Principal

The principal serves as the leader of the school’s operations, responsible for ensuring a rigorous academic environment, fostering a vibrant and fulfilling residence life for its boarding students, instilling a culture of excellence, and managing the policies, rules and regulations of the school to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe Catholic learning environment that meets the mission of the school.
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The principal pursues ongoing partnership with parents in the education and formation of their children in word, act, and demeanor.
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The principal’s highest priority is to direct and manage the academic performance and operations of the school.
The principal must support the Benedictine, Catholic identity of MHMA, respecting and including other faith traditions.
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The principal will ensure the academic rigor of the school and foster a culture of academic excellence
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The principal oversees academics, athletics, student life, and manages faculty, staff, operations, and building and grounds, as well as food services and janitorial services. He/she is also responsible for overseeing the Director of Residential Life. The principal is responsible for overall campus safety and compliance with Department of Children and Family licensure requirements and state safety protocols.
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The principal works to ensure and strengthen the Catholic Identity of the School, supervises the campus ministry, and provides direction for student/staff/faculty religious education and formation.
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The principal is responsible for compliance with state, federal, and archdiocesan reporting, including the safe schools (Virtus) program, and ensure state accreditation standards are maintained
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Together with the president, the principal is responsible for the overall leadership of the school and is specifically charged with the following:

Benedictine and Catholic Identity
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Leads students, staff, and families to grow in the Catholic faith daily.
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Ensures a quality Catholic education of the students.
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Promotes Catholic Identity within the school through liturgical celebrations, faith development, and practice of Christian service.
Organizational Leadership
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Establishes and maintains internal communication structures among faculty and staff.
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Leads the Leadership Team in gaining feedback from faculty and staff on the academic direction of the school. Co-leads (with the Guidance Counselor) the Student Intervention Team (SIT) to meet the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of students.
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Regularly consults with the Board of Directors and its Executive Committee regarding important strategic decisions, and keeps the Board informed through regular communication regarding updates on the principal’s areas of responsibility and emerging needs of the school.

Academic Excellence
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Attracts, retains, and fosters a dedicated and outstanding faculty and staff critical to creating an environment of academic excellence.
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Develops a dynamic and demanding curriculum that advances the college preparatory environment.
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Develops and reviews school policies and procedures.
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Coordinates resources and personnel to exceed accreditation standards and score highly in school rating services.
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Encourages the development of faculty to acquire a variety of educational skills and foster a culture of constant improvement.
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Utilizes data to promote innovation to improve instructional learning and performance.
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Develops and implements an objective performance evaluation to hold faculty accountable for the effective accomplishment of each faculty member’s curriculum learning objectives.

Financial Performance
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Together with the President, the principal is charged with ensuring sound fiscal management of the school and the development of the annual budget.
Personnel Selection, Development and Management
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Assumes responsibility for the supervision, evaluation, and professional development of all personnel under his/her direction.
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Recruits and selects outstanding faculty to ensure the highest standards of academic rigor.
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Assists the faculty in achieving the school’s educational goals through staff development and professional leadership.

Operations / Facilities Management
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Maintains school plant and physical facilities
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Is responsible for overseeing the manager of grounds, food service, and janitorial services
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Ensures campus safety and security
Ex Missions
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Supports the Guidance Counselor in strengthening and expanding the quality and breadth of institutions to which MHMA students gain college admittance.

Qualifications and Skills
Religion
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A knowledgeable and practicing Catholic with a thorough understanding of and commitment to the Catholic philosophy of education.
Education
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Has a PhD or master’s degree in education, or related field.

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Experience
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Excellent leadership and management skills with a track record of building and maintaining strong teams. Ability to analyze issues and balance fact-based analysis with intuition, information, and experience.
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Completed 3 years of successful teaching/administrative experience at the secondary level in Catholic Schools.
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Strong communication skills to exchange information clearly and concisely and deliver concepts, opinions, and ideas in a professional manner.
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Demonstrate patience and composure; adapt quickly and resourcefully to all situations.
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View parents as the first educators and is collaborative and dedicated to promoting a quality Catholic education that meets the needs of each MH-MA student.
How to Apply: If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to Careers@mh-ma.com