BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL

LENOX, MA (12/03/2007)(readMedia)-- The Board of Trustees of Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school serving Pre-kindergarten through Grade 9, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Lindenmaier as the new Head of School.

Paul is currently Head of Lower School at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI, an independent coeducational day school of over 775 students in Grades N – 12, where he has been since 1999. As Head of Lower School, Lindenmaier plays an active role throughout the Moses Brown school community, serving as a member of the Administrative Council, Division Heads Committee, Cross-Divisional Program Review Committees, Chair of the All-School Diversity Committee, Academic Long Range Strategic Planning Committee, Co-Curricular Program Balance Committee, Head’s Admissions Review Team, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Self-Evaluation Steering Committee, among other committees.

Prior to Moses Brown School, Lindenmaier spent six years as Head of School of The School in Rose Valley in Rose Valley, PA, and before that in an elementary education teaching position at Germantown Friends School, an independent day school in Philadelphia, PA, and at a public school in Vermont. Lindenmaier has a Masters in Educational Leadership from Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, where he graduated with Distinction in 1997, and a BA from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT, where he received his Elementary Teaching Certification.

Lindenmaier will take up his new position as BCD’s Head of School on July 1, 2008, succeeding Rob Peterson. He will be relocating to the Berkshires with his wife, Margaret, 15-year-old daughter, and seven-year-old son, who will enter BCD’s third grade class in the 2008/09 school year.

“Lindenmaier’s unanimous selection as BCD’s next Head of School follows a comprehensive four-month nationwide search process which attracted a number of strong candidates interested in our school,” says Sion Boney, President of BCD’s Board of Trustees. “We all feel strongly that Paul embodies the combination of experience, vision, and energy that we as a community are looking for in a Head of School to build on the 60 plus years of tradition and educational excellence that has made BCD such a unique and outstanding independent school.”

“I was honored to learn that I had been selected as the next Head of School at Berkshire Country Day School and am enthusiastic about the prospects of working with such a talented and dedicated group of educators, trustees, and parents,” says Lindenmaier. “BCD’s reputation, extraordinary programs, and demonstrated commitment to excellence in academics, the performing and visual arts, and all other aspects of learning attracted my interest and were affirmed during the search process.”

ABOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Founded in 1946, BCD is an independent school serving Pre-kindergarten through ninth grade. BCD is an academically rigorous school with a caring community in which students and teachers share in the process of learning. Steadfast in its commitment to learning in the spirit of inquiry and discovery, the school community is dedicated to encouraging academic excellence at the highest level, advancing each student's unique potential for well-rounded development, and fostering responsive and responsible citizenship. More information can be found at www.berkshirecountryday.org.