Independent School Educators' List (ISED-L): Re: Job Posting: Director- Online School for Girls

Pamela--

You bring up a good question... the Director position is remote, not
tied to any particular location.

- Brad=20

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Subject: Re: Job Posting: Director- Online School for Girls

With many apologies to all for my faux pas this early morning,

I hope all is well with you,
Pamela
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Pamela Livingston
livingstonp@mac.com
973-476-4819

On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:23 AM, Pamela Livingston wrote:

> Dear Brad,
>
> I may be very interested in this position but before I send materials=20
> am wondering where the director's office will be physically located -=20
> or will the director have a virtual home office?
>
> Thank you,
> Pamela
> ----------------------------------------------
> Pamela Livingston
> livingstonp@mac.com
> 973-476-4819
>
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Brad Rathgeber wrote:
>
>> Please feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.
>>
>> Director, Online School for Girls
>>
>>
>> The Online School for Girls was founded in the summer of 2009 with=20
>> the mission to provide the best education in a digital environment to

>> girls around the world. The Online School for Girls is a consortium=20
>> membership school, originally founded by Harpeth Hall School (TN),=20
>> Holton-Arms School (MD), Laurel School (OH), and Westover School=20
>> (CT). In the winter of 2009, the Online School for Girls membership=20
>> grew to include Atlanta Girls School (GA), Ellis School (PA), St.=20
>> Mary's Episcopal School (TN), and St Paul's School for Girls (MD). =20
>> The School is the first online school to create single-gender=20
>> courses. As such, in order to create the best online learning=20
>> experiences for girls, the School created four pillars for learning:=20
>> collaboration among student, connection between students, creativity=20
>> in the classroom, and application to real world problems.
>>
>> The Online School for Girls is searching for a Director who will=20
>> manage the day-to-day operations of the School to begin work on July=20
>> 1, 2010. The Director should have a clear vision for the role of=20
>> online education in the teaching of girls in the twenty- first=20
>> century. She/he should be a superior communicator, capable of=20
>> articulating the mission and philosophy of the School to multiple=20
>> constituents. She/he should embody an entrepreneurial spirit that=20
>> includes an aptitude for fundraising and development of a new=20
>> product. She/he should embrace collaboration as a means for=20
>> advancing the causes of the School. And, she/he should have=20
>> management experience that would apply to dealing with the=20
>> complexities of a School.
>>
>> The Director will need to lead both the educational and business=20
>> operations of the School. Specifically, she/he will lead the=20
>> following educational operations: admissions, accreditation, student=20
>> academic counseling, curriculum development, faculty evaluation and=20
>> professional development, and technology implementation. In=20
>> addition, she/he will lead the following business operations:=20
>> management and hiring, marketing and communication, business=20
>> development, fundraising, and recruiting.
>>
>> The Director will have the ongoing support of the Online School for=20
>> Girls Board of Trustees. Trustees are representatives from all=20
>> consortium member schools and have managed the operations of the=20
>> Online School for Girls through its pilot year (2009-2010).
>> The Board will continue to lead the strategic planning for the School

>> and will continue work to ensure the financial sustainability of the=20
>> School. .
>>
>> The salary and benefits are commensurate with experience. The=20
>> Director should expect to travel approximately 20-25% of his/her=20
>> time.
>>
>> The Online School for Girls is an equal opportunity educational=20
>> institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,=20
>> national origin, sex, handicap, age, and/or sexual orientation in the

>> administration of its activities, programs, or employment practice as

>> required by Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504.
>>
>> Interested candidates should submit a resume/CV and a statement of=20
>> educational philosophy to the Online School for Girls Board of=20
>> Trustees, c/o Brad Rathgeber, President of the Board of Trustees, at

>> directorsearch@onlineschoolforgirls.org
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brad Rathgeber
>> Director of Technology
>> Holton-Arms School
>> 301-365-6114
>> brad.rathgeber@holton-arms.edu
>>
>> President
>> Online School for Girls
>> brad.rathgeber@onlineschoolforgirls.org
>>
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