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Posted: 06-Oct-23
Location: Tampa, Florida
Type: Full Time
Salary: Based on Experience
The Academy is an independent Catholic Pre-K, elementary and middle school for boys and girls, and an all-girls college preparatory high school. The Academy's mission reflects the core values of the Sisters of the Holy Names and calls students to develop their full potential.
Our mission
The Academy of the Holy Names is a Catholic, independent school founded and guided by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In a faith community of exceptional love, the Academy empowers students to be authentic individuals who, in pursuing their highest academic potential, engage in critical thinking, are inspired by creativity, and lead culturally aware, spiritually rich lives.
The Academy of the Holy Names next Middle School Principal will work in close collaboration with the President to support the school’s mission and develop the middle division’s policies, direction, and vision. The Middle School Principal will have primary responsibility for the Middle School’s day-to-day operation and be its key academic and instructional leader. He/she will work to implement the school’s new 5-year strategic plan and oversee the development and furthering of a curriculum relevant to adolescent boys and girls in the 21st century, consistent with the school’s SNJM core values and mission. The Middle School Principal will also be responsible for supervising and working closely with a dedicated and caring faculty and staff in implementing academic, student life, and faith formation programming. In cooperation with the Middle School faculty and staff, as well as collaboration with the principals for the lower school and high school, the next middle school principal will look to build on existing best practices in all areas to strengthen an already outstanding program and ensure excellence in the future.
Key Skills & Attributes
1. Accomplished, passionate, and inclusive academic leader, with a demonstrated ability to lead an extensive, innovative, and academically rigorous curriculum that ensures success for all students, based on high standards of excellence.
2. Integrity, compassion, humility, and genuine love and commitment to Catholic education.
3. Skilled at identifying, attracting, developing, and retaining high-quality educators with a commitment and passion for delivering a transformational Catholic educational experience.
4. Proven leadership in ongoing mentoring, professional development, and evaluation of faculty and staff.
5. Decisive executive management skills exemplified by a record of making difficult decisions in an environment with competing demands and shared campus resources.
6. Accessible and approachable leadership style with a reputation for being extremely visible and interactive on campus and at school events and relating to the students, parents, faculty, and staff with energy, enthusiasm, and warmth.
7. Demonstrates an understanding of the conditions for establishing a positive climate and culture for middle school parents and teachers to partner effectively in the enterprise of forming boys and girls in the school community.
8. Passionate about making authentic personal connections with students and caring about them as individuals.
9. Proven experience bringing together diverse constituents and stakeholders using collaboration and consensus-building skills, as well as a history of working with, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the local community.
10. Experience in strategic planning, implementation, fiscal management, and oversight is highly desirable.
All applicants must electronically submit the following 4 documents as separate PDF’s:
1. Current resume with all appropriate dates included.
2. Letter of interest/cover letter that aligns the candidates’ experiences and skill sets with the overall mission and SNJM core values of the Academy, as well as they currently understand them.
3. Statement of leadership philosophy.
4. An essay of 750 words or less, responding to the following: What are the top challenges and opportunities in education for adolescent boys and girls today and how Catholic schools can best address them?
Application Deadline: All application materials need to be submitted by Wednesday, November 8th, 2023.
Should candidates advance through the process, a list of three to five references with names, relationships, phone numbers, and email addresses will be requested. References will not be contacted without the candidate’s knowledge and approval. A comprehensive background check will be completed post-offer.
Select candidates will be interviewed from November through January. The contract year begins July 1, 2024; the salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Academy of the Holy Names does not discriminate on the basis of any class protected by federal, state, or local law in its hiring process nor in the administration of educational policies, admission policies or tuition-assistance programs, athletics, or other school-administered programs. The school admits students of any aforementioned protected class and gives to all students rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to all members of the student body. In accordance with its mission, the school seeks a diverse population. The Academy of the Holy Names is a designated drug-free workplace. Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a drug screening and criminal background check.
Key Qualifications
1. Enthusiastic practicing Catholic who is a Christ-centered servant leader who embraces, models, and champions Catholic education and will also be eager to learn, embody, and promote the charism of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.
2. Advanced degree in an education-related field
3. A minimum of five years of instructional experience at the middle school level (grades 5 through 8)
Preferred Qualifications
1. At least three years of administrative leadership experience in a private and/or Catholic school
2. Experience with Responsive Classroom and/or other contemporary, middle-level approaches to teaching and school discipline
