Principal – Catholic Central High School – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Catholic Central High School – 319 Sheldon Blvd. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Posted: February 27, 2205

Principal would begin in the 2025-2026 school year. He/She is the spiritual, academic, and cultural leader of the school, entrusted with fostering the holistic formation of every student. As an exceptional educator and mission-driven leader, the Principal ensures excellence in academics, student life, and faith formation that reflects the school’s unique Catholic mission. The Principal works in collaboration with the President to execute and advance the school’s Catholic identity and strategic priorities that create a vibrant, Christ-centered learning community that inspires discipleship, intellectual curiosity, and servant leadership.

Primary Responsibilities

• Directs faculty and staff to provide dynamic, excellence-driven Catholic education.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the school, including teaching and learning, student conduct, and extracurricular programming.
• Provides leadership in academics, spiritual formation, and extracurricular activities, fostering an environment where every student can thrive.
• Ensures faith formation opportunities for faculty and monitors the faculty’s Catechist certification.
• Develops an annual professional development plan, implements professional development plan for the faculty, and monitors the faculty’s professional development to maintain their credentials.
• Ensures optimal use of federal Title funding and maintains record of Title funding.
• Attends events to represent Catholic Central High School in the community, at the discretion of the President.
• Guides personnel in developing and adhering to departmental budgets.
• Conducts annual goal setting and evaluation of direct reports.
• Works with the Assistant Superintendent to ensure Diocesan standards are being met within the Catholic Central curriculum.
• Mentors and supports the faculty, promoting professional growth and implementing best practices in teaching and learning.
• Leads the accreditation process.
• Cultivate strong relationships with students and parents, fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and mutual respect.
• Acts as one of the school’s Student Safety Coordinators to ensure all VIRTUS compliance of the protection of God’s children.
• Prepares Principal report for governing board meetings.
• Directs and executes the strategic plan for internal operations pertaining to teaching, learning, and faith formation.
• Collaborate with the President to develop and implement strategic initiatives that align with the school’s mission and vision.
• Fulfills other duties as directed by the President.

Job Qualifications

• Practicing Catholic
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Experience in effectively managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate effectively to students, parents, faculty, and clergy
• Experience in secondary school teaching and/or administration and familiarity with Catholic education is preferred

Competencies

• Must have knowledge of, and willingness to learn, school leadership
• Must have strong human relations, communication and management skills.
• Engaging and approachable
• Ability to delegate
• Effective communicator & collaborator
• Able to balance a variety of competing priorities
• Bold and decisive in decision making

Physical requirements

• May involve extended periods of time of walking, standing or sitting
• May require some lifting, carrying, pushing/or pulling objects up to 50 pounds.

Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, MI) is rich in both tradition and history. Founded in 1906 by Bishop Henry Richter and the Dominican Sisters, it is the oldest co-educational Catholic diocesan high school in the United States. It draws and benefits from a culturally diverse campus location and student body.

Check us out at: https://grcatholiccentral.org/

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, professional resume, references, and an application to:

Jen Quint
Catholic Central High School
319 Sheldon Blvd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
E-mail: jenquint@grcatholiccentral.org

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