Alliance for Catholic Education
“Small school, big heart” are the words Saint Saviour Catholic Academy uses to capture its special culture and spirit. Indeed, Saint Saviour is a unicorn of a Catholic elementary school: small by design in its intimate, three-story brick home; progressive, responsive, and advanced in its curriculum and instructional approach; and, inclusive and welcoming to students and families of diverse backgrounds and faiths. Half of the student body identifies as non-Catholic, and 63% are students of color.
Located in the historic and highly desirable Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, Saint Saviour is a nursery through 8th-grade school, enrolling 318 students from most zip codes in Brooklyn as well as families from Queens, Manhattan, and New Jersey. Families choose Saint Saviour because of the safe, close-knit, loving, and welcoming community that represents the diversity of a major metropolis, all within a faith-based and nurturing environment. It truly feels like an extension of home. The youngest to the oldest students are actively engaged in learning, joy-filled with their classmates and teachers, and honing interests and talents from a robust band and choral program to mindfulness activities appreciating God’s creation in the nearby Prospect Park.
Founded in 1906, Saint Saviour became an independent school with a governing Board of Trustees in 2012. The Board has recently announced a strategic leadership shift to a “Head of School” model and has launched a nationwide search for this position. As with the majority of independent schools, the Head of School will report to the Board as its sole employee and will oversee the strategic direction and vision implementation of the Academy. The Head of School will ultimately onboard a Director overseeing the instruction and curriculum of the Academy, which had previously been under the direct purview of the Principal. This leadership structure will allow the Head of School to focus time and resources on the strategic dimension of the school itself: marketing and bridge-building to new and prospective parents, stewarding and cultivating the school’s donor base, and generating innovative, mission-aligned initiatives to allow Saint Savior to maintain its value-add advantage in a competitive school landscape.
The next Head of School will inherit the sunsetting of a 2022 - 2025 strategic plan as well as the completion of a recent $2 million capital campaign for a state-of-the-art rooftop playground.
View the search prospectus here: https://bit.ly/SSCAHOS
Interested candidates can begin exploring this exciting leadership opportunity by contacting Kyle Pietrantonio at kpietrantonio@partnersinmission.com. All inquiries and applications will be treated with the highest degree of confidentiality and the greatest respect.
Candidates are expected to be available to assume the position's responsibilities in July 2024.