as we continue our legacy in the upcoming 2022-23 academic year.  The 12-month interim position is scheduled for the term of July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.

The School seeks a confident, energetic leader who will enthusiastically embrace and advance the School’s philosophy, lead an intellectual and thoughtful faculty, joyfully interact with students, and support an involved parent body. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong understanding and appreciation of gifted children, their capabilities, thoughtfulness, intensities, and humor. This is a position for a committed and experienced educational professional of boundless energy who has great passion for leading a child-centered academic program and who will inspire others, and facilitate the continued cultivation of a progressive, positive, and collaborative academic program for gifted students.

Key Responsibilities:

 Mission

• Implement divisional goals for a Middle and Upper School program consistent with The Roeper School Mission: “Educating and inspiring gifted students to think as individuals and to engage as a community with compassion for each other and this world.”
• Serve as the educational leader for the Middle and Upper School and oversee the day-to-day operations and activities of the Middle and Upper School.
• Model best practices in intermediate and secondary school education, and be passionate about working with gifted children, their parents, and the educators who help them learn and grow.
• Ensure the School’s history, mission, and philosophy are visible in the program of study
• Embrace and implement a multicultural and culturally relevant curriculum, in accordance with Roeper's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
• Lead a collegial approach consistent with Roeper School’s “collaborative culture” characterized by diversity and teamwork
• Maintain and further develop a Middle and Upper School program that is highly individualized, inquiry based, allows for differentiation, and is focused on meeting the social and emotional needs of the whole child
• Provide daily support and leadership in the Middle and Upper School, including partnering with the school counselor to support the social and emotional needs of students

Administrative

• Oversee and evaluate the development, implementation, and effectiveness of the curriculum and academic programs
• Lead in the implementation and utilization of instructional and assessment methods, and when appropriate, the integration of technology to ensure the effective delivery of our learning program in-person and/or online
• Oversee communication of student progress to parents
• Provide evidence of student learning and growth through documentation and making curriculum explicit and transparent
• Provide faculty and staff with professional growth through coaching, guidance, and assistance
• Conduct written Periodic Review for faculty and staff
• Make recommendations to the Head of School regarding the hiring, retention, and assignment of Middle and Upper School faculty and staff

Leadership

• Serve as a resource for parents seeking guidance on child development, curriculum, and programs
• Maintain an active, positive, and visible presence on campus, at school events, and in the larger community
• Communicate with the community through formal and informal conversations, presentations, newsletters, and other communication tools
• Organize and lead division and/or committee meetings
• Collaborate with the Director of Enrollment Management on recruitment, retention, and transition of students
• Collaborate with the Associate Head for Finance to develop and maintain fiscal responsibility in use of the division’s budget
• Collaborate with the School’s administrative team on school-wide initiatives
• Model and encourage effective use of conflict resolution skills with colleagues, parents, and students

Credentials and Preferred Skills:

• Strategic leader with demonstrated success in building productive relationships, consensus, assessing program, and achieving goals
• Thoughtful, intelligent, articulate communicator
• Detailed and organized leader with calming, confidence-inspiring leadership presence
• High level of ethics and integrity
• Excellent administrative, curricular, and instructional skills
• Experience educating middle and upper school students
• Experience in school administration
• Knowledge/experience working with gifted learners
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively to contribute and reach objectives

 Candidates should submit, as soon as possible, materials including the following:  

• A cover letter indicating why your previous work experience and education have prepared you for this position, your professional experience working in a leadership role in a collaborative educational environment, and your approach and experience in leading an academic program during a time of transition.   
• A current resume. 
• A statement of educational philosophy. 
• Three professional references.

Master’s Degree with major course work in Education, Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, or other relevant field and three to five years of education administration/leadership experience.