The primary responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to hire the Head of School.

The Board selected and hired Bob Henderson and Tony Featherston of Resource Group 175 to support the search for Commonwealth's next Head of School. Bob and Tony will visit Commonwealth in February to interview and survey the faculty, staff, students, alumni/ae, and parents to write a position statement for the Head of School. 

In the fall of 2020, the Trustees will meet and interview the finalists, and once the Search Committee offers a recommendation for a finalist, the Board of Trustees will approve the appointment of Commonwealth's next Head of School. 

The Board will assemble a transition team, with the support of RG175, that will manage the leadership transition. 

The role of the Search Committee is to steer the Head of School search at every stage of the process.

The Search Committee is responsible for vetting all highly qualified candidates presented by RG175, keeping the Commonwealth community informed and engaged throughout the process while maintaining the confidentiality of the recruitment process, and facilitating the leadership transition into the school.

The Search Committee will arrange and conduct interviews with the semifinalists and finalists. We anticipate 3-4 finalists will visit Commonwealth in Fall 2020. After the visits, the Search Committee will identify and recommend its finalist to be confirmed by the Board of Trustees.

The Search Committee is composed of members who have a wide range of perspectives, involvement, and backgrounds and share a deep commitment to Commonwealth's mission and core values. The members of the search committee are:

Fred Ewald P ’21, trustee and committee co-chair
Julia Holloway ‘82, trustee and committee co-chair
Marie Lossky P ’10, ‘11, trustee and committee co-chair

Therese Hendricks P ’05, ’07, trustee & board chair
Bob Murchison P ’10, trustee
Judith Sanford-Harris ’70, trustee
Jonathan Sheffi ’99, trustee

The Search Committee will communicate progress and updates throughout the search process. Please note that most of the search process must be confidential. 

Students, faculty, staff, alumni/ae, trustees, and parents have the opportunity to meet with RG175 to share feedback and commentary. At the final stage of the search process, there will be open meetings with each of the finalists.