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May 4, 2001/Iyar 11, 5761, Vol. 53, No.31
King David names head of school
BETH OLSON
Staff Writer
The King David School has hired Esther Feuerberg, head of school at the Yavneh Day School in Cincinnati, to serve in the newly created position of head of school.
Feuerberg has served for 15 years as principal and head of school at the Yavneh Day School. Prior to that she taught general and Judaic studies there for 14 years.
She holds a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in supervision and administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Yavneh teaches Reform, Conservative and Orthodox students from preschool to eighth grade. When she became head of school, Yavneh was about the same size as King David is now - approximately 150 students, according to Feuerberg. It has since grown to 410 students and a recent capital campaign will result in the construction of a science lab, arts complex, music complex, 10 additional classrooms, new administrative wing and gymnasium.
"I'm hoping to be as successful with the programs and the development of the (King David) school as I have been with the Yavneh Day School," said Feuerberg.
A native of Israel, Feuerberg has three adult children, Maryann, Manny and Oren. Oren will accompany Feuerberg to Phoenix to attend college.
Feuerberg cited collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and local agencies, schools and rabbis as key to the success of King David. She described herself as an "open-door-policy administrator" who will welcome all students wanting a Jewish day-school education.
"I would like for all the Jewish children who desire to have a Jewish education in a private school setting be able to be catered to - to be successful," she said.
The King David board created the head of school position following completion of a school-sponsored study on how successful day schools are structured, according to Judy Lawfer, former board president and co-chairwoman of the head of school search team.
Feuerberg will hire a principal, and the board is considering creating additional positions of middle school director and Judaic director, said Lawfer.
Lawfer said the decision to change the school's infrastructure is "forward-thinking," as the school plans to grow to a student body of 250 once it moves from its current location at Temple Beth Israel in Scottsdale to the new Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, to be located at the southeast corner of Sweetwater Avenue and Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale.
"It's important for the community at large to understand that the change is not in response to a specific problem. It was ... knowing that we were going to need a structure to support us through the next few years and looking ahead at the move to the campus," said Lawfer.
Feuerberg will finish the school year at Yavneh and begin at King David in early July.
King David President Ira Shulman looks forward to Feuerberg's arrival. "After meeting with Esther and learning about her experience and knowledge, I believe Esther will make a wonderful head of school and will lead Kind David to the highest levels of academic excellence," he said.
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