HEAD OF SCHOOL

Thomas R. Hoerr, Ph.D. has been Head of School at New City since 1981. Prior to becoming Head of New City School, Tom was principal of Pershing Elementary School in the University City School District, and he taught fifth grade for eight years before becoming principal. Tom has written two books: Becoming A Multiple Intelligences School and The Art of School Leadership , and is one of two educators nation-wide who writes a bi-monthly column for Educational Leadership ,one of the country’s premier educational publications. He also directed and taught in the Nonprofit Management program at Washington University.