Chris Gunnin

Chris Gunnin

Head of School

St. Stephen’s Episcopal School

Austin, TX

Chris joined St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in July 2016 as the 12th head of school. Chris comes to St. Stephen’s from Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, where he served as head of the Upper School from 2009 to 2016. Prior to joining Trinity Valley, he was head of the Upper School at St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas, where he also taught English, coached track and field and cross country, and served as a junior and senior student advisor. Chris holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in teaching from Trinity University in San Antonio. Chris and his wife, Nancy, are parents to Ellie ’22, Cooper '24, and Addie, who attends Trinity Episcopal School.

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  • Defining Roles and Responsibilities for a Successful Construction Project This item is protected

    November 14, 2024
    Construction project are more complex than ever. Learn the different management roles of a construction project from the owner and architect to the construction manager and other key facilitators.

  • Inflation in Independent and Higher Education: The Case for the HEPI This item is protected

    November 1, 2024
    Access to reliable inflation data and using the most appropriate inflation measure is critical to accurate budgeting and planning. That's why Commonfund produces the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), an inflation index.

  • Trends in Tuition Discounting: Insights from NBOA Research This item is protected

    October 25, 2024
    Learn about the research findings from the Tuition Discounting Report for PK-12 Independent Schools: 2021-2023, NBOA's recently released multi-year data analysis.

  • Addressing Student-to-Student Issues This item is protected

    October 17, 2024
    Research shows sexual incidents between youth make up approximately half of sexual abuse incidents. Through research and collaboration with leading experts, this session explores how schools leverage research to update policies and procedures.

  • 2024’s Back-to-School Legal & Regulatory Update This item is protected

    September 27, 2024
    Join Grace H. Lee, NBOA’s legal counsel & partner at Venable LLP, and Michael C. Blacher, chair of LCW’s Private Education Practice Group, as they review recent changes to the law and answer questions about how those changes will impact your school.

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