Sarah Whiteside
Head of School Emerita, The Altamont School
Professional Bio
Sarah Whiteside began her career in 1978 as a Latin teacher at Altamont School. In 2003, she was named assistant head and head of the middle school. In 2007, she became head of school.
Under her leadership, Altamont successfully completed a $10 million campaign that supported the school library, a center for the arts, new athletics and wellness facilities, and additional funds for scholarship and endowment. She has overseen the launch of a 1:1 laptop program as well as a new computer science program, a center for ethical leadership, and teacher research grants. In 2017, Altamont became the first school in Birmingham to install a solar array to reduce energy consumption on campus.
Whiteside served on the SAIS Board of Trustees for three years. She received her undergraduate degree in 1969 from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College with a major in Latin. The following year she received an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
DSA Presentation Video: https://vimeo.com/683984255/da1aad0144
Under her leadership, Altamont successfully completed a $10 million campaign that supported the school library, a center for the arts, new athletics and wellness facilities, and additional funds for scholarship and endowment. She has overseen the launch of a 1:1 laptop program as well as a new computer science program, a center for ethical leadership, and teacher research grants. In 2017, Altamont became the first school in Birmingham to install a solar array to reduce energy consumption on campus.
Whiteside served on the SAIS Board of Trustees for three years. She received her undergraduate degree in 1969 from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College with a major in Latin. The following year she received an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
DSA Presentation Video: https://vimeo.com/683984255/da1aad0144
Awards
2017 SAIS Distinguished Service Award