Administrative Changes Abound
"Leadership is an action, not a position." -Donald McGannon
Sarah Fleck
New Director of Development and Family Services
Sarah Fleck is an administrator that brings joy to the hallways of our school. Her enthusiasm and dedication to her work is visible to all that cross her path. In fact, Sarah's journey at SCS started because of her love to connect families with an educational community. With a background in Business Management and operational auditing, she surprised herself in finding a new passion; early childhood administration. What started as volunteering her time to improve the school, became a position at SCS, as the Development and Marketing Coordinator. When the opening for SCS Family Services Director came along this past summer, it was not difficult to recognize that Sarah's genuine compassion for families was a great reason to promote her to the Director of Development and Family Services.
In her new role, she is looking forward to meshing her previous job of marketing and community outreach, with the family service goals of finding the resources and providing solutions for all children to be able to attend our program. Her new role has really opened her mind to "all the hoops that they [families] have to jump through, and the sacrifices they have to make to get their child into early education". Now, as Sarah continues to work on development and fundraising for the school, she can combine the two positions together. Sarah believes that families should not have to face so many barriers for a quality education, and she can work to alleviate them. Lastly she stated, "Their [families] dedication to giving their child quality education fuels me to work harder, to fight harder for them." We welcome her to her new position and are excited to see families benefit from her compassion, empathy, and experience.
Jess DuBois
New PEAK Program Director
I am sure that many parents have had the opportunity to meet our new PEAK Program Director over the last couple months, but if you haven't please do so! Jess DeBois has taken on her knew role with vigor, bringing fresh ideas and steadfast leadership to our PEAK afterschool program. Jess believes that "Education and childcare in specific is a constantly groundbreaking field. We are a group of professionals that focus on molding the future by bringing innovative practices to this population." One of her missions upon joining SCS, was to take time to listen to the needs of teachers and families, believing that standing with her teachers and providing support for them is crucial. Whether building relationships with teachers or our families, her "nothing-is-impossible" approach makes for visionary thinking. Her commitment to bringing us all together, and molding the children of our future, will bring not only positive change, but make the PEAK program a truly wonderful experience for all.
Rebecca Daly
New Assistant Early Childhood Program Director
Needless to say, but "Beccy" Daly has done it all. With 17 years of early childhood education experience, she has seen every aspect of the industry; including running her own family based early education program. She feels that it is here at SCS that she has found a place that is a home away from home. For the past nine years, Beccy has had the same goal every day. "As a teacher of young children it is my job to make a positive impact in their day to day experiences. My job is to love, nurture, and help them grow strong in body and mind, as well as to learn independence, self worth, trust, and friendship. We do this through play, and without realizing it, the children are learning." As Beccy is promoted to being the Assistant Director to the Early Childhood Program, we are all sure to benefit from her passion and integrity here at SCS. Ultimately, she is excited to share her love and knowledge of the classroom, as well as share in the values and philosophies of SCS. She is excited to build these relationships with all members of the SCS family; from the staff, to the parents to extended members of the community. With her extensive knowledge of our SCS culture, NAEYC standards, and knowledge of NH State Licensing, she will provide needed support to our teachers and the administrative team.
Jamie Winn
New Admissions Coordinator
SCS is proud to announce the promotion of one of our Lead teachers, Jamie Winn as the new Admissions Coordinator. Jamie is sure to bring her skills of patience, organization, and kindness to the administrative team. She looks forward to using her role to support teachers and families in the admissions process. She values the importance of communication, and is looking forward to working with the staff and families for a successful and meaningful transition of children into classrooms. Jamie started working in early childhood back in high school, and quickly found her niche in the infant room. Splitting her responsibilities in and out of the classroom, she believes that her role as a teacher will be vital to her role in Admissions, and comments that "she loves that her experience is a great resource to parents". With over ten years here at SCS, Jamie is a constant and dependable resource for all families and staff; we look forward to her new role in this school and know it will make a lasting impact on our community.
Peter Gilmore
Congratulations on Retirement!
As many of you know our Executive Director, Peter Gilmore is going to be retiring at the start of January in the New Year. Peter's leadership and guidance for our school is going to be greatly missed. Every teacher has been witness to his efforts to get to know each and every child and their family at the school. In his time he worked tirelessly to build a strong Board, improve relationships in the community, and hold up our reputation as the best early childhood education program in the Seacoast region. He worked for all the voices of the school too: children, teachers, parents, and to extended family members. Peter has no doubt left a lasting impact on all who worked with him. Here at SCS, his direction, vision, and previous experience in independent schools brought us to a new place, and provided a light for the early childhood industry. At SCS, we are excited to recognize Peter for all his leadership and guidance, and congratulate him on his retirement. Thank you Peter!
