梅肯大学对学术项目的每一个关键方面都给予了认真的关注, 从招聘优秀教师, 筹集资金翻新我们的设施, to attracting new students and 家庭 by successfully conveying 澳门官方老葡京’s legacy of educating girls and young women to become bold, 真实的, 以及他们社区中智力活跃的成员. 我们学校的每一个角落都因她的参与而被感动和改善.
自2017年开始在澳门新葡新京官方任职以来, 梅肯, 通过一个动态的战略规划过程, 制定了目前学校的使命和愿景. Her articulation of the four pillars of an Ellis education strengthened our already outstanding curriculum. 此外,梅肯还监督了澳门官方老葡京校园的重大改善. 特别是, 幼稚园的教室空间得到了扩展, 一个新的, 中学和高中图书馆增加了灵活的教学和会议区, 礼堂的质量也得到了提升, 快乐的健身房, 还有艺术教室. 排在这个令人印象深刻的名单之首的是最近完成的, 中学科学教室全面改造. Ellis is as strong as at any point in its history as a result of 梅肯’s transformational leadership and purposeful execution. 我们非常感谢她担任校长以来所取得的成就.
鉴于澳门官方老葡京的优势, the Board is confident that we will find a remarkable leader to succeed 梅肯—someone who will build upon the significant accomplishments of the past seven years. 我们对社区支持无缝过渡的能力同样充满信心. 校董会非常重视选出下一任校长的责任. 我们已经将继任计划作为我们管理职责的正常组成部分. 成功地履行这一职责需要一个包容性的搜索过程, 这将涉及到与教师的积极沟通和参与, 工作人员, 家庭, 校友, 和学生.
The Board of Trustees has chosen one of the leading independent school search firms—RG175—to assist in our search. 我们非常荣幸能与RG175的合作伙伴Rebecca Upham合作, 她也是澳门官方老葡京的前任校长. We are confident that she will shepherd this process with tenacity and discernment due to her undeniable respect for and demonstrated commitment to Ellis. 丽贝卡经验丰富的合伙人玛西娅·斯皮勒也将加入我们的团队.
丽贝卡和玛西娅将直接与理事们一起工作,组成首席搜寻委员会. 由阿 Ornelas Smyth主持, 多年来一直是澳门新葡新京官方社区的一员, the Committee is comprised of current Trustees who represent a diversity of perspectives on the Ellis experience.
同样重要的是确保澳门新葡新京官方继续保持健康, 梅肯设定的积极轨迹. 梅肯将继续担任我们的校长,直到她退休, and she will continue to lead Ellis the way she has throughout her tenure: with the deepest conviction to growing Ellis students into future changemakers. 我们都期待着在接下来的一年半里向梅肯和她的许多成就致敬. 梅肯离开澳门新葡新京官方的时候会比她发现的更好. 建立遗产需要努力、大胆和仔细的计划. The most meaningful and enduring tribute to 梅肯 will be our resolve to continue to build upon the extraordinary success that she has achieved at Ellis.