New Canaan Country School (CT) Selects Connor Associates For Business Office Assessment and Chief Financial & Operations Officer Search
Connor Associates' President Mike Connor is pleased to announce that New Canaan Country School (CT) selected Connor Associates for the School’s Business Office assessment and recruitment of a Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO).
The job description for the CFOO position can be found here. Interested and qualified candidates should submit a formal letter of application, current resume, and a list of three references with contact information to: Carolyn Stiles, Connor Associates, carolyn@connor-associates.com. Please do not contact the school directly.
Leading the effort is Connor Associates’ Finance and Operations Strategic Partner, Thom Greenlaw, with assistance from Carolyn Stiles, Connor Associates’ Director of Special Projects.
Thom has served for over twenty-five years in varying senior roles in independent schools. He was most prominently the Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) from 2017-18 and Assistant Head for Operations/CFO at BB&N from 2001-2013. Thom also served as COO and Assistant Head for Strategic Initiatives at the Ethel Walker School and Business Manager of the Dana Hall School. Thom has served dozens of independent schools on a variety of initiatives, special projects and executive search services. He is listed as immediate past President of ISCC, a Massachusetts self-insured collaborative. He served for over twenty-five years in varying senior roles in independent schools.
“I chose Connor Associates because I knew that Thom Greenlaw, as a former CFO for many years himself, would understand the specific priorities and points of emphasis for our position just as he would be able to assess the potential of various candidates to meet those needs. Further, I knew that Thom himself would be the lead in speaking with me, with our hiring team, and with all the candidates. That combination of personal touch and rich experience gives us the best chance of a successful match in our next CFOO.”
About New Canaan Country School
Founded in 1916, New Canaan Country School is an independent, co-educational day school for students in Beginners (age 3) through Grade 9. The School currently enrolls by division: Early Childhood (age 3-K) 93, Lower School (Grades 1-4) 202, Middle School (Grades 5-6) 110, Upper School (Grades 7-9) 161. The total student enrollment of 566 includes 289 Boys and 277 Girls of which 113 are Students of Color. There are 104 Faculty and Student to Faculty Ratio is 5:1. The school draws from 18 towns and provides dedicated bus service to Fairfield and Westchester countries.
The mission of New Canaan Country School is to guide students to reach their intellectual, creative, moral, and physical potential. The School values the imagination and curiosity of children and respects childhood as an integral part of life. Teachers set high academic standards and challenge students to question, to think, to collaborate, and to act with integrity. The school works in partnership with families to teach personal, social, and environmental responsibility and to create a community that honors diversity and common humanity. New Canaan Country School inspires students to be lifelong learners with the courage and confidence to make a positive contribution to the world.
The School is situated on a beautiful, rural and scenic 85-acre campus which includes 4 dedicated academic divisional buildings, a main building, 2 gymnasiums, 2 libraries, a performing arts auditorium and a dining hall. It features 35 acres of woodlands and trails, a low ropes course, an outdoor classroom, athletic fields, 4 squash courts, a state of the art training facility and access to an outdoor ice rink and paddle tennis courts. There are spaces dedicated to student woodworking, science, robotics, engineering, maker, music, performing and visual arts, maple sugaring, innovations and community gathering.
The School’s current endowment as of June 30, 2021 is $53,867,338 (unaudited) The operating budget is $29,709,589 (unaudited). The Annual Fund (as of June 30, 2021) is $2,257,264. Budgeted financial aid and tuition remission is $6,000,000. Students receiving financial aid or tuition remission is 26%. Average grant size is $38,500.
To learn more about New Canaan’s community and the talent who support it, please visit https://www.countryschool.net/
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