Head of School

Christian Reformed

Total Student Body: 958

Meet Crown Point Christian School

Crown Point Christian School (CPCS), located in St. John, Indiana, is a Christ-centered Pre-K through 8th-grade school committed to cultivating Kingdom-focused learners who transform the world in the name of Jesus Christ. Since 1985, CPCS has partnered with families and churches to provide an academically rigorous education rooted in biblical truth, nurturing students’ spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth. Through dedicated educators, individualized learning support, innovative programs, and a dual-language Spanish immersion option, the school equips students to discover their God-given gifts, grow in their faith, and become compassionate leaders who make a lasting difference in their communities and beyond.

About the Head of School

The Head of School is responsible for the mission and vision of Crown Point Christian School as established by the Board of Trustees. The Head of School is the chief executive officer, responsible for all aspects of instruction, personnel, operations, development and public relations. This work includes working directly with the Board of Trustees. The Head of School will lead, equip, and inspire a team of people who operate the school in line with the mission.

The Head of School’s responsibilities include:

Administrative Leadership

• Serve as the executive officer of the school, reporting directly to the School Board.
• Serve as an advisor to the School Board on vision and policy issues, and implement duties as assigned by the Board.
• Be responsible for the development of administrative principles and procedures for implementing the Board of Trustees’ policies.
• Oversee a cycle and review of updates to all policies of the Board of Trustees.
• Serve as an ex-officio member of all the Board of Trustees committees.
• Responsible for building and maintaining a vibrant, trusting, and healthy organizational culture.
• Conduct an annual review of all direct reports and maintain clear accountability paths as outlined in the organizational chart.
• Recruit, develop, support, and retain exceptional administrators, teachers, and staff members who are aligned with the school’s mission and statement of faith.

Operational Leadership

• Administer and monitor the operating budget of the school in such a way that there is prompt receipt of income and payment of bills, proper reporting, and good communication with the Board regarding financial opportunities, problems, or concerns.
• Lead the strategic development and sustainability of an enrollment management plan, a marketing plan, and a development plan.
• Be responsible for developing and executing a strategic long-term development plan to advance the school’s mission including annual giving, major gifts, grants, and campaigns, as well as building relationships and strategic partners in the community.
• Supervise the physical operation, maintenance, and scheduled replacement of all properties and fixed assets.
• Present an annual projected budget and 5 year financial high-level financial roadmap to the boards for approval.
• Supervise all business office operations.
• Be the chief development officer for Crown Point Christian School. Develop and coordinate a promotional program aimed at expanding the present constituency and/or development programs.
• Support the admission of new students and ensure retention of mission-fit families in accordance with the Board of Trustees’ policies.
• Be responsible for all correspondence and publications of Crown Point Christian School.
• Foster and maintain good relationships between Crown Point Christian School and other organizations.
• Seek opportunities to represent the school in St. John and the surrounding communities.

Instructional Leadership

• Encourage and plan for the professional growth of directors to lead the faculty and staff members, for the distinctiveness of the Christian school, improved instruction, student needs, collegial efforts, and community relationships.
• Appraise and evaluate the performance of directors as stated in the evaluation schedule, keeping accurate records.
• Support directors to develop and implement the stated curriculum for all grades, maintaining an updated P-8 curricular scope and sequence.
• Support the leadership team with students’ issues of academic, social, spiritual, and disciplinary natures
• Appraise the effectiveness of all courses, instructional materials, and physica