Elementary School Principal

Job Description

St. Mary’s Academy, a parish school located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, is seeking a faith-filled, committed, energetic, and visionary principal. The school’s next leader must effectively communicate and impart the Academy’s mission to all constituents, including students and their families, faculty and staff, benefactors, and friends.

• Must be a practicing Catholic, committed to Catholic education.
• Experience in recruiting and retaining teachers committed to Catholic education.
• Deep knowledge of PK-8 curriculum development, teaching methodologies, and assessments.
• Highly skilled with written and oral communication, organized, team-builder, thorough, persistent, creative multi‑tasker.
• Proficient in gathering and using data and technology.
• Collegial, collaborative, supportive, with a sense of humor.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience (preferred).
• Bachelor degree (preferred).
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Functional knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques in managing students.
• Knowledge of curriculum across grades.
• Identify problems, causes, and offer resolution.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
• Operate a computer and apply word processing software.
• Collaborate with faculty in a supportive, encouraging manner.
• Mentor faculty members.
• Work with Diocese, Town, Parish Council, School Advisory Board, and Finance Council.
• Collaborate with Pastor, Parent Board to foster learning aligned with Church teachings.
• Create partnerships with parents to support enrollment retention.
• Innovate ideas around non-academic matters: enrollment management, retention, planning, budgets, development, marketing.
• Work within a budget successfully.

$65,000 to $75,000 per year

The Diocese of Springfield does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices (consistent with those religious exemptions provided in statutory and constitutional law) on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.