St. Michael School Principal 2027-2028 School Year

Illinois Education Job Bank; Northern (KY); Híbrido; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

St. Michael School seeks an honest, faith-filled educational leader to serve as Principal for the 2027-2028 school year.

Rooted in Catholic faith and united with the parish and community, the school seeks a leader who puts students first and fosters excellence in academics, faith formation, and character. The successful candidate will lead with integrity, build trusting relationships, and collaborate with Pastor, parish, faculty, staff, families, School Board, and community to advance the

Formación

• Integrity, strong educational leadership and decision-making
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with students, staff, families
• Active Catholic faith supporting Catholic Church teachings and mission
• Collaborative leadership with Pastor, parish, and school community
• Ability to lead with faith, transparency, and accountability

Responsabilidades

• Lead with students at the center of decisions and priorities
• Provide leadership for academic excellence, character development, and high expectations
• Strengthen Catholic identity and mission through faith formation and Gospel-centered leadership
• Be visible, approachable, and actively engaged with students, staff, families and community
• Communicate openly and transparently while listening to diverse perspectives
• Collaborate with Pastor, parish, School Board, and community to advance the school’s mission
• Provide responsible leadership for financial sustainability, enrollment, and school safety

Conocimientos

Student-centered leadership

Integrity

Communication

Relationship-building

Catholic faith leadership

Descripción del empleo

St. Michael School Principal 2027-2028 School Year

Duties

St. Michael School is seeking an honest, faith-filled, student-centered, and collaborative educational leader to serve as Principal beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

Rooted in the Catholic faith and supported by dedicated faculty and staff, committed families, St. Michael Parish, and a strong surrounding community, St. Michael School has a proud tradition of educating and forming the whole child academically, spiritually, socially, and personally.

As part of the Principal search process, the St. Michael community was invited to identify the priorities and leadership qualities most important in its next Principal. The community's message was clear: St. Michael School seeks a Principal who will put students first, lead with integrity and faith, build trusting relationships, communicate openly, support faculty and staff, and become an active and visible member of the school and parish community.

OUR NEXT PRINCIPAL WILL:

• Place students and their academic, spiritual, social, emotional, and developmental needs at the center of decisions.
• Provide strong leadership that promotes academic excellence, student achievement, character development, and high expectations .
• Strengthen the Catholic identity and mission of St. Michael through prayer, worship, service, faith formation, and Gospel-centered leadership.
• Be visible, approachable, compassionate, honest, and actively engaged with students, faculty, staff, families, parishioners, and the community.
• Communicate openly, clearly, consistently, and transparently while listening to the perspectives of others.
• Build a positive school culture grounded in trust, respect, collaboration, consistency, fairness, and accountability .
• Support, develop, recognize, and retain outstanding teachers and staff while establishing clear expectations for excellence.
• Work collaboratively with the Pastor, parish, faculty and staff, families, School Board, and community to advance the mission of St. Michael.
• Provide responsible leadership for financial sustainability, enrollment and retention, school safety, and the long-term future of the school .
• Respect the traditions and culture that make St. Michael special while providing the vision necessary to help the school grow and thrive for future generations .

Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate integrity, strong educational leadership, effective communication, sound decision-making, instructional knowledge, relationship-building skills, and a practicing Catholic that actively supports the teachings and mission of the Catholic Church.

Most importantly, St. Michael School seeks a Principal who desires to become part of our school, parish, and community, a leader who will know our students, support our teachers, engage our families, respect our traditions, and work collaboratively to build an even stronger future for St. Michael School.

Candidates must meet applicable requirements for Catholic school leadership established by St. Michael Parish and the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.

Salary/Benefits

Salary and Benefits are regionally competitive and commensurate with experience and education.

Additional Notes

If you are a faith-filled educational leader who believes that Catholic education is a ministry of faith, learning, relationships, service, and formation, we invite you to consider becoming the next Principal of St. Michael School.