He settles disputes in the morning, deals with troublemakers throughout the day and helps people when they ask. At night, he reads emails and catches up on things he has missed. This is a typical day of work for Head of School Anthony Meyer.

Many students occasionally see Meyer around campus, talking to teachers and students. Most people do not know much else about what the Head of School does during the day or about how he impacts the community.

A normal day for Meyer starts around 7:30 a.m., when he settles into his office in the Main Building and sits at his desk. He reads the Boston Globe and The New York Times to see the local and international news or to keep track of which albums are coming out soon. Meyer said he also tends to roam the school and check up on people.

“I call it stumbling into problems, meaning, if there is an issue or there is somebody who needs support [I can find out about it]. It’s good to be out and about,” Meyer said.

After his morning routine, Meyer attends meetings with people such as department heads, unions and other district principals to discuss pertinent issues. In the spring, those usually surround the budget, exam schedules due to the snow days and the upcoming school year. On Monday March 8, Meyer said he had to attend three different meetings in a row.

“I had an hour-long meeting with our Deputy Superintendent of teaching, I had a meeting with our guidance coordinator and Mr. Mason about an Innovation Fund grant and then I had a meeting with Dan Bresman, who runs School Within a School,” Meyer said.

Meyer does not dread the constant meetings he attends throughout the day. Instead, Meyer said he enjoys helping people and collaborating to solve specific issues.

“I like to hear about other issues leaders are facing and what they’re thinking about in terms of possible ways to resolve them,” Meyer said. “I think working together on a single problem and [discussing] what possible solutions are is really invigorating and inspiring, even if it’s on a somewhat mundane question.”

Between his morning and afternoon meetings, Meyer finds windows of 30 minutes to an hour of free time, depending on his schedule. During these moments, Meyer likes to walk around the school and engage with students and faculty. At around noon, he eats lunch, usually a sandwich and a couple of snacks.

“I pack my own lunch every day, but mostly I just eat on my own, which may sound sad, but I’m fine. That’s a time where I might watch a music video or catch up on ESPN quickly to see what’s happening in NFL free agency right now,” Meyer said.

Another part of the day Meyer especially enjoys is his lunch duty, which is when he spends the most time with students.

“Even if it’s as mundane as punching in codes over at 22 Tappan and running the cash register, I’m happy to have that one-on-one interaction with many students,” Meyer said.

During his JR18 advisory, Meyer leads his students through activities that foster connection and community building. Junior Ellie Haberkern is in his advisory and said Meyer has a positive impact on the students he interacts with.

“He’s always in a really good mood, and he definitely puts me in a good mood as well,” Haberkern said. “He has a really close relationship with all of the kids in our advisory, and he’s able to have conversations with us about our interests and what’s going on in our lives. He seems like he really cares about all of us.”

During the afternoon, Meyer goes back to his office, where he catches up on emails and deals with disciplinary issues concerning both students and teachers. He also works to raise money for the Brookline High School Innovation Fund, often meeting with parents, teachers and guest speakers to fund special curriculum projects. Meyer said raising money is an overlooked aspect of his job, yet it is just as critical as his other tasks.

“I work carefully with the Innovation Fund and have coffees about once a month where interested parents come to hear me talk about the Innovation Fund. That’s a very fun, lighter thing to do, but it’s all with the idea of raising thousands of dollars to inject into our curriculum,” Meyer said.

Meyer’s workday finishes at different times depending on the meetings he has, sometimes ending as early as 4 p.m. with no meetings and sometimes ending at 8:30 p.m. with evening ones. Occasionally, he will go to the gym after school, but Meyer said most of the time he stays busy in the evenings, and work goes home with him.

“I’m always going to do some level of emailing in the evening, and with texts, I’m responding to people until 10 p.m., I would say,” Meyer said.

Some of Meyer’s work out of school is not always emails or texts, however. Assistant Head of School Hal Mason said Meyer also spends time supporting the community.

“A lot of his time is going to the [school] play, going to the basketball game or going to a tennis match or a school event. That’s also part of the job,” Mason said.

Ultimately, Meyer said he loves his job due to the support he can provide to others.

“Just knowing that I’m ultimately responsible for the education of 2151 young people ranging from 14 years old to 22 is a huge undertaking and a huge motivator for why I do what I do,” Meyer said. “Being able to support people with grace, humor and deep care is something that’s always been very motivating.”