St. Therese- St. Therese, Fort Wayne - Principal (Fort Wayne, IN)

St. Therese Catholic School - Fort Wayne - Elementary School Principal, PreK - 8

Status: Full-Time Reports to Pastor and Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Start Date: July 1, 2024

St. Therese's Catholic School in Fort Wayne, Indiana seeks a full-time elementary school principal beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

St. Therese’s Principal is called to provide spiritual leadership and administer the day-to-day operations of the school. These responsibilities entail being a leader motivated by their faith to oversee discipline, curriculum, co-curricular activities, , assess teaching personnel and their practices, attentive to the needs regarding the school facilities, facilitate marketing strategies, assist in the school budget by expressing both the needs and wants in light of sound financial stewardship, and help foster positive community relations.
School Mission: To Pursue the Way to love greatly even in the little things.

We are seeking a principal candidate who possesses the following attributes:
A Catholic striving to deepen his or her faith and is in good standing with the Church.
An openness to various approaches in education from contemporary to classical models of education.
Master of Education Degree or equivalent certification in administration; or willing to achieve the administrative license.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and abilities to communicate with inspiration and clarity.
At least five years of teaching/administrative experience is a plus, but not required.
Being bilingual (English and Spanish) is a plus, but not required; and
A visionary with energy and commitment to creating a strong parish school rooted in our Catholic tradition.

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

Being a strong spiritual leader and example for the entire school community.
Overseeing the school’s day-to-day operations, including discipline, all aspects of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Providing ongoing support to students and staff.
Ensuring healthy, Christ-centered, engaging co-curricular programs and activities sensitive to a variety of cultures.
Oversees faculty and support staff classroom and duty schedules.
Conducting teacher observations and performance evaluations, as well as the evaluation, training, development, and mentoring of faculty and staff.
Coordinating professional development opportunities fostering a culture of faculty growth.
Hiring, supervising, evaluating, and dismissing of faculty and staff in consultation with the pastor.
Building and maintaining positive, transparent relationships with families.
Supporting faculty and staff to optimize each student’s learning experience.
Facilitating and supporting family programming, including parent meetings, parent-teacher conferences, Back to School nights, holiday celebrations, and open house events.
Administrative duties for transportation system.
Actively recruiting and working on admission efforts.
Collaborating with the pastor ensuring spiritual centering and messaging of school programs

Supervises:

Faculty and staff.
Administrative assistants; and
Other administrative personnel as identified.

This is a management position
This is a full time position
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* What is your highest level of completed education? * Do you hold an educator license or are eligible for one? * Current religious affiliation (please include parish/other details as applicable): * Were you baptized Catholic (or received in the Catholic Church)? If yes, are you an active practicing Catholic living a life consistent with the Catholic Church? * Have you received your First Holy Communion? * Have you been confirmed? * Are you married? * If married, regarding your present marriage were you married in the Catholic Church? If not married, please enter N/A. * If yes, where were you married? * Do you attend weekly Sunday Mass? Name and email address of Pastoral Reference (Must be a Catholic priest):