The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is looking to hire a talented Head of School/Design Team Leader. CMSD is re-opening next fall in a new, state-of-the-art building in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland. Currently a 6–12 school, the redesigned Cleveland School of the Arts will transition to a high school, with grades 7–12 in the 2015-16 school year, grades 8–12 in the 2016-17 school year, and grades 9–12 thereafter. This is an opportunity for the Head of School to position the school as a model of excellence and innovation in that community. Working within the District’s Office of Portfolio Planning, Growth and Management, the Head of School will benefit from a six-month planning period and have time and a team to plan the new school as well as the ability to select his/her staff according to district policy and negotiated agreements during the 2014-15 academic year. During the planning phase, she/he will have the opportunity to lead a design team that includes teachers and community partners, with substantial support from local and national consultants. To achieve the breakthrough in performance that high school graduates need, the newly designed Cleveland School of the Arts will:
- Provide a pre-professional arts experience for students interested in arts-related careers, and an educational home for students who are artistically-minded and who might engage in the arts as a lifetime interest;
- Raise student academic and artistic performance measures to that of superior arts schools around the country and to college ready standards; and
- Take full advantage of the school’s prime real estate in the rich and vibrant cultural center of University Circle in both the design process and the ongoing pedagogy and operations of the school.