Head of School

The next Head of School will serve as the primary guardian and champion of the Academy’s classical Catholic identity, while leading the institution into a promising new chapter at its beautiful Holy Name Heights campus.

• Lead a dynamic, mission-driven school community in forming students in virtue, faith, and classical learning.
• Deepen and strengthen the Academy’s identity as the only accredited classical Catholic junior high and high school in the Diocese of Madison.
• Steward the Academy’s exciting new chapter at Holy Name Heights — a beautiful, purpose-built campus with expanded capacity for academic, spiritual, and extracurricular programs.
• Build on strong academic outcomes by continuing to attract, develop, and retain outstanding faculty.
• Grow enrollment and financial sustainability through mission-aligned strategic planning, including expanding the school’s reach to new families across the Madison region.
• Cultivate deep relationships with the Diocese of Madison, supporting parishes, benefactors, and partner schools to strengthen the Academy’s community and resource base.
• Champion the Academy’s commitment to accessible Catholic education by growing its tuition assistance program and mission-partner giving.
• Serve as the public face and storyteller of St. Ambrose Academy — inspiring families, alumni, and donors with the transformative power of a classical Catholic education.

The candidate must be a practicing Catholic, willing to make an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium, whose life of faith serves as an example to our students and families. Desired qualifications and attributes include:

• A Person of Profound Faith:
  Our Head of School must embody the Catholic faith, not simply manage a Catholic institution.
• A Leader of Genuine Virtue: A virtuous leader whose character is beyond question —someone whose integrity, humility, and moral seriousness sets the tone for every student, faculty, and staff member; in every conversation, and decision.
• Clarity & Conviction:
  Clear and effective communication skills, sound judgment, and genuine ambition. A leader who makes decisions that people trust, even when those decisions are difficult.
• Inspirational Presence:
  Energy, warmth, and a contagious sense of purpose that students and families feel from the first encounter.
• The Heart of Servant Leader:
  The Head of School is not above it — they are woven into it. Our next leader will be present, accessible, and genuinely invested in the flourishing of every person in the building.
• A Builder of Faculty Culture:
  Our teachers are deeply mission-aligned and talented. They are looking for a leader who invests in them — who coaches, challenges, and recognizes our mission advancement.

July 2027 or earlier

Competitive