The Agnes Irwin School
ROSEMONT, PENNSYLVANIA
Head of School to take office July 2009
Founded in 1869 by pioneering educator, Agnes Irwin, and located 12 miles west of Philadelphia, The Agnes Irwin School is an independent college preparatory day school for girls, who hail from 75 zipcodes throughout Greater Philadelphia. Twenty percent of the girls are from diverse backgrounds. A faculty of 80 gifted educators teach, advise, coach and mentor 673 students. Over half have taught at Agnes Irwin for more than a decade. An average class size is 15 students. Core subjects and electives include English, modern and classical languages, mathematics, history, science, and the fine and performing arts. The School offers Advanced Placement courses in 13 subjects. Physical education begins in kindergarten and interscholastic competition begins in 7th grade. More than 90 percent of the student body competes in one or more of 12 sports including basketball, crew, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Accredited by both the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools, The Agnes Irwin School is situated on an attractive suburban campus of 18 acres with easy access to the rich educational, cultural and historical attractions of Philadelphia.
The Board of Trustees seeks an outstanding educator and a passionate spokesperson for the potential of girls, committed, as the founder was, to helping them fulfill it in a close-knit and supportive community of students, faculty, parents and alumnae.
For further information about the school, please visit the website at www.agnesirwin.org.
Interested candidates should email in MS Word, or send hard copies of, a letter of interest, résumé, personal statement and five references to:
Deirdre A. Ling, Partner
Educators’ Collaborative
P.O. Box 819
West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: 508-696-7708
Fax: 508-696-1881
Deirdre A. Ling [daling@comcast.net]