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A good description starts from what your school actually needs, not from whoever last held the seat.
Leadership & Administration The people who hold the school as a whole, its mission, its adults, its money, and its families.
Head of School The person who holds the whole school and keeps it honest to its mission. Assistant Head of School The leader who turns the head’s vision into the school’s daily reality. Director of Operations The person who builds the infrastructure a mission-rich school runs on. Business / Finance Manager The steward of the school’s money, told plainly and kept honest. Director of Admissions & Enrollment The person who makes the first promise of the school and keeps it true. Director of Advancement / Development The person who builds the philanthropy a school’s mission deserves. Marketing & Communications Manager The keeper of the school’s voice, inside and out. Office Manager The first face of the school and the center of its daily coordination. Interim / Fractional Leader A seasoned leader who steadies the school through a gap or a transition.
Classroom Guides (by level) The lead adult in a prepared environment, by plane of development.
Nido / Infant Guide Nido / Infant Parent-Infant Guide Nido / Infant Young Children's Community Guide Young Children's Community (Toddler) Children's House Guide (Primary, 3-6) Children's House (Primary, 3-6) Elementary Guide (6-12) Elementary (6-12) Adolescent / Erdkinder Guide Adolescent / Erdkinder
Classroom Support The adults who make a prepared environment possible alongside the guide.
Classroom Assistant / Aide Children's House (Primary, 3-6) Co-Guide Children's House (Primary, 3-6)
Specialists Focused expertise that serves children across classrooms.
Art Specialist The adult who keeps making and beauty alive across the school. Music Specialist The adult who builds a musical culture the whole school can hear. Movement / PE Specialist The adult who keeps children in strong, joyful relationship with their bodies. World Language Specialist The adult who opens another language during the years a child absorbs it best. Librarian The keeper of the school’s books and the culture of reading around them. Learning Specialist / Inclusion Coordinator The adult who helps the environment meet every child, not the other way around. School Counselor The adult who holds the emotional life of children and the community around them.
Operations & Care The roles that keep the building, the schedule, and the bodies in it safe and running.
Extended Day / Aftercare Lead The adult who keeps the hours after school as intentional as the ones before. Substitute Guide The adult who can step into an environment and keep it whole. Facilities / Custodial The person who keeps the environment of the whole school clean, safe, and cared for. Health / Nurse The person who holds the physical care and safety of every child. IT / Technology The person who keeps the school’s systems working without letting them take over.
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