September 26, 2007

Dear Forman Parents,

This letter will update you on the progress we are making to hire a new Head of School at Forman.  Mark Perkins announced his retirement in February 2007 and since then a Search Committee, consisting of Trustees and Forman staff has been diligently engaged in the search process.

In March we completed a competitive bidding process and engaged Gregory Floyd of Gregory Floyd and Associates to assist us in our search.  Gregory has been a Head of School and for the last 19 years has been exclusively recruiting heads for independent schools nationwide.

Gregory created a school profile and position description by meeting with Mark Perkins, members of his administrative team, faculty and staff, students, parents and alumni.  The Trustees reviewed the school profile at a June retreat and agreed to distribute the document to potential candidates.  The response to the open position being posted has been extremely encouraging.  Clearly, The Forman School is a highly sought-after school, thanks in large part to the great work of Mark Perkins and his staff over the past 13 years to rebuild and recommit Forman to its purpose of educating children with learning differences.

The Search Committee recently met to select a short list of qualified candidates from the large pool of candidates that applied.  Our plan is to interview the short-list candidates in early October and to further narrow the field to a few finalists.  Finalist discussions will occur shortly thereafter.

All in all, the Search Committee is extremely excited about our progress in finding a new Head of School for Forman and the positive prospect that this critical event will have in enhancing The Forman School for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Justin J. Adinolfi (P ’06)
Forman Board of Trustees
Search Committee Chair