A Greeting from the Headmaster
Frederick Weissbach
I am delighted to serve as the founding
headmaster of Franklin Academy
a distinctive boarding and day school
to educate children with nonverbal learning
differences. We will open in September of
2003, and I have been on the job since July
1, working with an experienced team of innovative
administrators to develop our program and
direct the construction and renovation of
campus facilities.
This is the Franklin team: Dr. Tom Hays is
our Educational Director, and his doctorate
degree is in Clinical Psychology. Throughout
his career, Tom has worked with special needs
children in both clinical and school settings.
He comes to us from St. Paul's School in New
Hampshire where he was Director of Student
Support Services. Mary Murphy is our Residential
Director. Most recently, Mary was a Director
of the Louis August Jonas Foundation, an international
leadership program for adolescent girls. |
Previously, she served for sixteen years as a teacher,
dorm parent, and administrator at Oakwood Friends
School. Cynthia Pope is our Director of Admission.
In addition to her extensive work in independent
school admissions, Cindy has significant teaching
and dormitory experience. Finally, Gabrielle Weissbach,
who is my wife, serves as our Administrative Assistant.
She has worked at various schools as Director of
Admission and Director of Development. It will be
her British accent that you will hear when you telephone
Franklin Academy.
We live on a beautiful campus with our families,
cats, and dogs in one of the most picturesque
and charming regions of New England. We eagerly
embrace the challenge of building a new school
because we believe in the mission of Franklin
Academy
to provide students with nonverbal learning
differences the academic and social skills to
become life-long learners, to pursue college and
career goals, and to enjoy fulfilling lives.
Please review the information contained on our
website. You might find our philosophy of education
statement and the overview of our programmatic
intentions to be particularly helpful as you assess
a potential fit with Franklin Academy. In the
coming months we will be posting more information
about our school, including details about the
academic program and social skills curriculum,
the daily schedule and year-long calendar, profiles
of faculty as they are hired, and photographs
of the campus.
I am starting my twenty-seventh year as a secondary
school educator, including nineteen years as a
headmaster. Since graduating from Dartmouth College,
much of my professional experience has focused
on creating new educational initiatives and managing
residential programs. For me, Franklin Academy
is an exciting next step, and I look forward to
meeting many of you in the coming year to discuss
how we can make a profound difference in the life
of students with nonverbal learning differences.
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