Head of School

The Loomis Chaffee School seeks a visionary, global thought leader and strategist with a proven skill for managing organizational complexity and encouraging innovation to serve as the eighth head of school. Championing the school’s mission to advance the development of students in mind, body, and spirit through rigorous academic programs, an inclusive community, and an emphasis on engaged citizenship, the next head of school will prioritize building on Loomis Chaffee’s many strengths to ensure that the school continues to offer students an excellent education and inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good for generations to come.

From its founding in 1874 and opening in 1914, Loomis Chaffee has evinced a powerful commitment to access and inclusion and to serving the common good, two pillars that remain core to the school’s identity — and that have deepened in important ways — over a century later. While these bedrock principles continue to serve as institutional anchors, the school has never rested on its laurels; its evolution and, in particular, its recent trajectory have been impressive. Over the last 15 years, Loomis Chaffee has strategically expanded its population of boarding students (today it’s 70 percent boarding, 30 percent day), prioritized the recruitment of a more racially, ethnically, and geographically diverse student body and faculty, expanded and updated the physical plant, and elevated the profile of the school among its peers. 

Indeed, the next head of school will have the opportunity to lead an already distinctive educational community to its next level of excellence. In collaboration with the school’s administrative team, faculty, staff, students, and Trustees, the head will develop and implement Loomis Chaffee’s next strategic plan. Strengthening ties across campus (for students and adults alike) and deepening the collective sense of community togetherness and student well-being will be core to this work, as will ensuring a continued spirit of innovation and sustainability. This calls for a leader with intellectual gravitas, sophisticated interpersonal and organizational skills, and a genuine love for the magic of boarding school life. 

All inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications (resumes and letters of interest) should be sent electronically and in confidence below.

Katie Rockman and Sheryl Ash are leading this search with Berkley Burke, Miguel Santiago, and Maria Connor.

An equal opportunity employer, the Loomis Chaffee School is fully committed to attracting, retaining, and developing the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, age, nation of origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.