Principal - Loyola Academy

Founded in 1909, Loyola Academy is a co-educational, college-preparatory high school rooted in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Part of a global Jesuit educational network spanning more than 500 years, Loyola Academy is committed to academic excellence, faith formation, and the development of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.

Guided by Ignatian values, Loyola Academy prepares students not only for college, but for lives of meaning, leadership, and service. Through rigorous academics, a vibrant spiritual life, rich co-curricular opportunities, and a community grounded in love and justice, students are formed to think critically, speak eloquently, and live as women and men for others, striving always for the greater glory of God.

Loyola Academy seeks a Principal who will serve as a mission-centered, visionary leader, advancing the academic excellence and holistic formation that define a Jesuit education. Rooted in the Ignatian tradition, the Principal will steward the day-to-day life of the school while fostering a culture that forms students intellectually, spiritually, socially, and ethically as women and men for others.

Reporting to the President, the Principal will collaborate closely with assistant principals, deans, directors, department chairs, faculty, staff, and families to ensure a cohesive and mission-aligned educational experience. This leader will inspire excellence in teaching and learning, champion continuous improvement, support the professional growth of faculty and staff, and cultivate a school climate grounded in faith, reflection, equity, and cura personalis—care for the whole person.

Loyola Academy’s next Principal will step into the role at an important moment of continuity and discernment in the school’s history. The school seeks a leader dedicated to both short and long terms outcomes, providing the consistent presence and institutional stability necessary to successfully shepherd the community through its current five-year strategic evolution. With significant campus investments recently completed and a strong foundation of academic excellence, shared commitment to the Jesuit mission, and community trust firmly in place, Loyola is well positioned to sustain and deepen its impact.

The Principal will be called to steward this legacy with care, strengthen the rhythms and practices that have long defined the Loyola experience, and guide a talented, deeply committed community in delivering one of the Chicago area’s premier co-educational, Catholic, college-preparatory educations—forming students not only for college, but for lives of purpose, leadership, and service, Ad majorem Dei gloriam.

• Promote the school’s Catholic and Jesuit mission, especially among students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Direct the administration, operation, and educational development of the academic, co-curricular, and formational programs of the school.
• Attract, excite, engage, develop, and retain great faculty and staff members.
• Align and advance the school's culture behind our mission, values, and priorities through and across the organization.
• Collaborate with the President and other stakeholders in implementing the school’s strategic plan.
• Set high standards of performance, accountability, and transparency for self and others and uphold rigorous academic standards that reflect the unique mission of Jesuit education.
• Drive the ongoing professional development of self, faculty, and staff members.
• Foster a shared sense of responsibility for student formation inside and outside the classroom by establishing and supporting collaborative learning teams and structured partnership with Faculty, Staff and Deans. In these settings, engage in regular peer observation, share best practices, and collaboratively refine curriculum and policy to enhance student outcomes
• Supervise and evaluate the Associate Principal for Academics, Assistant Principal for Student Success, Director of Research & Technology, Dean of Students, and Director of Student Activities.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute the school’s educational policies and procedures to ensure…