[Dialogue] Education Job Announcement

[burnadunn]

Beautiful setting.  Great opportunity.

Dear Friend of Eagle Rock,
>>>>>
>>>>> We need your help. Eagle Rock has begun a national
>>>>> search to find a successor
>>>>> to Lois Easton, who served as our Director of
>>>>> Professional Development
>>>>> 1994-2005. Lois recently resigned for health
>>>>> reasons, and has left a remarkable
>>>>> legacy to build on. We believe you may know the
>>>>> individual we seek, or know who
>>>>> knows that person. Will you please take the time to
>>>>> read the Position
>>>>> Description below and move it forward appropriately?
>>>>> If you think we should be in
>>>>> contact with a particularly promising candidate,
>>>>> please let us know. Thank you. We
>>>>> deeply appreciate your assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert Burkhardt, Head of School
>>>>> Eagle Rock School and Professional Development
>>>>> Center
>>>>> Estes Park, Colorado
>>>>> 970-586-7108
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Position Opening
>>>>> Director of Professional Development
>>>>> Eagle Rock School and Professional Development
>>>>> Center
>>>>> Estes Park, Colorado
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Eagle Rock School and Professional Development
>>>>> Center (
>>>>> www.eaglerockschool.org) seeks to hire a Director of
>>>>> Professional Development. The successful
>>>>> candidate for this position will possess the
>>>>> following attributes: a deep love for
>>>>> students; a playful intellect; thorough grasp of
>>>>> educational theory; superior
>>>>> writing and speaking skills; knowledge of current
>>>>> trends in secondary
>>>>> education; extensive management experience; a robust
>>>>> imagination; demonstrated success
>>>>> in collaborative work with external and internal
>>>>> colleagues; adept
>>>>> interpersonal skills; an endearing sense of humor;
>>>>> keen analytic ability; visionary
>>>>> thinking; a commitment to lifelong learning;
>>>>> restless curiosity; seasoned judgment.
>>>>> Ability to walk on water optional.
>>>>>
>>>>> An initiative of American Honda Education
>>>>> Corporation, Eagle Rock School
>>>>> (ERS) opened in 1993 and is a small, year-round,
>>>>> residential, national,
>>>>> non-graded, value driven, intimate, full-scholarship
>>>>> high school for students unfamiliar
>>>>> with success. The Professional Development Center
>>>>> (PDC) hosts nearly 2000
>>>>> visitors annually, and contributes to secondary
>>>>> education reform in America
>>>>> through technical assistance, workshops,
>>>>> internships, preservice training,
>>>>> collaborative projects, presentations, publications
>>>>> and research. The Director of
>>>>> Professional Development supervises several staff
>>>>> members and coordinates PDC
>>>>> activities (e.g., our Alternative Licensure Program
>>>>> for interns and our current
>>>>> re-accreditation process through the Association of
>>>>> Colorado Independent
>>>>> Schools). The school and the Professional
>>>>> Development Center work in concert; school
>>>>> instructional staff hold adjunct roles inside the
>>>>> PDC.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Director of Professional Development is part of
>>>>> the senior management
>>>>> team at Eagle Rock and reports to the Head of
>>>>> School.
>>>>>
>>>>> Salary and benefits are competitive, based on
>>>>> experience.
>>>>>
>>>>> Applications due by: July 1, 2005
>>>>> Anticipated hiring date:
>>>>> Autumn 2005
>>>>>
>>>>> ERS does not discriminate on the basis of gender,
>>>>> race, ethnicity, religion,
>>>>> sexual orientation or disability. ERS proactively
>>>>> seeks a diverse workplace
>>>>> and therefore members of ethnic minorities and other
>>>>> protected classes are
>>>>> encouraged to apply.
>>>>>
>>>>> Send cover letter and resume to: Robert Burkhardt,
>>>>> Head of School
>>>>> Eagle Rock School and Professional Development
>>>>> Center
>>>>> P.O. Box 1770, Estes Park, Colorado 80517
>>>>>
>>>>>           4/05
>>>>>
>>>>
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