School News
UPDATE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY May 20, 2022 Dear Gilman Community, of Johnnie Foreman, our longtime Director of In October, I announced the retirement at the end of this school year that our search for a new director was already underway, Community, Inclusion, and Equity (CIE). In that letter, I explained year. Spring break has clearly come and gone and, while we with an eye toward naming the new person by spring break of this right person for the job. Recognizing the importance of have interviewed some strong candidates, we have not yet found the the following steps: supporting our CIE efforts while the search continues, we are taking Joe Valentine-White, Assistant Director of Community, Inclusion, school year.
and Equity, will serve as interim director during the next e to support the office and all of its efforts.
Tangie Mason, administrative assistant for the CIE Office, will continu
Johnnie for several years as part of his CIE Executive A number of teachers in each division have been working closely with titles that these teachers will hold in addition to their Committee, and we plan to name them CIE Division Coordinators, have been recommended as part of our commitment regular teaching positions. These new roles, which are permanent and r structure for our CIE work, particularly as it pertains to to CIE regardless of the search timeline, help to formalize a stronge share those teachers’ names as we start the new school faculty professional development and student programming. We will year. er, Assistant Head of School for Pre-k–8, will lend their Peter Kwiterovich, Assistant Head of School, and Shonique Alexand closely with Johnnie and team. support to the CIE office next year. Both have already been working me that he is a call Finally, and while I will certainly respect his retirement, Johnnie reminds consulting role next year.
away, and he will serve in a
e to identify and interview candidates, now with an Working with the search advisory committee and others, I will continu Johnnie’s successor by spring break, I firmly believe — eye on a start date of July 1, 2023. While I had certainly hoped to name the best person for this important role, even if it means and the advisory committee agrees — that the top priority is finding it will ultimately take us as a school. extending the timeline. I remain excited about this search and where as thoughtfully as possible while supporting the ongoing These steps will allow us to continue our search for a new director to share, I will certainly do so. In the meantime, I wish efforts and operation of the CIE Office. When there is more news everyone a successful close to the school year. Sincerely,
Henry P. A. Smyth Headmaster In Tuo Lumine Lumen
42
G I L MA N B U L L ET I N
