Head of School

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Mount Merici Academy | Waterville, Maine

Lead with purpose. Lead with heart. Lead for the future.

Mount Merici Academy (MMA) invites applications for an inspiring, mission-centered Head of School to

lead our vibrant Catholic school community into its next chapter.

Founded in the Ursuline tradition and grounded in the values of faith, service, academic excellence,

and the development of the whole child, Mount Merici Academy is seeking a leader who understands

that a great school is built on strong relationships, a compelling mission, talented people, and a shared

commitment to excellence.

The Head of School serves as MMA's chief executive and principal steward, providing strategic,

educational, cultural, and financial leadership for the school.

Working closely with the Board of

Trustees, Leadership Team, faculty, staff, students, families, and community partners, the Head of

School will help ensure that Mount Merici Academy remains a thriving, mission-driven community

where students and adults are known, valued, challenged, and supported.

At Mount Merici Academy, education is about more than academics. It is about forming young people

who understand their worth, recognize the dignity of others, and are prepared to serve their

communities and the world.

Our Ursuline heritage calls us to Serviam—“I will serve.” That commitment shapes how we educate,

how we lead, and how we care for one another.

The next Head of School will have the opportunity to build on that rich tradition while helping MMA

imagine and achieve what comes next.

This is an opportunity to lead a school with a distinctive identity and a powerful sense of community

while helping shape its future.

• Champion the mission. Serve as the primary steward and ambassador of MMA's Catholic and Ursuline identity, ensuring that faith, service, compassion, and respect are woven throughout the life of the school.
• Build and inspire people. Recruit, develop, support, and retain exceptional faculty and staff while fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, shared leadership, and accountability.
• Lead strategically. Partner with the Board and school community to advance the Strategic Plan, establish clear priorities, measure progress, and translate vision into meaningful results.
• Advance academic excellence. Ensure an exceptional educational experience through strong curriculum, instruction, professional learning, student support, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Strengthen the school community. Build authentic relationships with students, families, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners, the Diocese of Portland, the Canonical Sponsor of Ursuline Education, and Waterville Public Schools.
• Ensure long-term sustainability. Provide thoughtful stewardship of the school's financial resources while working with the Board and Leadership Team to strengthen enrollment, tuition revenue, fundraising, and overall organizational sustainability.
• Lead with accountability and care. Establish clear expectations, support professional growth, address challenges directly, and create an environment in which people can do their best work.
• Be a visible presence. Engage actively in the daily life of the school while empowering the Leadership Team to lead effectively and ensuring that operational responsibilities are appropriately delegated.

The Head of School will also provide executive oversight of MMA's Day Program, Before- and After-School Care, Summer Program, advancement and fundraising efforts, enrollment, safety and risk management, and compliance with State of Maine, Diocesan, and NEASC requirements.

We are looking for a leader who is Catholic, mission-driven, relational, strategic, financially responsible, and deeply committed to children and educators.

• A genuine commitment to the Catholic faith and the Catholic and Ursuline mission of Mount Merici Academy.
• A demonstrated record of building, leading, developing, and retaining high‑performing teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to turn vision into action and measurable results.
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