Job Description:
Principal (2024-25)
Organization: St. Francis Borgia School (Washington)
Full Time 
Principal
St. Francis Borgia in Washington, Missouri is seeking a full time Elementary Principal starting in the 2024-25 school year.
The principal is the spiritual and educational leader of the elementary school community. The highest priority of the principal is the building of a Christian community of faith that provides for the spiritual, moral, intellectual, aesthetical, emotional, social, and physical needs of the children in the school.
In the following areas, a principal:
Faith Community

1. Articulates and acts in accordance with the Philosophy of Catholic Education, Archdiocesan policies related to the religious dimension of the Catholic school, and the school’s mission statement
2. Acts in accordance with Gospel values
3. Participates in building faith community
4. Takes responsibility for personal and communal spiritual formation opportunities in an effort to build faith community

Administration and Leadership

1. Demonstrates effective instructional leadership
2. Implements personnel policies and procedures effectively
3. Provides for efficient and effective school operation
4. Uses appropriate and effective decision-making procedures
5. Engages appropriate members of the school community in designing and implementing plans for the school’s future

Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

1. Exhibits cooperation with local school and Archdiocesan administrators
2. Exhibits cooperation with teachers and other colleagues
3. Communicates effectively with and maintains appropriate relationships with students
4. Communicates effectively with and maintains positive relationships with parents
5. Conveys a positive image of the school to the larger community
6. Exhibits effective communication skills

Professional Responsibilities and Professional Development

1. Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility
2. Actively responds to total school needs
3. Engages in continuous professional development

A principal in a Catholic elementary school is a knowledgeable and practicing Catholic. The principal should also have a thorough understanding of and commitment to the Catholic philosophy of education and the Witness Statement for Those Who Serve in Catholic Education. Principals should have prior teaching experience. A number of these years should have been in Catholic elementary education.
Principals are expected to hold a valid teaching certificate and have a minimum of a Master’s Degree with at least twenty (20) hours of graduate work in educational administration/leadership or state certification in administration. Principals are also expected to hold an elementary school religion teacher certification or religion coordinator certificate from the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Consideration will be given to applicants who are working toward proper certification.
Requirements for Missouri Elementary and Middle School Principal Certification can be found at the MO DESE website: (http://www.dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification)
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to humanresources@archstl.org