Bill Cohen, Head of School.

Bill Cohen officially starts as Kadima's new Head of School on June 29, 2009. But he's already been on the ground at Kadima for nearly two months. During this time he's been observing the school in action and getting to know our community. By volunteering his time--when he clearly did not have to--and learning about the school before he started, Bill dramatically reduced the time needed to transition into Kadima's next leader. He's been able to learn how Kadima works and see the school--warts and all--in action. Bill recognized that if he hadn't done this, he would not have been able to see the school operating until September. Now he has a head start to plan for next year based upon what he saw during the last few months.

Bill has already begun to impact the school. He's been involved in hiring of new personnel and new positions (as opposed to the rehiring of existing personnel and existing personnel, which was handled by the existing administration). He's made suggestions and comments that come from his fresh perspective as someone who has not been intimately involved in the Kadima community.

And it's clear that Bill's just starting. But we're all very excited to have him at Kadima's helm. He'll be at the school all summer (starting next week). The school is open during the summer, so if you have a moment, be sure to stop by and welcome him to our community.