In a multi‑speaker YouTube announcement, leaders of Charlotte Country Day School introduce and celebrate the appointment of Tara as the new Head of School. Speakers highlight the rigorous selection process, describing Tara as energetic, passionate, experienced, and uniquely able to balance intellectual rigor with heartfelt care. They emphasize the school’s legacy of excellence—its facilities, faculty, board, alumni, and community—and stress the importance of purpose‑driven curriculum, avoiding complacency, and rallying the community around a forward‑looking vision. The tone is promotional and celebratory, positioning Tara as the catalyst for continued growth and higher achievement.
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We had an incredible set of applicants, and we had the luxury of a lot of great choices. I think it was just immediately clear that she was energetic, passionate about education, very experienced.
What first drew me to What drew me to Country Day was opportunity, the ability to lead a school that has a legacy of excellence, resources, community feel. It's very clear that Charlotte Country Day is not just the first, it's the best, because we have the best facilities, the best teachers, and We have the best Board of Trustees, the best alums, the best community, and my sense is that we have the best heart.
Dr. Kinsey brought a lot of things. She really believes in purpose and wants to see how kids come to their own about who they are and where do they see themselves fitting in and wants to really think through how do we make curriculum and what we do at Country Day better.
Country Day has been the leading independent school in this region for decades, and I think that the The risk, if you will, of that position is that you get complacent. She will not let us rest on our laurels, and she will push Country Day to even greater heights.
It's a school that other schools want to emulate, and the opportunity to bring the disparate strands together and rally a community around a central vision for the future, the opportunity to honor our past while moving forward.
It's so rare to meet someone who so expertly balances head and heart like Tara does. The ability to hold space for others, to lead not just with intellect but with deep care and understanding.
People really don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
She is a person that runs towards challenges, so I know that will serve us well for years to come.
