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The Taft School

The Taft School

Founded in 1890, The Taft School is a coeducational boarding school for students in grades nine through post graduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 226-acre campus in Western Connecticut. With the motto “Not to be served but to serve” as a moral foundation, Taft graduates matriculate at our nation’s leading colleges and universities.

While the world and the school have changed dramatically since Taft’s founding, the school’s fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.

Our beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course. 

 

Taft School, Assistant Head of School for Student Life
Watertown, CT, USA
Assistant Head of School for Student Life The Taft School – Watertown, Connecticut Start Date: July 01, 2026 Posting Date: November 01, 2025 Position Type: Full-Time, 12-Month The Search The Taft School (Taft), one of the nation’s premier college-preparatory boarding schools, seeks a strategic and student-centered leader to serve as its next Assistant Head of School for Student Life. This senior leadership role is a distinctive opportunity for an experienced educator to lead and empower a team of professionals in shaping a comprehensive student life program that reflects Taft’s core values—learn deeply, build purpose, serve generously, pursue excellence, lead with courage and support students in developing the outcomes in Taft’s Portrait of a Learner. The Assistant Head will be both an architect and team leader, guiding the Student Life Team which includes Deans, Directors, and other student-facing colleagues to build systems and structures that...
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