Head of School (K-12

The King's Academy — Head of School Position Success Profile

Reports To: Board of Directors

Enrollment: ~100 students, K–12 | Est. 1998 | Mohrsville, Pennsylvania

Start Date: Summer 2027

Since 1998, The King's Academy has served families across Berks and Schuylkill Counties by providing a Christ-centered K–12 education rooted in knowledge, wisdom, and godly character. As the school renews its mission and deepens its commitment to Christian classical education, it seeks a Head of School to unite its community, strengthen its Christian identity, and lead the next season of academic, spiritual, and organizational growth with conviction, wisdom, and relational leadership.

• Mission Clarity & Spiritual Leadership — The board, leadership team, faculty, and families operate from a shared and compelling understanding of TKA's Christ-centered identity. Daily devotions, chapel, and the school's relational culture reflect the seriousness of the mission. The Head of School models the character the school expects of its students.
• Academic & Curricular Renewal — A coherent, rigorous, and Christ-integrated curriculum is in place and improving across K–12. Where classical elements are incorporated, they are taught with faculty confidence and curricular intentionality. Benchmark assessment data is tracked term-over-term and used to drive instructional improvement.
• Faculty Strength & Retention — TKA employs and retains mission-aligned, qualified teachers. Faculty experience meaningful coaching, clear expectations, and a school culture worth staying for. Turnover is low and purposeful. The Head of School is both the school's chief recruiter and its most formative coach.
• Enrollment Growth & Family Trust — Enrollment moves toward sustainability and growth, targeting a return to 170+ students with a long-term goal of 250. Re-enrollment is an area requiring focused attention and intentional leadership. Families feel heard, informed, and re-committed to TKA because of consistent communication and visible, present leadership.
• Financial Stewardship & Operational Integrity — TKA operates within its board-approved budget. The Head of School makes fiscally responsible decisions, communicates financial realities to the Board with transparency, and actively supports advancement and enrollment as the school's primary revenue levers.
• Board Partnership & Governance Health — The Board of Directors is well-informed, well-resourced, and confident in the Head of School. Board committees function with timely data and clear lines of authority. The HoS-Board relationship is built on trust, transparency, and mutual accountability.

• Board of Directors — governance partner and primary accountability relationship; the Head of School brings fiscal, academic, and personnel clarity to board meetings and maintains proactive communication between sessions; per TKA policy, the HoS serves as a voting member on all five Board Standing Committees
• Operations Director — day-to-day operational executor on HR, facilities, compliance, and systems; the HoS-Operations Director relationship is the school's most critical internal leadership partnership
• Bookkeeper — handles day-to-day accounting responsibilities; reports to the HoS and is an integral operational partner, particularly given TKA's current financial position;
  Board Treasurer provides oversight of the business office
• Academic Life Committee (Board) — monthly curriculum review and improvement body; the Head of School is expected to bring current data and honest assessments
• Faculty — the Head of School shapes culture through presence, classroom observation, genuine commendation, and hard conversations; this relationship is the engine of academic quality and mission fidelity
• Families & Church Partners — especially around re-enrollment and mission alignment; the Head of School is TKA's public face and must be known and trusted in the broader community of churches and families

• Christ-centered faith — born-again believer; active in a local church; models a living relationship with Jesus Christ…