Mission

ACE Academy provides a personalized education for gifted learners within a nurturing community.

Vision

ACE students embrace a complex and progressive curriculum, thrive in academic environments and confront challenges with creativity and flexibility.

Overview

Led by an exceptional faculty, the school offers a personalized, student-centered, and academically engaging program that nurtures and challenges students to reach their fullest potential.  

ACE Academy is an 501(c)3 non profit, private school that offers gifted programming from K to 8th  grade. Established in 2005, ACE Academy educates an underserved community of learners in Austin,  Texas. A commonly accepted statistic is that gifted learners are those who score in the top 5% of IQ  tests. A GT student can vary radically in specific abilities or areas (asynchronous development).  Because GT children process information differently from the average student, they need a learning  environment flexible enough to meet and encourage these differences. Their unique ways of thinking  are assets that must be valued and encouraged, or they may be suppressed, hidden, or lost. 

ACE Academy seeks a dynamic, perceptive and unifying leader as its next Head of School starting Summer 2021. The successful candidate will be devoted to the school’s mission and vision. 

ACE Academy’s Head of School will foster a climate of  excellence and promote growth among students, faculty and staff. This is an exceptional opportunity  to help lead a school through its next phase of growth. 

Desired Qualities and Qualifications

The next Head must become a passionate advocate for the school –both internally and across our city, state and country. They must be an engaged and authentic presence at school and in the community. This person will work in partnership with the Head of Operations, Dean of Faculty, the Board of Trustees, parents, alumni, and parents of alumni to envision a vibrant future for the school and then implement that plan. The successful candidate will possess positive energy, optimism, superb communication skills, and a long-term strategic perspective to help grow the school. 

The ideal candidate should embody the spirit of kindness, warmth, and acceptance that permeates the school. As well as being communicative, approachable and responsive.  The successful Head will be a collaborative, consensus-building leader who actively solicits input and asks powerful questions; builds relationships first; listens well; communicates with inspiration and clarity; and effectively delegates and empowers other team members. 

They will bring passion for creating the next generation of education programs and can cultivate a culture of innovation and creativity. This person will be able to propel ACE Academy into its next phase of growth.

ACE Academy has defined the following additional priorities for preferred candidates:

• Experience in education and evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning.

• A sophisticated understanding of private, independent school business curriculum models and ability to adopt best practices  
• Ability to build a culture of philanthropy.
• Long-term commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Superb interpersonal and people management skills.
• A strong understanding of gifted and the twice exceptional population.
• Ability to build systems to maximize retention.
• Ability to authentically embody the joy of learning in an Early Childhood to Grade 8 setting.
• Leadership and decision-making experience; operational savvy, entrepreneurial mindset.