Our Story

Esse Quam Videri 
"To be, rather than to seem."

Salisbury School is Where Tradition Matters.

William Webb serves as Salisbury's eighth Head of School.

Will has extensive experience as a boarding and day school leader. He was a student at Groton School in Massachusetts and next earned his B.A. in English from the University of Vermont. After graduation, he began his boarding school career at The Frederick Gunn School as a teacher, assistant dean of students, dorm parent, and assistant coach of football, hockey, and lacrosse. Will returned to the University of Vermont as a development officer and next earned his M.A. in independent school organization and leadership at the Klingenstein Center, Teacher’s College, Columbia University.

From there, he went to Athens Academy, a PK-12 independent day school in Athens, GA, as assistant dean of students and English teacher. In 2004, he returned to Groton School as the associate director of development and director of alumni affairs, and later as associate director of admission, and lacrosse coach. In 2011, Will and his wife, Sarah, moved to Heritage Hall School, a PK-12 independent day school in Oklahoma City, to become assistant head of school for external affairs and in 2012 welcomed their daughter, Maggie. In July of 2013 Will joined Fountain Valley School, a boarding and day school in Colorado Springs, CO as its eighth Head of School.

With nearly a decade of Head of School experience, Will has deep knowledge and experience in 9-12 independent boarding schools and will bring his broad experience leading multiple functional roles to the Hilltop. His enthusiasm and natural ability to create relationships, along with strong ethics and integrity, combine to form a role model for the boys. The Webb team, along with Will’s wife Sarah, who brings her own infectious warmth and approachability, form a team that will make every boy feel at home, nurtured and loved.

Salisbury is a dynamic, modern boarding school in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut. We take pride in the history that makes us so unique, and celebrate it with a number of traditions that have been passed down over the years. We embrace the founding rector’s belief that a boy’s secondary school has the responsibility for addressing every aspect of development.