The Oliverian School
Haverhill, NH

The Oliverian School is pleased to announce a new endowed fund, created to support the continuing education of the school's already talented faculty.

The Barclay E. Mackinnon Jr. Fund for Faculty Professional Development
Established in 2009 to honor The Oliverian School's founding Headmaster, The Barclay E. Mackinnon Jr. Fund for Faculty Professional Development is used to promote the ongoing professional growth of the School's faculty.

Barclay's lasting legacy at the School is the talented faculty he recruited to join him in realizing the unique educational vision that is the Oliverian experience. Barclay reveled in melding experienced educators with youthful teachers and, in doing so, created a vibrant learning environment in which the sometimes challenging Oliverian student could prosper. Barclay was also convinced that every Oliverian teacher, be that teacher veteran or neophyte, benefitted from professional development opportunities such as graduate study, in-service days, conferences and workshops. Such experiences served to not only ensure the professional growth of an energized faculty, but to serve as something of a reward to his hard-working colleagues for making the classroom experience a positive one for the Oliverian student body.

Unfortunately, as a young school with limited resources for professional development, Barclay was not always able to respond to faculty requests for such opportunities. In establishing The Barclay E. Mackinnon Jr. Fund for Faculty Professional Development, resources will be available to future Oliverian headmasters so that the School's teachers and administrators will have development opportunities available to them so that they may become even better educators and, in doing so, better serve the Oliverian student body.

Individuals interested in making a tax deductible gift in support of this fund are encouraged to contact Oliverian's Director of External Affairs, Carl J. Lovejoy, at 603-989-5368 (ext. 7101) or at clovejoy@oliverianschool.org.