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The Bush School
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Salary:
DOE
Type:
Full Time - Administration
Required Education:
Masters
Leadership Opportunity
Director of Intercultural Affairs The Bush School Seattle, WA The Bush School is dedicated to creating an environment that inspires creativity, innovative teaching, and adherence to the school’s history of progressive education. Sidebar: The Bush School Mission - To spark in students of diverse backgrounds and talents a passion for learning, accomplishment, and contribution to their communities
Educational Foundations o Critical, independent, and creative thinking o Ethical judgment and action o Intercultural fluency o Local and global citizenship
The Bush School seeks a Director of Intercultural Affairs to lead its bold efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion. The Bush School, based in Seattle, Washington, is a joyful, inclusive, and dynamic learning community. It is a co-ed, progressive, inquiry-based, and student-centered K-12 school. The Director is a steward of intercultural affairs, student engagement, community outreach, and diversity, equity, and inclusion work at The Bush School. The Director reports to Head of School L. Percy Abram, who is one of the leading voices of DEI in the independent school world. The Director will provide strategic leadership for diversity efforts within the school. Creating an inclusive community is central to the school’s mission, and the work of the Director impacts all aspects of the school, including student life, school climate, faculty and staff professional development, admissions, advancement, and community relations.
Strategic priorities/Opportunities for the Director of Intercultural Affairs:
Essential Functions
The next Director of Intercultural Affairs will be a seasoned DEI practitioner and strategic thinker who is excited about building greater ties within a dynamic community that is eager to deepen its knowledge and skills. In addition, the Director will be engaged, full-time, in the following duties:
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Qualities of the next Director of Intercultural Affairs As Bush seeks to develop intercultural fluency among its students, faculty, staff, parents and leadership, it also expects such a fluency in its next Director. This new member of The Bush School must be a model of careful listening, diplomacy, compassion, empathy, humor, and humility. As Bush has evolved, this position needs a sophisticated and nuanced understanding of DEI issues and what it takes to advance an institution towards its aspirations. The successful candidate will demonstrate their ability not only to generate ideas but also to put in the hard work to put those ideas into action. As part of the senior leadership team, the Director must display a high level of administrative, organizational, management, and interpersonal skills, all rooted in collaboration and integrity. Education, Experience and/or Competency Requirements
Certificate, License, Registration and/or Background Requirements
The Bush School Founded in 1924 and approaching its centennial, The Bush School’s matriarch Helen Taylor Bush was inspired by John Dewey’s progressive educational philosophy. The School has since grown to become one of the finest K-12 progressive schools in the nation. Academic Programs Lower School The Lower School involves each student in an environment of inquisitiveness and connectedness. At Bush, we believe that every time we consider a new idea, do something in a different way, or try something out of our comfort zone, we exercise the possibility to imagine. Every time we build, create, tinker, and muck around with materials, we open a window to that world of imagination. At Bush, social, emotional, and academic growth is fostered through a curriculum that encourages skill-building. Through literacy, math, social studies, science, language, the arts, technology, and physical education, we teach critical and creative thinking, ethical judgment and action, intercultural fluency, and local and global citizenship. Middle School Middle School at Bush builds on the foundation of joyful learning in the Lower School by challenging students to discover their strengths and to turn their ideas into reality. The Middle School program harnesses the growing capacity for critical thinking and self-awareness in young adolescents, meeting all students where they are and enabling them to find success in a progressive and demanding educational program. Upper School In Bush’s Upper School, students are called upon to ask questions, test out big ideas, make mistakes, seek out mentors, and create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. Students develop skills as independent thinkers and collaborative learners through a combination of high academic expectations and signature experiential programming. The Upper School prepares students exceptionally well for college and for life, inspiring involved, active citizens who want to make a difference in the world. INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS The Act of Empathy Diversity becomes an experience through intercultural affairs at The Bush School. As a community, Bush is intercultural by nature, helping students achieve the foundation of being local and global citizens. We believe that the intellectual, emotional, social, and psychological development of our students happens most effectively in a community that embraces and values diversity, whether based on cultural and ethnic background, nationality, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion or creed, ability/disability, learning differences, age or generation, in addition to beliefs and values, and attitudes and opinions. We believe that a community that welcomes, respects, and values different experiences, perspectives, and points of view establishes a platform for the development and exchange of new ideas, innovation, creativity, problem solving, improved decision making, and critical thinking, as well as a more dynamic educational and life experience. Bush Terms, Defined: Intercultural Fluency: The ability to interact across cultural lines with ease and compassion. Local and Global Citizenship: Understanding the many communities that each of us is a part of—our grade, school, family, neighborhood, city, country, and world—and seeking to play a positive role in each community. Fast Facts Enrollment - 677 Student Teacher Ratio 8:1 Student Diversity - 34% students of color Faculty # - 84 Faculty diversity 19.8% Geography Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and is one the fastest growing in the country. Home to Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks, Seattle’s thriving economy and growth have been attributed to these tech giants. Seattle’s rich cultural history and geographic beauty makes it an attractive destination and a place to call home. Procedure to Apply Interested candidates should submit the following materials confidentially as one PDF attachment in one email:
Email to: Orpheus Crutchfield orpheus@strategenius.org and Mary Rose Fernandez maryrose@strategenius.org with the subject line: “The Bush School—Director of Intercultural Affairs.” All candidates must also complete a simple form through this link: https://forms.gle/sMmvkZe9k1Y5kRZ1A Search Calendar Applications due: November 22, 2019 Semifinalists interviews: January 6-10 Finalists interviews: Second & third week of January Hiring announcement: January 28th The Bush School is an Equal Opportunity Employer The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. In addition, The Bush School does not discriminate in matters of employment based on the basis of age or marital status.
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