Moses Brown Head of School Announces Departure for CT Prep School

Moses Brown Head of School Announces Departure for CT Prep School

Matt Glendinning, the long-time Head of School at Moses Brown is leaving. He has served at the East Side Quaker for the past ten years and he made a global splash when he announced the closure of school due to snow in song.

He will complete the rest of the academic year but will depart for Hopkins School in New Haven, CT.

Read his letter to the Moses Brown community below.

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Dear Moses Brown Community,

It is with deep emotion that I write to share that this will be my final year as Head of School at Moses Brown.  Beginning on July 1, 2022, I’ll be taking on the leadership of Hopkins School in New Haven, CT, a 360-year old school (grades 7-12) whose values and priorities are similar to ours at MB.

Having spent the last 12 years working with our community to develop and complete the MB Believes strategic plan and capital campaign, I feel a tremendous sense of fulfillment, both personally and professionally.  Put most simply, having accomplished nearly all that I aspired to do at MB, the time is right for me to consider a new challenge.  I think that MB too is poised to be looking ahead, and a change in leadership will allow our community to assess what paths to pursue toward a very bright future.

Serving as the Head of School at Moses Brown has been the highest honor of my career.  Since 2009, I have been privileged to work alongside some of the most passionate, dedicated educators I have known, in support of a community of students, parents, and alumni who are incredibly talented and devoted to the school.  It’s the people, especially the students and teachers, who make MB such a special place; living and learning with all of you has been both inspiring and rewarding.

It has been gratifying to watch MB grow and evolve purposefully over the past decade.  With completion of the Lower School renovation in sight, MB is well positioned to continue thriving and, as one of the nation’s oldest Quaker schools, to continue delivering on its mission---to nurture the inner promise of each child and instill the utmost care for learning, people, and place.

Both Katherine and I will miss the many friendships we formed here, and the strong sense of community that unites the school.  We feel fortunate to be moving just a few hours down the coast, allowing us to maintain our ties to the school and to Providence.

Naturally, I will dedicate my remaining time at MB to making sure this is a great school year for all faculty, staff, students, and parents.  And I am ready to assist the school in whatever capacity necessary to ensure a smooth transition.  Change can be hard, but it is also vital and exciting — a chance for regeneration. Knowing this community as deeply as I do, I am sure you all will embrace this opportunity to write an exciting new chapter in MB’s long and continuing story.

I’d like to thank the Board of Trustees and the entire school community for the trust and confidence you have shown in me.  Moses Brown will always have a very special place in my heart.

In friendship,

Matt Glendinning
Head of School