President, Education ​/ Teaching

PRESIDENT

INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Incarnate Word Academy seeks a mission-driven, relational, and strategic President to lead the Academy into its next chapter beginning in July 2027. Founded in 1871 and sponsored by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, IWA is a private Catholic college preparatory school in Corpus Christi serving students from age 3 through grade 12 across elementary Montessori and traditional programs, middle school, and high school.

The next President will inherit a school with a long tradition of Catholic formation, academic excellence, whole-child development, and deep community affection.

IWA's mission is to reflect Jesus the Teacher by forming students in a loving and challenging Catholic environment where the individual gifts of every student are recognized, celebrated, and developed as a reflection of Christ. The President will serve as the chief executive leader of the Academy, advancing this mission in partnership with the Sisters, Board of Directors, administrative team, faculty and staff, families, alumni, donors, and the wider Corpus Christi community.

Incarnate Word Academy combines tradition, faith, and an eye to the future. Motivated by a philosophy of Catholic education and the charism of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, the Academy seeks to create a climate for learning with God as the highest value and to integrate faith with high academic standards. Its vision calls the community "to become an Image of Christ," and its core values include faith, dignity, compassion, integrity, dedication, gratitude, and service.

The Academy serves approximately 500 students each year across three school levels and is supported by more than 135 teachers, coaches, and staff members. Its programs emphasize strong academics, faith formation, ministry and service, athletics, extracurricular involvement, college readiness, and a supportive community. The President will be expected to honor and strengthen this comprehensive Catholic educational experience while ensuring the school's long-term vitality, visibility, and sustainability.

• Mission and Catholic Identity:
  Serve as a visible faith leader who advances the Catholic identity of IWA, honors the heritage and charism of the Sisters, and fosters a community rooted in prayer, service, dignity, and love of Christ.
• Strategic and Executive Leadership:
  Work collaboratively with the Sisters, Board, and administrative team to implement strategic priorities, sustain institutional excellence, and guide the Academy through a healthy leadership transition.
• Academic and Student Formation:
  Support high academic standards, whole-child formation, strong college readiness, and a continuum of programs from early childhood through high school.
• Advancement and Enrollment:
  Strengthen mission advancement through enrollment, marketing, fundraising, alumni engagement, donor relationships, and community partnerships that support the Academy's mission and financial future.
• Operations and Stewardship:
  Provide executive oversight for finances, facilities, risk management, personnel, and policies in alignment with Board direction, civil requirements, and sponsorship obligations.
• Community Presence:
  Build trust through transparent communication, consistent presence, and authentic relationships with students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, benefactors, the Diocese of Corpus Christi, and the broader community.

The successful candidate will meet all required qualifications and most of the preferred qualifications, if not all.

• A practicing Catholic who can give visible witness to the mission, values, and teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Senior leadership experience in a school, nonprofit, advancement, mission-driven, or related executive setting.
• Strong ability to lead adults, build teams, communicate effectively, and cultivate trust across diverse constituencies.
• Effective oral, written, and listening skills to communicate clearly, consistently, and effectively in individual and group settings.
• Experience with strategic planning, financial stewardship, enrollment and advancement, board relations, and/or organizational leadership.
• A graduate degree in education, administration, business, nonprofit leadership, theology, or a related field, or equivalent senior-level experience.

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