Kerman Steps Into New Role

Scott Kerman’s job has changed this year, as he will be taking on the role of Assistant Head Of School.

Previously, Kerman was the Dean of Curriculum, a job he still maintains in addition to his new position.

“When you think of David Wagstaff as primarily working with students and teachers on the culture, health and well-being of the school, I had a similar position,” Kerman said. “I worked with the teachers on the academic well-being of the school.”

Mary Folberg, the Head of School, decided this change was necessary due to the growing student body.

“Mary Folberg’s idea was as the school was growing and as the number of things that we have to attend to increases, she thought this would be a good move for the school and for me it gives me a lot more responsibility for day-to-day operations of the school,” Kerman said.

Folberg said she offered the job to Kerman so she could focus on bigger school issues.

“Our board of trustees wanted me to spend more time doing big picture and development projects for the school, and farm out the daily operations to a staff member,” Folberg said. Many schools that grow in size like we have, eventually have an Assistant Head of School in charge of daily operations, and I thought it was a good idea.”

For Kerman, this new job encompases more than just academics.

“In addition to academics, I am also responsible for making sure the facilities are in good working order and making sure that teachers have the supplies they need to do their job,” Kerman said.

In addition to dealing with basic employment and human resources Issues, he is still in charge of academics.

“I work collaboratively with a lot of different staff people,” Kerman said. “ I work closely with David Wagstaff and Wade Willis on the arts side, Rachael Torchia on the middle school side, Sean Cain on the high school side; a whole host of people. You can’t do it alone.”

With Kerman taking on more of the day-to-day operations, Folberg can focus on the general well-being of the school.

“It is wonderful to be able to really focus on the big picture items and have someone making sure things happen in the right way on a daily basis,” Folberg said.

While this new role may not directly affect students, Kerman hopes that his job will still enable them to have a better school experience.

“If I’m doing my job effectively, then the teachers should be well set-up to do the best that they can and then that trickles down,” Kerman said.