Lead with Vision. Serve with Purpose. Inspire with Faith.

Gloria Deo Academy is seeking a Christ-centered, visionary leader to serve as our next Head of School. As the spiritual and executive leader of GDA, the Head of School will champion our mission to glorify God through excellence in classical Christian education. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the spiritual life, academic success, and future growth of a thriving school community. The Head of School will provide strong leadership to faculty, staff, and students; cultivate meaningful partnerships with families and the broader community; and ensure the continued health and advancement of the school through faithful stewardship, academic excellence, and strategic vision. 

The ideal candidate will be a servant-leader with a deep and growing relationship with Jesus Christ, a strong understanding of classical Christian education, and proven experience in academic and organizational leadership. 
If you are passionate about equipping the next generation to think critically, live faithfully, and serve courageously for the glory of God, we invite you to explore this calling. 

About GDA

Gloria Deo Academy follows a university-style schedule, where students attend classes on campus two or three days per week, depending on their grade level.

At all grade levels, teachers introduce new concepts to the students that prepare them for school work to be completed at home.  On the days at home, parents use detailed guidelines to execute the lessons. 

Gloria Deo Academy serves in 2 different locations. 

Golden Location: (3146. S Golden Ave., Springfield,, MO)

Grades Pre-K-6th grade attend school on campus two days per week. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday 

Grades 7-12 attend an additional shortened day on Friday.

River Stone Location: (2129 N. Bristol Ln in Nixa)

Grades Pre-K-6th grade attend school on campus two days per week. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday 

All 7-12 grade students are at the Golden location. Additionally, a half-day "Friday Clubs" option is available for all K-6 students at the Golden Ave campus.

Our Vision:

It is the vision of Gloria Deo Academy to educate the whole student in order to graduate young men and women who will use their God-given strengths and talents to live lives of significance for the glory of God.

Our Mission:

Gloria Deo Academy partners with parents to educate students in a historic biblical worldview through a rigorous classical curriculum. The goal of GDA is to develop ethical and wise individuals who will impact their community for the glory of God through service, leadership, and character.

Core Values:

Christian, Classical, Collaborative

We look forward to reading your application and thank you for your interest in our school.

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Applicant Certification and Agreement

I understand that Gloria Deo Academy does not discriminate in its employment practices against any person because of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin. I further understand that any offer of employment is conditioned on the legal authority to work in the United States. I hereby certify that the facts set forth in this initial application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that discovery of falsification of any statement or significant omission of fact during any phase of the hiring process may prevent me from being hired or if hired may subject me to immediate dismissal. I authorize Gloria Deo Academy to inquire about my work and personal history and to verify all data given in my application for employment records, related papers, and my oral interviews. I authorize the release and giving of any information requested by Gloria Deo Academy such as employment records, performance reviews, and personal references. I release any person, organization, or company from liability or damage which may result from furnishing the information requested. I further waive the right to ever personally view any references given to Gloria Deo Academy. I further certify that I have carefully read and do understand the above statements.

Declaration of Ethical and Moral Integrity

As an applicant for employment at Gloria Deo Academy, I recognize, understand, and agree to live ethical standards of the school. I further declare that with regard to my personal moral and ethical character and conduct as of this date, I am not, nor do I have inclinations toward such conduct. Inappropriate conduct includes the following: homosexuality, verbal, physical, or sexual abuse as defined by Scripture and state law. I do declare that the above statement is factual and true. By affixing my signature, I declare that I meet the moral and ethical standards of Gloria Deo Academy.

Statement of Faith

Gloria Deo Academy believes that every person is valuable and loved by God. Therefore, we should treat all people with honor, love, respect, compassion, dignity, and kindness. The heart of GDA is to love others well by representing Christ to the world through our words and deeds, using Scripture as our standard. Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual for any reason are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the beliefs of Gloria Deo Academy. 
 
In order to preserve the function and integrity of Gloria Deo Academy and to provide a biblical role model to its students, families, and the community, we present the following statement of faith and foundational beliefs. 
 
Although parents need not subscribe to each element of this statement, any teacher may unapologetically teach consistently with these beliefs and must not teach in any way that is inconsistent with these beliefs. When relevant, secular concepts may be discussed with students at age-appropriate levels to enable them to effectively defend their Christian faith in a secular world. Each employee must subscribe to the statement as a whole or declare any particular differences to the Head of School for evaluation by the Board of Trustees. Inasmuch as Gloria Deo Academy will function as a body of Christians, governed by the Word of God, the following doctrinal statement shall apply. Every school board member, administrator, employed teacher, and support staff member shall be an immersed Christian who steadfastly seeks to be a temple for God’s Holy Spirit. They must believe in the full and final inspiration of the Bible to the extent that it is to him or her the infallible Word of God, and therefore, the all-sufficient rule of faith and life; in the deity and supreme authority of Jesus Christ; and in the divine origin and character of the Church as it is revealed in the New Testament. In harmony with the above, said belief shall include the unqualified acceptance of the virgin birth of Christ, the bodily resurrection, and the reality of final judgment of heaven and hell as taught in the Bible. We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.  
 
We believe in the literal account of creation as recorded in Genesis and that God is the creator and sustainer of all life. Therefore, we believe in the sanctity of life upon conception. We believe that God is infallible and wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female.  
 
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has established that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including but not limited to adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, rape, pedophilia, and use of pornography) is contrary to the teachings of the Bible.  
 
These statements do not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For the purposes of Gloria Deo Academy’s practice, policy, discipline, etc., the Board of Trustees shall be the school’s final interpretive authority.  

By affixing my signature, I declare that I agree with the Statement of Faith of Gloria Deo Academy.