Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Job Posting: Director of Technology-Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School

MICDS is seeking a dynamic, visionary Director of Technology who will,
with energy and administrative acumen, help the School achieve its
vaulting vision for 21st-century teaching and learning.=C2=A0 Having just
celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009, MICDS is a nationally known and
respected independent day school in suburban St. Louis, Missouri,
enrolling 1200 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12.=C2=A0 The MICDS
learning environment is rich in technology and includes a one-to-one
tablet laptop program for nearly 850 students in grades 7-12 and
approximately 150 faculty members.=C2=A0 Our 100-acre campus is fully wir=
eless
and provides ubiquitous network access to nearly 1500 users daily.
=C2=A0
The Director of Technology sits on the Administrative Team and reports
directly to the Assistant Head of School.=C2=A0 S/he is responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the School=E2=80=99s sophisticated technology
environment, including managing an annual budget of approximately $1.1
million.=C2=A0 S/he supervises a staff of nine individuals: three operati=
onal
technology staffers (including a network administrator), three Help Desk
employees, and three Coordinators of Instructional Technology who work
directly with classroom teachers in the School=E2=80=99s three divisions =
(Lower,
Middle, and Upper School). The ideal candidate will be able to move back
and forth between these two related worlds=E2=80=94the operational and th=
e
academic=E2=80=94with grace, agility, and obvious expertise, helping us t=
o first
build a collaborative, strategic vision for the very best technological
learning environment possible, and then help us to deliver it.
=C2=A0
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the MICDS website ([
http://www.micds.org/ ]www.micds.org) to learn more about the School, and
are invited to submit electronically a cover letter, resume, and three
professional references to the Search Committee at [
mailto:micds-hr@micds.org ]micds-hr@micds.org.=C2=A0 The position will re=
main
open until filled, with an initial review of candidates occurring on
January 15th, 2011.=C2=A0 MICDS provides equal employment opportunities t=
o all
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national
origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or military statu=
s.


Jeffrey R. Suzik, Ph.D.
Assistant Head of School
Mary Institute & Saint Louis Country Day School
101 North Warson Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124

MICDS: Changing Lives. Changing the World.
www.micds.org


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