Head of School

Start Date: July 1, 2025

All Girls, Day School, Grades 6-12

450 students

128 W. Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD

Head of School Search for Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

Educators Collaborative is pleased to support Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW, pronounced Bliss) in its search for a Head of School to begin July 1, 2025.

 

About the School & Position

Serving young Baltimore women in grades 6 through 12, BLSYW is a college preparatory, public charter school under the auspices of the Baltimore City Public Schools System (BCPSS) of Maryland. The BLSYW Head of School will report to the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. This is a fantastic opportunity for a person who is drawn to making a difference in an urban public school. It is the right opportunity for an innovative, resilient, compassionate leader who will be persistent in using the flexibility and additional resources granted by the charter to  realize the school’s vision of “Transforming Baltimore One Young Woman at a Time.”

 

Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, the Head of School is responsible for overall management and operation of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. The Head of School works with the Board of Trustees to determine organizational goals, oversees activities to achieve those goals, including supervising the Senior Leadership Team, which includes the Principal, Director of Whole Girl Wellness, Director of College and Career Success, Director of Operations and Finance, and Director of Development and External Affairs. As such, the Head is responsible for managing fundraising activities, financial operations, program execution, and internal and external communications.

BLYSW photo2 - Carol Santos

Whole Girl Wellness: Embrace, Educate, Empower

Valuing Whole Girl Wellness, BLSYW empowers young women to lead in college and the broader world and sets a high bar for their social responsibility and engagement. Through a newly formed Whole Girl Wellness department, on the level of and in complement to the Teaching and Learning department, the aim is to develop a strong sense of self, sisterhood, compassion and ethically thoughtful decision-making in young women.

 

The school focuses on excellence in delivering a holistic education for girls, executing innovative teaching and learning practices with attention to fields where women are underrepresented while cultivating the arts and humanities, areas that have tended to draw out women’s leadership. Hence, BLSYW has a vibrant dance program and historic step team, which roots the school’s reputation and founding. 

 

The school takes pride in its College and Career Success department and its results. BLSYW has earned national recognitions for its 100% college acceptance rate and efforts to meet the school’s strategic plan objective for a closely matched college graduation rate. 

 

For more information about BLSYW, please visit their website

How to Apply

Candidates interested in learning more about starting an application for the opportunity to lead a school with an impactful mission are encouraged to contact Joan Beauregard and/or Carol Santos, partners at Educators Collaborative to receive the two EC forms: 

  • EC Candidate Summary Sheet 
  • EC Disclosure Form 

 

The full Opportunity Statement/Leadership Profile is expected to be available at the end of October. 

 

We are available to receive your inquiries and are appreciative of your recommendations.  

 

Carol Santos, Partner, Educators Collaborative

csantos@educatorscollaborative.com

(860) 839-5757

 

Joan Beauregard, Partner, Educators Collaborative

jbeauregard@educatorscollaborative.com

(206) 851-6616

Listing Date: August 30, 2024