Lower School Dean of Students - begins

As Carrollwood Day School continues to grow, we are adding a new position to join our Lower School administrative team beginning July 2026 as our first Lower School Dean of Students. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader who balances high-level administrative oversight with a visible, compassionate presence on campus, and finds joy in working with elementary aged students and colleagues.

Carrollwood Day School is an innovative International Baccalaureate (IB) independent school in North Tampa, FL. Since the inception of CDS in 1982, we have prided ourselves on being a community of learners. We have grown from a preschool into a comprehensive program serving more than 1200 students from age two through 12th grade. Carrollwood Day School stands out as a leader in its commitment to educate the whole child and is recognized nationally for its academic excellence and its school-wide emphasis on character development.

Outside the classroom, our students are engaged in a multitude of athletics, arts, and extra-curricular programs. In short, we have PATRIOT PRIDE in everything we do at CDS.

The vision of Carrollwood Day School is to build a community prepared and inspired to better the world. As an IB World School, we cultivate principled entrepreneurial thinkers for a global society by enriching the mind, strengthening the character, and inspiring the passions of our community.

Carrollwood Day School embraces and celebrates the rich diversity of our students, employees, and families from all backgrounds. As an International Baccalaureate continuum school, CDS strives to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment where each person is valued. We work to intentionally develop cross-cultural competency and appreciation of differences within all constituents. We value the influence of a wide range of experiences and perspectives in our classrooms, relationships, and interactions as we prepare our students to contribute to a diverse and interconnected world.

Carrollwood Day School is one of only 36 independent schools in the United States to offer the full curriculum/continuum of IB programmes from early childhood through college prep (PYP, MYP, and DP). In 2019, CDS was honored to become one of only 15 U.S. schools to earn membership in the Cum Laude Society and also offer an International Baccalaureate education. In 2022, CDS was welcomed into the prestigious Round Square organization.

In 2023, CDS was awarded the Florida and National School of Character Designation for the second time.

Understanding that a team of talented, supported, and growth-minded faculty and staff is what leads to student success, the first pillar of our strategic plan is to become the destination school for exceptional educators in the Tampa Bay region. Want to join our team and better the world?

The Lower School Dean of Students is a visible presence on campus, managing student life on campus and upholding school-wide expectations with students daily. A successful candidate will be passionate about managing student behavior and intervention beyond the classroom, leading restorative intervention with students, communicating with parents, and leading by example throughout the day.

• Operational Partnership: Collaborate with the Lower School administrative team to oversee daily operations, including master scheduling and the coordination of special school activities.
• Visible Presence: Maintain a high-profile leadership presence during daily transitions (arrival, dismissal, lunch, and breaks) and represent the division at major school functions, including evening and weekend events.
• Cross-Divisional Synergy: Partner with ECC, Elementary, and Middle School leadership to spearhead retention initiatives and manage "bridge" programming for students transitioning from Grades K to 1 and 5 to 6.
• Interdisciplinary Liaison: Serve as a central point of contact for the Athletic Director, School Nurse, Facilities Team, and Learning Specialists to ensure holistic student care.

• Holistic Advocacy: Monitor and advocate for the "whole child,"…