Melody Congdon

This Isn’t Easy–Help, Anyone?

Joint presentation with Ty Fischer and Keith Phillips.

The position of school administrator requires many skill sets. One must be an organizer, an inspirer, a visionary, a planner, and a prayerful servant-leader. There are many unique situations to navigate along the way. Three panelists who have each served as administrators of their schools for over 20 years will share some of the lessons learned throughout their tenures. Mistakes made along the way and ‘best pieces of advice’ will be among the topics shared. Question and answer time will be provided to pursue the ideas in more detail.

Melody Congdon serves as head of school at Cair Paravel Latin School in Topeka, Kansas. Before becoming head of school, she served as dean of students, counselor, and chief administrator during her 33 years of service with CPLS. She and her husband have been married for 48 years and are both active in the church, where he served as head pastor for 45 years. They have four children, all of whom graduated from CPLS and two of which are current CPLS teachers. Amongst the 420 students at the school are six of her eleven grandchildren. In her free time, she loves coordinating sets, costumes, and props for school musicals, painting houses, and spending time outdoors.