Far Brook School Appoints Amy Miles Ziebarth Next Head of Far Brook School

The Executive Director of New Jersey SEEDS accepts post as Head

SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After an extensive nationwide search, Far Brook School, an independent, coeducational day school in Short Hills, N.J., announces that the Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Amy Miles Ziebarth as Head of School, effective July 1st.  (For more information click here.)

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Carol Chartouni, Acting Chair of the Far Brook Board of Trustees said, "Far Brook is delighted to have found a Head of Ms. Ziebarth's caliber; she is a gifted and visionary leader.  Ms. Ziebarth is a dedicated educator and advocate for academic excellence who has worked closely with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and school boards."

Ms. Ziebarth has served for the past twelve years as the Executive Director of New Jersey SEEDS, a multi-million dollar non-profit located in Newark, NJ. NJ SEEDS prepares gifted students from financially limited families for placement in independent schools. Before working with NJ SEEDS, Ms. Ziebarth was the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey, where she also taught American History and Russian Studies.

Ms. Ziebarth's work at NJ SEEDS has received widespread recognition. Delbarton School named her Educator of the Year in 2001.  NJ SEEDS was awarded the national Mutual of America Community Partnership Award in 2006 and was recognized by the Oprah Winfrey Angel Network with a grant of $100,000.

John Green, a member of the NJ SEEDS Board of Trustees and Head of School at Peddie School in nearby Hightstown, describes Ms. Ziebarth as "a bright, thoughtful, and compassionate educator, who possesses a unique range of professional experiences.  Ms. Ziebarth understands the needs of the many constituencies that make up a school, the critical importance of a school's culture, and what it takes behind the scenes to make a school operate in the best interests of its students."          

Upon accepting the post as Head, Ms. Ziebarth said, "I am pleased and excited to be the next Head of Far Brook School. For years, I have admired and respected Far Brook for its commitment to teaching the whole child and its emphasis on balancing academic excellence with character and community. Far Brook instills in its students the traits of straightforwardness, simplicity, spontaneity, good judgment and intellectual honesty. I look forward to partnering with students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and Board members to advance Far Brook's mission."

Far Brook School is an independent, coeducational day school for 240 students in Nursery through Grade Eight located in Short Hills, New Jersey. Far Brook offers its students an innovative and challenging academic curriculum in which great music, literature, and art are a natural part of each student's daily life. Far Brook is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and can be found on the web at www.farbrook.org.

SOURCE Far Brook School