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Headmaster Announces Decision to Step Down in 2007
McDonogh School Headmaster W. Boulton “Bo” Dixon today announced his plans to “move on to new challenges” at the conclusion of the 2006-2007 school year. Dixon’s departure will coincide with his 40th year in teaching, his 30th as a school head, and his 15th as head of McDonogh School.
“I have loved every minute of working with you, but it is the right time,” said Dixon, addressing faculty and students in separate gatherings this morning. In addition to the career milestones he will reach next year, Dixon has cited McDonogh’s overall vitality and outstanding board leadership as reasons for his decision.
"In our mission statement we talk about instilling the will to do 'the greatest possible amount of good.’ I'm proud to have played a small role in doing just that over my years here. I think it's time to give a new leader the same privilege I have had to serve an outstanding faculty and exceptional young people," Dixon said.
“Bo has done an extraordinary job of leading our school for more than a decade and has set a high bar for his successor,” wrote Board of Trustees President Charles O. Monk II in a letter mailed to the school community yesterday. “Although the board was looking forward to having Bo lead the school for years to come, we must respect his judgment that the time is right.”
With 1,288 boys and girls in kindergarten through grade 12, McDonogh is the largest non-sectarian independent school in Baltimore. Under Dixon’s leadership, the school added a kindergarten program, constructed performing arts and athletic centers, and raised more than $57 million in two capital campaigns.
Dixon was instrumental in helping the school secure its largest-ever gift, a $20 million matching challenge grant from the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation, in February 2004. He is actively seeking to raise the remaining $4.4 million to complete the match in the next 13 months.
Dixon is the 11th headmaster in McDonogh’s 132-year history. His tenure of 15 years is unusually long for a head of an independent Maryland school.
Before coming to McDonogh in 1992, Dixon was headmaster of the Haverford School (PA.), where he began his career in education as an English teacher and college counselor in 1966. From 1977 to 1987, he was head of Columbus Academy in Columbus, Ohio. Dixon holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree in education from Temple University. He serves on the boards of Jemicy School and the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST).
A search is already underway for Dixon’s replacement. Carney, Sandoe and Associates, a leading educational search consulting firm, has been hired to identify candidates. Board of Trustees Vice-President Michael L. Falcone, a McDonogh alumnus and parent, is chair of the search committee.
McDonogh School Headmaster W. Boulton “Bo” Dixon today announced his plans to “move on to new challenges” at the conclusion of the 2006-2007 school year. Dixon’s departure will coincide with his 40th year in teaching, his 30th as a school head, and his 15th as head of McDonogh School.
“I have loved every minute of working with you, but it is the right time,” said Dixon, addressing faculty and students in separate gatherings this morning. In addition to the career milestones he will reach next year, Dixon has cited McDonogh’s overall vitality and outstanding board leadership as reasons for his decision.
"In our mission statement we talk about instilling the will to do 'the greatest possible amount of good.’ I'm proud to have played a small role in doing just that over my years here. I think it's time to give a new leader the same privilege I have had to serve an outstanding faculty and exceptional young people," Dixon said.
“Bo has done an extraordinary job of leading our school for more than a decade and has set a high bar for his successor,” wrote Board of Trustees President Charles O. Monk II in a letter mailed to the school community yesterday. “Although the board was looking forward to having Bo lead the school for years to come, we must respect his judgment that the time is right.”
With 1,288 boys and girls in kindergarten through grade 12, McDonogh is the largest non-sectarian independent school in Baltimore. Under Dixon’s leadership, the school added a kindergarten program, constructed performing arts and athletic centers, and raised more than $57 million in two capital campaigns.
Dixon was instrumental in helping the school secure its largest-ever gift, a $20 million matching challenge grant from the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation, in February 2004. He is actively seeking to raise the remaining $4.4 million to complete the match in the next 13 months.
Dixon is the 11th headmaster in McDonogh’s 132-year history. His tenure of 15 years is unusually long for a head of an independent Maryland school.
Before coming to McDonogh in 1992, Dixon was headmaster of the Haverford School (PA.), where he began his career in education as an English teacher and college counselor in 1966. From 1977 to 1987, he was head of Columbus Academy in Columbus, Ohio. Dixon holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree in education from Temple University. He serves on the boards of Jemicy School and the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST).
A search is already underway for Dixon’s replacement. Carney, Sandoe and Associates, a leading educational search consulting firm, has been hired to identify candidates. Board of Trustees Vice-President Michael L. Falcone, a McDonogh alumnus and parent, is chair of the search committee.