Woodlands Academy Announces New Head of School

6/8/21—The Board of Trustees of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart has appointed Dawn Nichols, Ed.D., as the next Head of School effective July 1, 2021.

“Dr. Nichols is a highly successful educational leader who has worked in public, independent and Catholic schools,” said Board Chair Mary Clare Pollard White. “Additionally, Dr. Nichols has a very special connection to Woodlands. In 2014, she chaired the visiting committee for the school’s ISACS [Independent Schools Association of the Central States] accreditation. Our school and the mission of Sacred Heart left a positive lasting impression on her, and she developed a genuine affection for Woodlands.”

“I am thrilled to join the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart community—one I know to be vibrant, dynamic, and warm,” said Nichols. “The education the school provides to its students is exemplary, and I look forward to diving in and supporting the great work of the faculty and staff, administration, and board of trustees, all on behalf of the students.”

Nichols previously served for 16 years as Head of School at NCGS member Visitation School.