Head of School 2023 Searches

I have noticed 3 prominent schools with long-standing Heads retiring in 2023 and searches underway - Loomis Chaffee , Milton and Taft . There may be other leading school Head 2023 searches ?

Wonder how these pending 2023 Head transitions might impact the schools ?

If there are pending / announced 2022 Head transitions that I missed , please share.

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Mercersburg just announced March 3rd that the acting HOS Quentin McDowell P’25 is now the official HOS

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Concord Academy has a new HOS starting this summer.

Westover’s HOS announced her retirement a month or so ago. She’s leaving at the end of this school year. There will be an interim HOS for next year while they search for her replacement.

Regarding Mercersburg recent HOS announcement and the question of how it will impact the school – from where we sit, the school is absolutely continuing along with the same ethos and energy as before. Quentin has been at Mercersburg for 15 years, was assistant head of school before being appointed interim HOS. We were impressed by the search process and were glad the school did full due diligence alongside a search firm who met with stakeholders, including parents.
We were delighted that Quentin was chosen for full installation. Not only is he proven to be a solid leader, but gosh – he is one of the nicest and most personable people we met on our 26-school interview/visit journey over the past three years.
More info is here:
https://www.mercersburg.edu/quentin-mcdowell-appointed-head-school
hope that helps!

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I overlooked Middlesex School Head search , in addition to Loomis Chaffee , Milton and Taft . Search firms must be busy.

https://www.mxschool.edu/head-of-school-search/

Obviously HOS David Beare’s Leave of Absence in October became permanent. Hopefully the MX Board Chair steps down soon as well.