The Rev. John Taliaferro Thomas, head of school at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, has accepted a position as head of school of Frederica Academy on St. Simon’s Island, Ga. Thomas joined St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School in 2008 and served as the second head in the 33 years since the school was formed by the merger of St. Andrew’s School and Sewanee Academy. He will continue in his current position through June 30, 2015.
In accepting Thomas’s resignation, Richard Westling, president of the board of trustees, said, “The Board of Trustees joins me in thanking Fr. Thomas and the Thomas family for their seven years of service to SAS. Under Fr. Thomas’s guidance, the school completed construction of McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts, Wade Hall for the Sciences, and the Chamberlain- Reishman Wing of Simmonds Hall. Fr. Thomas oversaw curricular changes, schedule changes, and many administrative and staff transitions. During his tenure the school conducted an important visioning process, developed a strategic plan, successfully achieved reaccreditation, and celebrated the centennial of St. Andrew’s Chapel.”
In tendering his resignation, Thomas wrote, “While my family and I will be leaving St. Andrew’s-Sewanee, we do so with gratitude for seven years of growing and changing together. I am ever grateful to the board, administration, faculty, staff, parents, and many friends for maintaining and enhancing the mission and ministry of this unique and special school.”
The SAS board has engaged Carney, Sandoe & Associates and CS&A search consultant Marguerite Lloyd to guide the school through the search for an interim head for 2015–16 and a new head of school to begin in July 2016.
A celebration of Fr. Thomas’s tenure and his and his wife Janice’s many contributions to the Sewanee community will be announced later this spring.
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