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The Valley School of Seattle Head of School Search-2010

A Description of the School and Position Opening

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Quick Facts

The Campus

  • Located on eight residential housing lots
  • Integrated residential neighborhood
  • Four residential scale buildings
  • Ten minutes from down town
  • Five  minutes to Lake Washington
  • Outstanding playground

The Students

  • Approximately 100 students
  • Kindergarten to 5th grades full day
  • Pre-kindergarten half day optional
  • Before and after school care available
  • Student to main teacher ratio 16:1
  • Many classrooms have part or full time extra staff.
  • Admissions by interview & visit
  • Most accepted to middle schools of their choice

Faculty

  • Seven main classroom teachers
  • Plus specialists in
    • In-School Tutoring and Learning Assistance
    • French
    • Library
    • Music
    • Art
    • Movement

Administration

  • Annual Budget $1,200,000
  • Financial Aid $160,000 supporting 15% of student body
  • Tuition: $13,300 for full day programs in the 2009-2010 academic year
  • Owns campus buildings and grounds
  • Debt free
  • Early stages of endowment building for financial aid

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  • Position Backgrounder

    • Introduction
      • Background on The School
      • Mission
      • The Academic Program
      • Quick Facts
      • WSJ Letter to the Editor
    • The Head of School Position
      • Interested Candidates
      • Downloadable PD
    • School Communications Regarding the Search
      • Barry Wright’s Letter
      • May Letter from Board
      • June Update on Search
      • July Update on Search
      • Principles and Practices
      • August Update on Search

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