Longtime Head Of Hoboken School Retires

HOBOKEN, NJ — Jill Singleton, the longtime head of All Saints Episcopal Day School, stepped down this month, the school announced last week.

Singleton, a Hoboken native and career educator, had been at the school for 18 years. She was also among the three founders of Hoboken Charter School in the 1990s, and served as a co-coordinator and teacher at that school for several years.

During the pandemic, with Singleton at the helm, the school donated $10,000 from a canceled field trip to help people struggling in Hoboken.

Meanwhile, the school announced that Tom Trigg has accepted the Board of Trustees' invitation to serve as interim head of school, effective June 20.

Trigg earned his B.A. at the University of Kansas. He also attended Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and Yale Divinity School.

He has served as head of school at Cape Cod Academy and at Carolina Day School. Most recently, Trigg has worked as a consultant to nonprofit boards and leaders.

“It is Tom Trigg’s strong experience with strategic institutional advancement that makes him such a good candidate for this interim position,” said Nat Conard of Educators Collaborative, who is leading the nationwide search for a permanent Head of All Saints. “After a long tenure such as Jill’s, it is especially useful to have an interim, with a fresh set of eyes, to finalize a school’s strategic plan before appointing a permanent head who has the specific skill set to carry that vision forward.”

“Tom's enthusiasm for serving as our Interim Head of School was very clear in our meetings with him," said Cassy Sommer, chair of the Board of Trustees. "His values align strongly with those of All Saints, and he is clearly committed to leading us through this next school year. I'm eager to have this opportunity to work with him."

“We look forward to welcoming Tom and introducing him to the community!” said Singleton. “Over the last few months, Tom has been in touch with me and our leadership team to ensure a seamless transition.”

“Every conversation I have had with people who know All Saints has reinforced that this is a school and a community with the kinds of heart and soul that transform people — not just students, but parents and faculty, too,” Trigg said. “It is a real honor to be entrusted with the care and stewardship of the great programs and traditions Jill Singleton has thoughtfully nurtured here."

All Saints Episcopal Day School is a nursery through eighth-grade International Baccalaureate (IB) world school with two locations in Hoboken.

Founded in 1985 as a preschool, All Saints expanded its grade offerings and graduated its first eighth graders in 2012.

According to a release, "The school strives to create an academic, social, and spiritual climate where people learn, work, and play together with respect, responsibility, and understanding... The school’s graduates have gone on to some of the most selective high schools and colleges in the country and abroad."