Leaders on Leading: Charlotte Riggs, Head, St. James Academy
This is the month when school administrators exhale (for just a minute) after a busy year. June marks the completion of Charlotte Riggs’ first year as a head of school and with St. James Academy, an Episcopal PreK-8 school in Monkton, Md. This month, she reflects on...
Leaders on Leading: Dr. Autumn Adkins Graves, Head of Girls Preparatory School
For nearly three decades, Dr. Autumn Adkins Graves has focused on leadership development, particularly for young women. As Head of Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she relies on her listening skills—and a question her mother would ask—to guide GPS...
Leaders on Leading: Paul Barker, President of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Being President (head of school) for Maryland’s largest Catholic school, Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Olney, Maryland, has taught Paul Barker a thing or two about the secrets to a happy school and meaningful educational experience for students, faculty, parents and...
Leaders on Leading: Joe Powers, Head of School, The Woods Academy
As head of school for The Woods Academy, a K-8 school in Bethesda, Md., Joe Powers has one mantra – listen – and four pieces of advice he tries to follow. He also has a sense of humor about the head’s role in weather delays and cancellations. (He once sat in his...
Leaders on Leading: John Melton, Head of School, Fuqua School
This month, Kalix speaks with John Melton, Head of School for Virginia’s Fuqua School in our monthly series on leadership reflections by heads of school. Kalix: What is the most important leadership quality for a head of school? John Melton: Being able to remain calm...President’s Notes
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