School Principal
School Principal
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10-04-2025
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School www.ihmlansing a PreK through 8th Grade school located in Lansing MI seeks a principal as its leader under the Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. The principal being a practicing Catholic shares a zeal for learning and a passion for the Gospel and Christian virtue while embodying the schools mission of formation that unifies faith and reason. As a disciple of Jesus Christ the principal will develop relationships of sincere care and trust with staff parents families and students of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and School. The principal will foster a culture of Catholic education creating an atmosphere that inspires wonder and love of learning by modeling and encouraging academic and moral virtue as well as fostering a community characterized by authentic Catholic faith charity and hospitality. Above all the principal will demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ in teaching serving and living a sacramental life. The principal will shepherd staff students and families by helping them to live considering our school mission ordering their lives toward the good the true and the beautiful inspiring them with wonder at the glories of Gods Word and Gods creation and encouraging them to cultivate the gifts that God has given them as stewards in service of one another. The principal will exhibit administrative competence and efficiency in ensuring that the school finances and records are maintained in good order budgets are met diocesan initiatives are implemented and timely communication with community members is maintained. The principal is to carry out the Mission of the Parish: We exist to Encounter Jesus in the Eucharist Overflow with His love and Evangelize.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
The schools mission is to assist parents in the formation of their children by engaging in an education where students unify faith and reason to carry the light of truth to the world. By helping students strive for academic excellence delight in the gift of learning and imitate the virtues of Jesus Christ children will joyfully desire to live a life of knowledge love and service. Immaculate Heart of Mary utilizes combined classrooms to help students grow in leadership and provide a Christ centered learning environment best suited for our students.
Mission of the Schools of the Diocese of Lansing
The mission of the schools of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing is the mission of Jesus Christ and of His Church: to serve parents in their duty as primary educators educating and forming young people in knowledge wisdom and virtue so that they develop as happy and holy disciples who fulfill their Godgiven potential in this world and become Saints in the next. The schools are to be prayerful communities of witness evangelization and discipleship where the distinctively Christian way of life is modeled taught and lived. In every respect the schools are to be grounded in truth and in Christ He who is the Truth.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates loyalty to the school and support of its mission especially in fostering and deepening Christ focused relationships with staff and families.
- Comprehends embraces and articulates education philosophy and pedagogies to teachers students and parents; continues to grow in this understanding.
- Possesses and continues to cultivate a deep appreciation of Catholic theology liberal arts philosophy literature and history of the broader Western intellectual and cultural tradition as well as their integration with the disciplines of math and science.
DaytoDay Operations
- Provides leadership of direction and decision making for all staff faculty and administrative support positions.
- Oversees enforcement of all school policies code of conduct and state and federal regulations for staff faculty and students.
- Oversees overall management of daytoday school operations GSRP (Great Start for Readiness Program) and Student Care program as appropriate delegating to and overseeing the School Secretary while working with GSRP Administrative support staff.
- Prepares and oversees preparation of reports lists and other forms for which the school is responsible.
- Works with the parish staff regarding daytoday operational items and facility needs.
- Serves as primary liaison with the Parent Teacher Organization.
- Plans and leads (or delegates) allschool assembly sessions.
- Participates in budget planning and oversees operational finances under the authority of the Pastor and in cooperation with the Parish Business Manager and Parish Finance Council.
- Cooperates with parish staff and fulfills all other tasks delegated to him by the Pastor.
- Attends diocesan meetings and cooperates and implements diocesan initiatives.
Faculty Development
- Leads serves on and has final approval with the pastor on the faculty hire recommendations of interview committees.
- Observes teachers classroom instruction on at least a quarterly basis providing necessary coaching modeling and feedback for their success and ongoing growth in implementing the curriculum and pedagogy.
- Cooperates with the Parish Administration for the operational aspects of onboarding staff and faculty (e.g. payroll Child Protection Program etc. Conveys all offers of employment renewals and adjustments.
- When necessary tasked with terminating staff/faculty in conjunction and cooperation with the Pastor and Parish Administration.
- Annually conducts Performance Evaluations for each staff and faculty member.
- The principal ensures appropriate training on operational and technological items.
- Makes formal recommendations and final approval of changes of curricular resources texts documents in consultation with the faculty and appointed parent review.
- Identifies and arranges for annual professional development training in curriculum and pedagogy.
- Conducts weekly school faculty/staff meetings.
Student Services
- Develops the master school schedule.
- Oversees and conducts interviews with prospective students and their families focusing on background in the Catholic faith academic readiness and social maturity.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with students functions as an authoritative and engaged presence in the school especially between classes during lunch and at the beginning and end of the day.
- Monitors students academic and behavioral progress.
- Functions as the primary communicator with the student and his/her parents in cases of serious misconduct and supports faculty in all necessary communication with students and parents in cases of lesser misconduct or academic struggles.
Communication
- Provides a weekly allparent newsletter with current school activities events and cultural formation.
- Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with individual students and parents concerning students academic social and behavioral progress.
- Cooperates with professional staff and support personnel in assessing and helping students with health learning and behavioral problems.
- Leads supports and encourages faculty and staff in carrying out their responsibilities regularly listening and responding to concerns offering advice on how to address behavioral and academic issues and facilitating cooperation and collaboration among staff members.
- Meets weekly with the pastor to provide updates on current school activities and needs and to arrange priestly support of school religious formation and activities.
- Safeguards confidentiality of privileged information.
- Maintains conduct speech and demeanor befitting a disciple of Christ and principal of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in public conduct and conversation.
Community Relations
- Spearheads and plans community information meetings and other school promotions and plays a leading role at such meetings and events.
- Organizes and participates in annual Open House events.
- Together with the School Secretary and volunteers provides oversight for social media presence and school promotion within the local community in concert with a broader marketing and development plan.
- Maintains a community presence as the public face of the school.
Abilities Knowledge Experience
- Ability to meet deadlines work on multiple projects and coordinate the work of others.
- Ability to speak well clearly and confidently in public daily.
- Ability to maintain positive relationships with students parents community members and staff.
- Ability to provide organization make near and longterm decisions and problem solve.
- Knowledge of computer applications financial procedures and legal requirements.
- Knowledge of school policies on immunization medication first aid emergencies and child abuse and neglect.
- Knowledge of all laws regulations and guidelines affecting teachers and students.
- Knowledge of effective classroom management techniques.
- Experience in classroom teaching and curriculum development.
- Preferred Masters degree; minimum Bachelors Degree (preferably with experience in teaching and/or school administration with a Catholic Liberal Arts and/or Catholic institution).
Interested candidates are asked to please submit the online application and attach a Curriculum Vitae and Letter of Introduction.
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