Grace Episcopal School is excited to share the news of their new Head of School!
Grace Episcopal School (GES) Board of Trustees was excited to share the news with their community that their current interim Head of School, Amanda Hungerford has been appointed as their new Head of School effective immediately. The board felt that no one is more invested in Grace School and its success than Amanda. She knows and loves Grace to its core.
No one is more invested in Grace School and its success than Amanda. She knows and loves Grace to its core. Amanda is about to celebrate her 20th year in service to Grace and its students. She has been a Grace teacher, admissions officer, financial aid director, Assistant Head of School and parent. Amanda and her husband, Stephen, are Grace parents to daughters Rebecca (GES ’24, a lifer) and Katherine (GES Second Grade).
Amanda’s appointment is the culmination of an exhaustive and highly deliberative, competitive process. The Board last summer selected The Education Group (TEG) to lead the Grace Head of School search. TEG conducted surveys, interviews, and focus groups to distill our stakeholders’ priorities. TEG created the position description, undertook a national search, and presented a competitive slate of candidates with a rich diversity of backgrounds and experience. The Head of School Search Committee consulted with stakeholders from the parent, alumni parent, faculty, Vestry, and Church ranks. The committee conducted five semi-finalist interviews and narrowed the field to three finalists who visited Grace in January and participated in additional interviews with parents, School Board members, and faculty and staff. The Board also met with each of the three finalists in closed sessions during which the Board was able to ask questions and evaluate each candidate.
TEG Congratulates Amanda, and Grace Episcopal School on their next chapter!