Chief Technology Officer
Please download the opportunity statement, which contains information about Ensworth and the position, as well as required application materials to prepare in advance. All applications must be submitted online. Please review the How to Apply section below for further application instructions.
SUMMARY
Ensworth is an outstanding, nationally acclaimed, large, K–12 independent school in Nashville, Tennessee. Its two distinct campuses reflect the multidimensionality and ever-growing landscape of Nashville. The historic Red Gables Campus, situated in a mature residential neighborhood, offers an idyllic setting for approximately 750 students in the lower- and middle- school divisions. Fifteen minutes away, the Frist Campus, which opened about 20 years ago when Ensworth added a high school, serves approximately 500 students with outstanding arts and athletic facilities and state-of-the-art academic learning spaces that are undergoing some refreshes to even better serve interdisciplinary and innovation programs, particularly in technology, engineering, and design.
Ensworth is excited to welcome a new role to the school: chief technology officer (CTO). Reporting to the CFOO, the CTO will manage a team of approximately 5–6 IT/IS professionals that for the last two years have been working in two completely separate functional units, one for each campus. This new, unified team will include full-time support roles on both campuses and centralized services roles in network, systems, and database management. The CTO will be an important partner to the instructional technology team, which reports up to other academic administrators, and the CTO will have an important voice on all-school instructional technology strategy. While contributing to instructional technology vision is important, the primary focal points for the CTO for the first one or two years will be to ensure that the IT/IS team is cohesively and comprehensively serving both campuses, and that technology operations are as seamless as possible for end users across the school.
Ensworth seeks a dynamic, skilled technology leader with experience in large educational institutions, as well as a warm, high-EQ communicator who will build relationships and ensure the delivery of outstanding technology service and support to the nearly 2,000 individuals on its two campuses each day. Ensworth looks forward to welcoming the CTO to begin July 1, 2026, or earlier by mutual agreement.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Priority Deadline: February 27, 2026
Initial Client Review: Early to mid-March
Semifinal Round: Week of March 23
On-site Final Round: Week of April 6
Decision Announced: April 17, 2026
Start Date: July 1, 2026 (or earlier)
Reports To: Chief Finance & Operations Officer
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
We invite you to watch our interview with Beth Pollard, Chief Finance & Operations Officer at Ensworth, and Heather Caponi, Associate Head of School at Ensworth. Beth and Heather talk about what drew them to the school, the two unique campuses, the amazing culture and community at the school, and the importance of finding outstanding technology leadership for the school.
We invite you to watch our interview with Beth Pollard, Chief Finance & Operations Officer at Ensworth, and Heather Caponi, Associate Head of School at Ensworth. Beth and Heather talk about what drew them to the school, the two unique campuses, the amazing culture and community at the school, and the importance of finding outstanding technology leadership for the school.
How to Apply
- If you have not done so already, download the opportunity statement.
- Prepare your application materials, which are described on the last page of the opportunity statement.
- Click on Apply Now, which will take you to our application portal, where all applications will be processed.
- Follow the instructions on that application portal to upload your documents.
- Applications received on or before February 27 will receive priority review.