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[quote=Anonymous]Dear Friends,
 
I’m writing to let you know that, after 16 years, I’ll be concluding my tenure at Friends School on June 30, 2021.  Beginning last spring, I shared with the Board my desire to explore new challenges and together we have decided I will depart at the end of the school year.  This is a bittersweet decision. The many years I have spent at Friends have been some of the happiest and most fulfilling of my professional life.  
 
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished during those 16 years, including; two strategic plans, multiple building projects, significant growth in the school’s endowment for financial assistance, a substantial increase in our demographic diversity, enhancements in teaching and learning, and other achievements.  I’ve been fortunate throughout this time to be surrounded by a talented and dedicated administrative team, who have been the engine behind so many of these accomplishments and who have provided me with wise counsel and steadfast support.
 
I’ve had the benefit, as well, of Board members that have devoted tremendous time and energy to their voluntary service to the School.  The success of any Head rests on strong collaboration with the Board and its Clerk.  I have worked with seven Clerks during my tenure, and each has been a thought partner and listening ear. 
 
It should go without saying that nothing can be accomplished at our School without the diligence and dedication of our teachers.  It has been a true honor to call this remarkable group my colleagues during the past 16 years.  As parents, Frances and I will always appreciate the care and love these educators unfailingly showed to our children.  And I know from so many conversations through the years that, when our families or our alumni think back on the impact the School has had on their own lives, they always start by invoking the deep and powerful relationships they developed with their teachers as the most important piece of their experiences. 
 
On a personal level, our family is profoundly grateful for all the love that we have felt during our time perched on the edge of the Friends School campus.  This is the house to which we brought two of our three children home from the hospital, and we will always feel a meaningful connection to this special place.  We have fond memories of entertaining students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents in our home, all of whom spoke of their deep love for Friends School and their appreciation for what it had done for them and their families. 
 
I’m looking forward to the next few months as an opportunity to finish the journey that started for me at Friends in 2005.  I know that a new leader will bring fresh eyes and new ideas to this position, and I’m eager to work with the Board, the administrative team, and my successor to ensure a smooth transition this summer.
 
In friendship,

Matthew Micciche
Head of School[/quote]

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