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Prentice Stabler

Introducing Prentice Stabler

Tiffany Townsend, Director of Marketing & Communications
Last fall, after an extensive search that drew over 170 candidates for consideration, Ensworth announced the appointment of Prentice Stabler as our eighth Head of School, beginning Summer 2022.
Prentice’s career as an educator began at his alma mater McCallie, where he worked under the leadership of Kirk Walker, a former Head of School at Ensworth. In his five years at McCallie, Prentice held a variety of roles, including History Teacher, Varsity Head Crew Coach, Boarding Advisor, and Dorm Parent, and Assistant Director of Boarding Admission. He received the Pelham Grant for faculty professional development to study in Iceland and Norway, and he directed student trips in Bolivia, China, and Peru. 
 
In 2013, Prentice was appointed the Head of Upper School at Franklin Road Academy. Under his leadership, the upper school experienced enrollment growth of approximately 30% over a five-year period. He was also responsible for creating and implementing the FRA Faculty Fellows program to recruit and retain talented faculty members. Other new initiatives Prentice directed include the creation of an upper school academic advisory council, a comprehensive redesign of faculty assessment and observation, and the launch of a new grading scale and transcript to ensure student achievements received appropriate recognition from colleges. He also oversaw the design and construction of FRA’s Innovation Lab, which benefits both FRA and Metro Nashville students through a Summer Innovation Institute. 
 
Prentice was named Associate Head of School at FRA in 2019, overseeing the upper, middle, and lower school divisions, the office of diversity, community, and inclusion, and the office of spiritual life. In this role, he collaborated with the Head of School and Director of Advancement on a successful $26 million capital campaign and worked with school leadership and architects to design a new campus master plan. Prentice was also responsible for developing FRA’s hybrid learning system that allowed the school to facilitate both in-person and remote instruction over the past two years.
 
A graduate of Princeton University, Prentice received his A.B. in History with a certificate in Teacher Preparation and was honored with the New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher Award. Prentice received the Klingenstein Leadership Merit Scholarship to continue his studies at the Teachers College of Columbia University, where he earned his M.A. in Private School Leadership. During his time at Columbia, he also served as a Klingenstein Graduate Student Consultant with Harlem Academy in New York. In 2020, Prentice earned his M.B.A. with Honors from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
 
Will Morrow, President of Ensworth’s Board of Trustees, states, “During the search process, it became more and more clear with each meeting and interview that Prentice was the leader we were looking for to take Ensworth forward. We quickly reached a unanimous decision that he should be Ensworth’s next Head of School. His strong educational background, broad set of capabilities, and variety of experiences will be critical to leading Ensworth as we head into the next decade. Prentice will be a great partner to our faculty, an exceptional leader for our families and community, and a true inspiration to our students.”
 
“I am incredibly excited and honored to be chosen as Ensworth’s next Head of School,” shares Stabler. “I was drawn to this opportunity both as an educator and as a parent, as I believe that Ensworth weaves together the threads that make a truly great school. I am impressed by Ensworth’s pursuit of academic excellence through forward-facing pedagogy, its commitment to the education of the whole child, and its desire to prepare students for an outsized impact in both the city, the region, and throughout the country. I look forward to joining such an esteemed faculty and working with the Ensworth community to build upon the school’s foundation of excellence.”
 
Ensworth is excited to welcome Prentice, along with his wife Rhymes and three children, Pace (7), Ramsay (5), and Bennett (2). Throughout this spring and summer, we will be offering opportunities for members of our community to meet Prentice and his family; more information will be shared through email in the coming months. 
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