Happy New Year! I am assisting The Park School (PreK-9 private school in Br=
ookline, MA) in recruiting an IT Director.=C2=A0 It is a unique and wonderf=
ul opportunity. The salary range is extremely competitive and the school is=
extremely generous in its support of technology. Below is a copy of the ad=
vertisement that was recently published. If you have any questions, please =
contact me, and if you know of any worthy candidates, please let me now.=C2=
=A0 Thanks, and Happy New Year to all!=20
Best,=20
Valerie=20
ValerieRoman@comcast.net=20
603-432-3733=20
"The only important thing in life is having a positive and lasting effect o=
n someone else's life." - V. Roman=20
The Park School=20
Brookline, MA=20
Director of Information Technology=20
The Park School, a coeducational independent school, has offered an excepti=
onal education to students in grades Pre-K to IX since 1888. Today, 560 chi=
ldren come from throughout the metropolitan Boston area to our beautiful 26=
-acre campus. At Park, students develop a passion for learning. Our outstan=
ding teachers get to know each child through small classes and an active pa=
rtnership with parents. Park is committed to being a school of diverse race=
s, religions, cultures, and backgrounds. Central to its mission is an appre=
ciation of similarities and differences of perspective and the interdepende=
nce of all people.=20
The Director of Information Technology is a key leadership position at Park=
School. =C2=A0 Technology supports all areas of school operation and is vi=
ewed as an essential tool in enhancing instruction across the curriculum. =
=C2=A0 Park seeks to be a leader in the thoughtful and ethical application =
of technology in the 21 st century, and the Director of Information Technol=
ogy brings vision and expertise to fulfilling this evolving aspiration. =C2=
=A0 S/he must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate the abili=
ty to work effectively with all constituencies within an elementary/middle =
school community.=20
Park=E2=80=99s next Director of Information Technology will enter a school =
that has a well-developed infrastructure and a culture that encourages crea=
tive and collaborative use of technology. =C2=A0 S/he must be forward think=
ing and able to knowledgeably lead the school in anticipating the future la=
ndscape of an essential and rapidly changing field.=20
The Director of Information Technology reports to the Head of School. =C2=
=A0 S/he manages the technology operations budget and works as a member of =
the School=E2=80=99s leadership team to develop and implement long-range pl=
ans for Park=E2=80=99s technology program. =C2=A0=C2=A0=20
The successful candidate for this exciting leadership opportunity will need=
to be able to combine a clear vision for the instructional use of technolo=
gy with experience as a network administrator, including hands-on managemen=
t of servers, databases, and delivery systems. =C2=A0 S/he will lead a tech=
nology team consisting of a full-time database administrator, a full-time w=
eb master, and two full-time instructional technology/computer support spec=
ialists. =C2=A0=20
Interested candidates should submit electronically a cover letter, resume, =
and answers of 250 words or less to each of the following two questions to =
debbiemartinconsulting@comcast.net by January 31, 2011: =C2=A0=20
Question #1: =C2=A0 Give an example of a promising educational technology o=
pportunity or trend. =C2=A0 Describe what this implies for elementary/middl=
e school teaching and learning over the years ahead.=20
Question #2: =C2=A0 Give an example of a technology project or initiative t=
hat you were responsible for leading. Describe the implementation process a=
nd the major benefits that were realized as a result of your efforts.
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