Sally Mixsell
Sally Mixsell (Mike’-sul) began her career in education as a French and English teacher, eventually moving into administrative roles, including class dean (grade 9), academic dean (gr 7-12), director of curriculum and instruction (gr PK-12), and head of school at an all-girls IB boarding and day school, grades 7-12. Her work in education includes employment at two large PK-12 day schools, a co-ed pre-prep boarding and day school (gr 1-9), and two girls schools (gr 9-12 and 7-12), as well as a graduate program in education.
From 2001-2006 Sally helped design and run the summer intensive masters degree program in education administration, with a focus on private school leadership, at the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. She was also a founding partner of an educational consulting firm focused on developing leadership capacity at schools. As a consultant she has mentored heads of school and high-level administrators, facilitated strategic planning, run board workshops, developed teams, and helped design programs (e.g., public-private collaboration, faculty evaluation, and faculty professional development). Sally has broad knowledge of school models, thanks to her work at Columbia and as a consultant. While she continues to support school leadership, she has also been busy with executive searches since joining Educators Collaborative in 2019.
Professional Experience
- Educators Collaborative, Partner, 2019 – Present
- Stoneleigh-Burnham School, MA, Head of School, 2008 – 2018
- eduINNOVATIONS, LLC, Founding Partner, Consulting Work: 2005 – 2008;
- Co-Director, Beginning Administrators Institute, 2005 – 2010
- Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, Project Director, 2003 – 2005
- Hamden Hall Country Day School, CT, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, PK-12, 2001 – 2003; Academic Dean, 7-12, 1991 – 2000; Ninth Grade Dean, 1989 – 1992; Co-founder and Coordinator, Peer Leadership Program, 1989 – 2000; Teacher of French, English and Leadership, 1985 – 2003
- Food for Thought, care packages for boarding school students, Co-founder and Partner, 1980 – 1983
- Sewickley Academy, PA, Teacher of French, 1975 – 1979
- The Gunnery (CT), part-time teacher, 1974 – 1975 and 1984 – 1985; Wykeham-Rise School (CT), part-time teacher, 1974 – 1975, and Rumsey Hall School (CT), part-time teacher, 1979 – 1985
Education
- Wells College, B.A., Comparative French and American Literature, 1973
- Princeton Center for Leadership Training, 1988, 1989
- Stanley King Counseling Institute, 1994
- Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A., Education Administration, with a focus in private school leadership, 2001 [Joseph A. Klingenstein Fellow]
Professional Affiliations
- AISNE (Association of Independent Schools of New England), Board member, 2010 – 2017
- Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Board member, 2009 – 2018
- CAIS (CT Association of Independent Schools), New England New Teachers Seminar (NENTS – offered jointly with AISNE), Staff member, 2004 – 2005, and Director, 2006 – 2010; Beginning Teachers Institute, Staff member,1995 – 2005; Commission on Professional Development, member, 2001 – 2008, and Chair, 2004 – 2008
- Klingenstein Advisory Committee, Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, Member, 2001 – 2005
- S. Grant Foundation, New Haven, CT, Board member, 2002 – 2003
- Cristo Rey New York High School, Feasibility Study Committee member, 2001-2002, and Founding Board member, 2002 – 2007
- Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Board member, 1987 – 1991 and 2001 – 2006
- Friends of Gunn Jr. Library, CT, , Board member, 1979 – 1985; President, 1984 – 1985
- Headmistresses Association of the East, member, 2008 – present
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Professional Experience
- Educators’ Collaborative, Partner, 2003 – present
- Middlesex School, MA; Head of School, 1990 – 2003
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Development, 1983 – 1990; Assistant Chancellor, 1982 – 1983; Dean of Academic Support Services, 1981 – 1982; Dean of Admissions, 1979 – 1981; Director of Freshman Admissions, 1978 – 1979
- State University of New York at Stony Brook; Assistant Director of Admissions, 1974 – 1978
- Western Michigan University; Admissions Counselor, 1973 – 1974
Education
- University of Rochester, B.A. Philosophy, cum laude, 1965
- University of Rhode Island, M.A., English, 1968
- Tufts University, Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. English, 1976
- Klingenstein Visiting Fellow, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1996
Professional Affiliations
- The Louis August Jonas Foundation, 2009 – 2014
- Headmaster’s Association, 1993 – present
- Head Mistresses Association of the East, 1990 – present
- National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, 1990 – present
- Falmouth Academy; Board of Trustees; 2003 – 2009
- Fay School; Board of Trustees; 2003 – 2009
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; Board of Trustees; 1993 – 2003
- Educational Records Bureau, Board of Trustees, 1996 – 2003
- Emerson Hospital, Board of Trustees, 1996 – 2003
- NEASC, Commission on Independent Schools, 1994 – 1995
- AISNE, Board of Trustees, 1992 – 1995
- The Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2010
- The College Board, 1983 – 1987
