Job Description
The Alexander Dawson School, a co-ed Independent Day School Grades K-12 with 500 students located in Lafayette, Colorado is seeking it's next Head of School.
A school whose founder wanted it to be a place for “learning by doing,” a campus that enjoys four different seasons in sight of the Rockies, a student body that’s eager to learn, and faculty who love teaching there – that’s Dawson School.
There is so much to be excited about at Dawson; the next Head will have seemingly endless opportunities to build on the solid foundation put in place by prior leaders. Attractive buildings, expansive fields, teachers who cooperate and enjoy one another, and financial stability made possible by the Alexander Dawson Foundation, whose vision is of a school where the Head needn’t spend time fundraising.
The place, the people, the strength of the Foundation, the quality of life in the Boulder area – all these make the position extremely attractive,
The deadline for applications is August 15, 2025, all applications must be made through the RG175 website HERE
Applicants’ questions can be sent to Debbie Reed dereed2014@gmail.com and Tom Hudnut tom@tomhudnut.com
Please see Position Statement for the full job description and more details about this exciting opportunity.
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