Head of School for Brand New School

Job Description

St. Monica Catholic Academy, PreK-12, Edmond, OK
Head of School Position

Brand new classical Catholic school seeks Head of School!

Located in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and canonically established by Archbishop Paul Coakley in 2025, St. Monica Catholic Academy will form students in holiness, wisdom, and virtue. Inspired by the Catholic Liberal Arts model of education and rooted in the Sacred Liturgy, the school aims to cultivate minds that seek truth, hearts that love beauty, and souls that live for goodness, preparing students for this life and eternity. The academy will open in August of 2026 with two sections of PreK4 through Grade 2, adding a grade level each year to ultimately become the first PreK-12 Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

We seek a visionary and faithful Head of School to establish, shape, and lead St. Monica Catholic Academy. The Head of School will be the founding architect of the school's mission, overseeing its spiritual, academic, and operational foundations. The right candidate will be an inspiring leader, deeply immersed in the Catholic intellectual and liturgical traditions, capable of assembling a world-class faculty, attracting interested families, and ensuring that the school stands as a beacon of Catholic education for generations to come. While this is not a typical administrative position, the Head of School will also serve as the initial principal of the grammar school and, in that role, must possess the requisite skills to spearhead faculty formation, curriculum implementation, school finances, and enrollment management, as well as to develop a warm rapport with fellow principals, teachers, the parents of small children, parishioners, and members of the local community.
We seek a Head of School with the heart of a saint, the mind of a scholar, and the leadership of a founder. If you feel called to this extraordinary opportunity, we invite you to submit a cover letter and resume to lschuler@archokc.org

Qualifications and Requirements:
- Devout, practicing Catholic with a strong personal prayer life
- Deep commitment to, understanding of, and ability to adeptly apply
- Catholic liberal arts tradition in a classroom setting for the formation of the whole child
- Familiarity with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools and the Catholic Curriculum Standards
- Graduate degree in theology, philosophy, education, or the liberal arts
- Oklahoma principal certification, or ability to obtain
- Experience as a principal or teacher in a classical Catholic school setting, preferred
- Proficient knowledge of the instructional and accreditation process
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience managing faculty and staff, maintaining a balanced budget, and analyzing student achievement, enrollment, and demographic data for decision making

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