Head of Lower School

Position Overview

Trinity Episcopal School is seeking a full-time Head of Lower School (grades K-5).

Strategic Priorities

• Design a Lower School experience where academic excellence and joyful learning coexist.
• Create innovative opportunities that spark wonder, engagement, and a lifelong love of learning.
• Build authentic relationships with students, faculty, and families that foster trust, belonging, and community.
• Explore emerging trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure Trinity remains at the forefront of elementary education.
• Develop and empower exceptional educators through coaching, mentorship, and professional growth.
• Serve as a visible storyteller and champion for the Lower School, helping current and prospective families understand what makes Trinity unique.
• Inspire a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence that positions Trinity for the future.

Primary Responsibilities

Students

• Serve as the instructional leader and visionary for the Lower School.
• Inspire excellence in teaching and learning through innovative educational practices, research-informed instruction, and student-centered experiences.
• Partner with faculty to cultivate classrooms where academic rigor, creativity, joy, and curiosity thrive.
• Lead strategic conversations around emerging trends in elementary education, including technology integration, artificial intelligence, project-based learning, and future-ready skills.
• Use student achievement data and classroom observations to drive continuous growth and program enhancement.
• Foster a culture where teachers are encouraged to experiment, innovate, and continuously improve their practice.
• Lead a culture of academic excellence and student growth by partnering with teachers, learning support specialists, and families to ensure every child is challenged, supported, and known.
• Support the work of the Lower School Chaplain in cultivating a vibrant spiritual life for students, faculty, and families.
• Collaborate with the Lower School Counselor, faculty, and families to ensure every student is known, loved, challenged, and supported.
• Embrace diversity by leading the Lower School in living Trinity's value of Embracing Diversity.

Staculty

• Hire and evaluate staculty, including managing the staculty evaluation process, which includes contractual compensation and contract renewal.
• Promote staculty development and improvement of teaching by goal setting with staculty and organizing professional development programs with the Assistant Head of School for Academics.
• Champion a vibrant and joyful Lower School culture where faculty feel known, supported, and inspired.
• Oversee student discipline matters beyond the classroom level and promote practices that help students learn from mistakes, build resilience, and develop responsibility.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in independent school education, including demonstrated leadership within a Lower School setting.
• A Master's Degree in an academic area or education.
• Demonstrated administrative and leadership experience.
• Experience in independent schools is preferred.
• Familiarity with and a commitment to the mission of Trinity Episcopal School, and a commitment to our three primary values of scholarship, diversity, and spirituality.
• Experience leading faculty through curricular innovation, program development, and strategic change initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building strong partnerships with parents and fostering a vibrant school culture.
• The ability to provide a vision for the division and communicate that vision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High energy, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic school environment.
• Experience leveraging technology and emerging educational tools to improve learning, communication, and operational effectiveness.
• Organizational and planning skills to carry out the vision and other initiatives of the school.
• Critical thinking and analytic skills, problem-solving, and effective decision-making skills.
• The ability to work with and/or motivate a wide range of people, including students, staculty, administration, and parents.