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Welcome to Bancroft!

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I’m delighted that you are exploring Bancroft School, a laboratory of active learning in the heart of Central Massachusetts.

 

Here, children from PreK through Grade 12 come to understand themselves not just as learners, but also as artists, musicians, actors, athletes, scientists, authors, mathematicians, makers, humanitarians, and leaders. 

 

Bancroft students are all kinds of smart. Our superb teachers and coaches take great care to foster confident, collaborative thinkers, and problem-solvers. They balance high expectations with reassuring support, inspiring each child to work hard, try harder, and blossom into their full potential.

 

As a Bancroft student, your child will have many opportunities to wonder, imagine, reflect, persevere, and triumph. They will find a diverse group of friends, teammates, allies, and mentors who have their back, and they will fill those roles for others. They will serve the community. And they will discover the world on a local and global level.

 

Bancroft students emerge fully prepared to succeed in college and beyond. With the superior foundation of a Bancroft education, your child will become a healthy, self-assured, and compassionate lifelong learner, teacher of others, and citizen of the world. That is our mission.

 

Best,

Stephanie Luebbers
Head of School
 

School Leadership

The Board of Trustees at Bancroft School has three fundamental roles:

 

  • To ensure that the mission, vision, and values of the school are being fully supported and delivered by setting and implementing strategic goals

  • To protect the long-term financial viability of the school

  • To hire and evaluate the Board’s singular employee, the Head of School. No individual Board member is invested with authority to act independently; all decisions regarding policy are voted on by the Board as a whole.

BANCROFT SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2026-2027

Executive Committee

 

 

 

Padgett Berthiaume ‘97, President

Peter Janhunen ‘85, First Vice President

William Zujewski, Vice President

Susanne Choate, Treasurer

Khurston Ellia-Epple ‘86, Secretary

Ashlyn Donohue ’05, At-large

Seth Garfield ’75, At-large

Stephanie Luebbers, Head of School

 

Board of Trustees

 

 

 

Padgett Berthiaume ‘97
Mary Halpin Carter ‘83
Susanne Choate
Jyoti Datta
Ben Dobson ’97
Ashlyn Donohue ’05
Will Ebert ‘99
Khurston Ellia-Epple ‘86
Seth Garfield ’75
Barry Greenstein
Peter Janhunen ‘85
Solon Kelleher ’11
Stephanie Luebbers, Head of School

Patricia Peterleitner
Kevin Ramos-Glew ’93
Martin Richman
Sam Zappia ‘00, Alumni Council President

William Zujewski
Warner Fletcher ‘63, Honorary Trustee
Neil McDonough, Honorary Trustee

Barry Greenstein, Parent Faculty Association (PFA) President