Current Prizmah Leadership Searches

The Head of School serves as the chief executive professional for the school community and the leader responsible for the supervision and guidance of our faculty, professional staff, and administration. They will be expected to oversee planning, program development and evaluation, advancement, finance, and marketing while also serving as the public face of the institution and engaging in community relations. Recruitment is expected to be a top priority for the next 3-5 years. The Head of School will oversee and collaborate with our senior leadership team, which includes our Dean of General Studies, Dean of Institutional Advancement, and our Director of Jewish Life and Learning. The Head of School will lead our outstanding faculty and oversee professional development.

We are seeking a dynamic and proven leader, a collaborative and supportive manager, a thoughtful change agent, a strong administrator, and a visionary who can contemplate a future that may look very different from our past. The new Head of School must understand the opportunities and challenges American Jewish life will present to our graduates as we approach the middle of the 21st Century, and must exhibit a passion for leading a Jewish Day School that addresses these opportunities and challenges.

The Director of Jewish Studies, a senior administrator reporting to the Head of School, serves as an instructional leader who directs the development of curricula, and promotes faculty’s on-going professional development especially through observing and giving timely constructive feedback to faculty. S/he is the point person for student and parents’ questions and concerns about Jewish Studies. In addition, s/he will serve as a representative of the school to the broader community.

The Head of School will establish high standards of academic excellence, build positive relations with all stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, government officials, and the Jewish community. The Head of School will facilitate the strategic performance, team development, and is ultimately responsible for all operations.

The Head of School will serve as its executive, educational and administrative leader, who will oversee day-to-day school operations with skill, passion, and compassion. Kinneret’s Head of School will work closely with the Assistant Principal and executive staff to fulfill the mission of the school.

The next leader of KDS will minimally hold a graduate degree and have at least 7-10 years of experience in school settings. Fluency in Hebrew and a strong background in Judaic Studies is strongly preferred.