Principal - Partnership Schools

TrulyHired; Toledo (OH); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Rosary Cathedral Catholic School in Toledo, Ohio seeks a Principal to lead curriculum, faith formation, and campus culture for a K‑8 program. The role focuses on instructional excellence, Catholic identity, and a safe, supportive learning environment that prepares students for success.

This full‑time interim position through June 30, 2027 reports to the Managing Director of Schools and partners with network leaders to recruit staff, manage enrollment, development activities, and school

Qualificações

• Urban school leadership experience with a track record of improving student outcomes.
• Bachelor's degree; master's preferred; practicing Catholic.
• Experience leading adults and managing cultural change; background check required.
• Experience in enrollment, development, and family engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead implementation of a common PreK-8 curriculum and instructional framework.
• Oversee faith formation aligned with diocesan requirements.
• Foster a strong Catholic school culture and student engagement.
• Drive enrollment growth through marketing and outreach.
• Recruit and support teachers and staff; oversee professional development and retention.
• Ensure efficient school operations, budgets, and scholarship management.
• Maintain academic records and progress reporting; ensure state compliance.
• Partner with network leadership to advance school-wide goals.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Curriculum oversight

Faith formation

Enrollment growth

Staff development

Communication

Cultural change management

Community engagement

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

Position: Principal

Type

Full-Time, Interim through June 30, 2027

Partnership Schools Principals hold an unwavering commitment to student success and an appreciation and respect for Catholic culture, identity, and values. They build and maintain a school culture of high expectations, instructional excellence, and rich Catholic identity. Partnership Principals are supportive thought-partners in network-level curricular implementation and assessment decisions, and they leverage proven management practices across the network while gleaning insight from our nationally-recognized partner organizations, including Teach like a Champion, Amplify/Core Knowledge, Eureka/Great Minds, and others.

Rosary Cathedral Catholic School is a K-8 school located in the historic Old West End of Toledo, Ohio.

Principal Reporting Relationships

The Principal reports to the Managing Director of Schools (Toledo). The K to 8th-grade teaching faculty and other school-based staff report to the Principal.

Principals' responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Curriculum & Instruction

• Leading the implementation of a common, rigorous (Pre)K-8th grade curriculum as well as the Partnership Schools instructional approach to ensure that all teachers have the tools they need to help students achieve at the highest levels;

Faith Formation

• Building on the rigorous traditions of urban Catholic education and focus on faith formation and development of the whole child developing self-worth, moral character, a love of learning, and a sense of civic responsibility in all students;
• Ensuring that the school-wide program of religious education and faith formation is aligned with its home diocese's religious education requirements;

Catholic School Culture

• Building a strong, positive, intentional Catholic school culture that provides a calm, safe, supportive, and faith-filled learning environment where students are engaged and respectful of each other and of adults in the building and actions reflect root beliefs;

Family Relationships & Community Building

• Recruiting: Serving as Chief Evangelist for the school, communicating the value proposition of the school to stakeholders and community members to grow the number of students who benefit from the school;
• Enrollment Management: Overseeing all re-enrollment and new student enrollment activities, including all marketing and outreach efforts and the enrollment process, in order to maximize the growth of the school community;
• Development: Collaborating with the Partnership Schools Development team to support board and fundraising efforts;
• Family Engagement: Nurturing family partnerships and creating regular opportunities for families to gather at school to build and strengthen community;

Talent

• Recruiting Teachers & Staff: Supporting the recruitment of talented, skilled teachers who are unwavering in their commitment to student success, who hold an appreciation and respect for Catholic culture, identity, and values;
• Professional Development: Working with the Partnership Schools network team to lead high-quality professional development
• Teacher Retention: Managing faculty and other instructional and extracurricular staff to retain those who are best aligned to the mission of the school;

School Operations:

• Oversight, with Director of School Operations: In collaboration with the Partnership Schools network operations team and the school's Director of School Operations, ensures that school operations are efficient and effective, accounting and budgets are accurate and up-to-date, scholarships are optimally processed, facilities are maintained, and enrollment is maximized.
• Academic Records: Managing the process of academic reporting and recording, including grade reports, transcripts, permanent records, progress reports, parent-teacher conferences, and academic recognition; and
• State Compliance: Maintaining a working knowledge of and familiarity with Ohio educational standards and requirements and ensuring the school is in compliance with all state and diocesan requirements.

Partnership Principals have:

• A deep respect for and commitment to expanding the legacy of urban Catholic education;
• A relentless work ethic and a high degree of patience to push through difficult challenges;
• Experience with data-driven assessments to achieve student academic goals and inform instructional decisions and interventions;
• Proven track record of setting classroom expectations and driving student achievement as a teacher, preferably in an urban classroom;
• Demonstrated effective school leadership experience in working with students, teachers, parents, donors, and the community, preferably in a gap-closing' school;
• Demonstrated ability to balance collaboration (with teachers, fellow principals, and network leadership and staff) with strong leadership and to set goals and build buy-in from teachers;
• Knowledge of best practices and proven pedagogical techniques in urban education;
• Demonstrated openness to feedback, and a willingness to be reflective in order to grow as an educator and the school-wide instructional leader;
• Technological proficiency and adaptability;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Flexibility to pivot from one task to another quicky, coupled with the ability to set priorities and follow through with results;
• Tenacity and willingness to do what it takes to ensure success for students; and
• Maturity, a sense of humor, humility, and a "roll-up-my-sleeves," scrappy attitude.

Position Requirements:

• An uncompromising belief that all students can learn;
• At least four years of urban teaching experience with a track record of high achievement;
• A bachelor's degree from a competitive university is requireda master's degree is preferred;
• Successful experience leading adults and managing cultural change; Must be a practicing Catholic; and
• Must pass a background check.