About Village School of North Bennington

The Village School of North Bennington is an independent Prekindergarten through Grade 6 town academy in North Bennington, Vermont, serving approximately 125 students. VSNB combines independent governance and close relationships with a public mission to serve eligible children in the North Bennington Graded School District. Its whole-child approach integrates strong core academics with social-emotional learning, arts, music, physical education, nature, technology, and community-based experiences.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Head of School is VSNB’s chief executive, financial, and educational leader. The next Head will provide visible, hands-on leadership across academics, people, finances, operations, enrollment, communications, and community relationships while helping the Board plan for long-term sustainability amid demographic change, declining district enrollment, and uncertainty in Vermont education policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance VSNB’s mission and place children at the heart of decision-making.
• Partner with the Board on governance, strategy, annual goals, financial planning, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead curriculum, instruction, professional development, student services, special education, and the teaching and learning environment.
• Recruit, supervise, develop, evaluate, and retain faculty and staff while fostering a healthy, collaborative culture.
• Oversee budgeting, facilities, risk management, regulatory compliance, communications, and daily operations.
• Strengthen enrollment, family engagement, community partnerships, external relations, and opportunities for financial support.
• Build productive relationships with the North Bennington Graded School District, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, education officials, and community partners.
• Help the Board and community assess sustainable future models for VSNB as Vermont’s educational landscape evolves.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Bring significant teaching and school leadership experience, preferably in an elementary, independent, public, or town academy setting.
• Have a record of building trust with students, families, faculty, staff, trustees, and community partners.
• Demonstrate experience with budgeting, financial planning, operations, enrollment, communications, and organizational leadership.
• Understand elementary education, curriculum, instructional leadership, student support, and whole-child learning.
• Be able to lead through change and ambiguity while balancing strategic and day-to-day responsibilities.
• Be visible, approachable, collaborative, financially fluent, practical, and genuinely energized by young children and elementary school life.
• Hold a master’s degree or comparable advanced preparation, preferred.

Application Process & Timeline

Start Date: July 1, 2027 | Application Deadline: November 1, 2026

Opportunity Statement: https://doc.storydoc.com/7fOdE2

Apply Now: https://tinyurl.com/5bx92fe9

Application materials: cover letter describing interest and alignment with VSNB’s mission; current resume; statement of educational and leadership philosophy; and list of five professional references.

ISC Consultant

Chris Brueningsen

chris@indyschoolconsultancy.com

Candidates are asked not to contact the school directly.