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The Nativity School of Worcester is a new Catholic, inner-city
middle school for boys that will open in September 2003 and
is sponsored by the Society of Jesus of New England and the
College of the Holy Cross. The Trustees seek to hire a Principal
to begin his or her responsibilities on or about January
2003 in order to lead in establishing the school and preparing
it for an outstanding inaugural year. The Principal is the
leader in the academic administration of the school, including
student admissions and secondary education placements, faculty
recruitment, training and supervision, curriculum development,
discipline and school-wide extra-curricular activities. It
is essential that the Principal be committed to urban education
and positively disposed toward the typical student of these
schools. The Principal has the opportunity to build a new
enterprise based on a proven method in urban education, the
Nativity model.
The Principal is responsible for:
- Recruitment of a talented and dedicated faculty.
- Developing, updating, and implementing the school curriculum,
incorporating federal, state, and diocesan standards, and
adapting them to the needs of the students.
- The quality of teaching in the school. This person supervises
and evaluates all teachers, conducts orientation programs
for new teachers, mentors or arranges for the mentoring
of new teachers, and provides opportunities for professional
development.
- Duties include scheduling classes, extended day activities,
and teachers’ duties; scheduling monthly calendars;
coordinating special activities, parent/teacher conferences,
and volunteers’ assignments; conducting fire drills;
developing and implementing emergency evacuation plans
and handling whatever concerns the well-running of the
school and its programs.
Requirements:
- Commitment to the moral and academic development of early
adolescent boys.
- Eagerness and ability to lead a school with a strong
spiritual foundation.
- An ability to deal with the daily details while moving
toward a larger vision.
- A sense of humor.
- An ability to articulate and a belief in the educational
philosophy of Nativity School.
- Prior teaching and school administrative experience.
A willingness to teach.
- A team player.
- Supervisory experience. Strong interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of curriculum development.
- Experience with Jesuit education and/or service preferred.
- Fluent in Spanish and English preferred.
- A three to five year commitment.
Applicants should send a letter of introduction, résumé and
reference list to:
Joanne G. McClatchy
Executive Director
The Nativity School of Worcester
P.O. Box 547
One College Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Review of dossiers will begin no later than Nov. 30, 2002.
EEOE/AA
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