Mountain Sun Community School in Brevard, NC is seeking an Executive Director to represent
its mission through leadership of the organization in administrative, business, and educational
processes.
Executive Director responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Faculty and staff management and supervision, program and curricular support, professional development and training.
- Working closely with an active Board of Trustees in developing the annual budget, long range planning, and management of finances.
- Student recruitment, admissions, and retention.
- Collaboration with parents to assure the school is doing everything possible to meet the needs of the Whole Child.
- Development and implementation of a fundraising strategy, cultivation of a donor support base, development and maintenance of public relations, outreach and marketing.
- Oversight of the relocation of Mountain Sun from our current leased campus to a new leased location.
Mountain Sun Community School is a non-profit, independent, private school serving 60-70
children from pre-K through 8th grade. We opened our doors to students in August 2008 in the
beautiful Blue Ridge mountain town of Brevard, NC. (www.cityofbrevard.com) The school was
formed as a parent-driven effort to create a holistic community school integrating the best in
educational pedagogies, with a strong emphasis on Montessori, Waldorf, and Howard
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theories. Mountain Sun Community School’s mission is to
cultivate each student’s natural curiosity and love of learning through a challenging academic
curriculum grounded in mutual respect and a sense of belonging. We recognize each student’s
unique potential and nurture their passions and abilities through a balance of direct instruction,
collaborative and independent study, hands-on experiences in and out of the classroom, and
service learning. (www.mountainsunschool.org)
Ideal candidates will have a Masters degree and administrative experience in non-profits
and/or independent schools. We are seeking candidates with extremely strong leadership,
interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as a rooted belief and understanding of our
educational principals.
Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to
employment@mountainsunschool.org by January 15, 2015.
