Head of School

International Schools Partnership•Lake Mary, FL

About The Position

Lake Mary Preparatory School (LMP), part of International Schools Partnership (ISP), is seeking a school leader to provide vision and integrity while fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive culture. The Head of School works with school teams, parents, and the wider ISP network to deliver exceptional learning experiences and outcomes, strengthen the school’s position as a School of Choice, and support student enrolment growth and retention. The role encompasses safeguarding, teaching quality, strategic planning, community engagement, and commercial performance. The position reports to the Regional Managing Director (RMD). The Head of School leads the school’s people development and wellbeing, student learning outcomes, community experience, and commercial success. The role is accountable for student and adult safety, staff development and engagement, continuous improvement in teaching and student achievement, parent relationships, enrolment and retention, efficient use of resources, and financial and other school KPIs. The job’s four responsibility areas are weighted equally at 25% from a performance perspective. LMP describes itself as a rigorous, inclusive, and globally diverse school offering AP courses, leadership development, arts and athletics, and real-world learning experiences. ISP is committed to safeguarding children and young people and to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Post holders are subject to vetting, including an online due diligence search, references, and satisfactory criminal background checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years of employment history.

Requirements

Skills in strategic planning.
Educational leadership skills.
Safeguarding and child protection management skills.
Inclusive leadership and emotional intelligence.
Ability to build community and engage stakeholders.
Team development and performance management skills.
Engaging communication skills.
Data-driven decision-making skills.
Marketing insights and financial acumen.
Change management skills and a collaborative mindset.
Candidates are subject to appropriate vetting, including an online due diligence search, references, and satisfactory criminal background checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety and wellbeing of students and adults across school activities, functions, and policies, including physical and mental wellbeing.
Lead the school with vision, empathy, and integrity, and build strong leadership teams through recruitment, development, and succession planning.
Use ISP leadership programmes and the Learning Hub to develop talent at all levels.
Lead and be accountable for the annual performance and development cycle, including goal-setting, progress reviews, and professional growth planning for leaders.
Oversee teacher development so that every teacher receives meaningful feedback and tailored development.
Promote employee engagement and foster an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
Prioritize student safety and learning, and be accountable for learning quality, progress, achievement, and ISP Learning KPIs.
Use data to inform strategy and interventions, and drive improvement through evidence-based evaluation and teacher development systems.
Lead implementation of ISP’s Learning.First Framework and Learning Improvement Process, with attention to the 5 Key Learning Pillars, EdTech tools, ISP AI toolkit, and professional learning.
Lead curriculum strategy to maintain relevance, challenge, and alignment with student needs, parent priorities, and Future Pathways.
Partner with the Regional Learning Director to improve learning and teaching across the school.
Deliver ISP’s School of Choice strategy in the local context and model ISP’s Purpose and Principles.
Promote ISP Learning.First, the 5 Key Learning Pillars, and strategic initiatives to support school development and build community value and trust.
Understand the school’s market, catchment, and target audiences, and engage them to support student retention and enrolment.
Collaborate with ISP teams on branding, communications, and enrolments.
Use parent feedback and sentiment to inform action planning and parent engagement.
Maintain regular, direct, two-way communication between teachers and parents; be accessible to parents and carers and involve them as valued members of the learning community.
Take responsibility for the school’s commercial targets and KPIs, including financial, learning, people, marketing, health and safety, and safeguarding measures.
Manage school resources efficiently to support profitability, including efficient staffing allocation.
Drive enrolment growth and income-generation KPIs to achieve financial goals.
Improve parent and employee NPS, satisfaction, and engagement survey results.
Support the school team in meeting commercial and EBITDA targets.