What is the Principal’s job?
- The Principal has primary responsibility for day-to-day academic affairs of the school, including curriculum development, faculty development & evaluation, activities, and student affairs. The Principal provides leadership, oversight, and accountability for the academic and religious programming at Purcell Marian High School and directs, supervises, and oversees all academic faculty and support staff and all co/extracurricular activities, including athletics, fine arts, and clubs. The Principal will have equal responsibility, along with the President, for the Catholic faith formation of the students.
What is the timeline for hiring a Principal?
- We have enlisted the services of Partners in Mission Search Solutions (Partners in Mission) as our search counsel. They will lead a thorough, thoughtful search to hire a Principal who can start before the 2026-2027 school year.
Who is leading the search process?
- Partners in Mission Search Solutions is the retained search division of Partners in Mission, the nation’s leading full-service consulting firm focused exclusively on developing excellence in Catholic school advancement and leadership. PIM values and embraces the importance of Catholic education and remains committed to ensuring its vitality for years to come. Engaged by religious and school communities, boards, and dioceses nationwide, their dedicated search consultants have identified and secured mission-driven leaders for a wide range of Catholic school and diocesan positions.
What is the Partners in Mission process for the Principal Search?
- Partners in Mission will develop a vetted list of top candidates for our Search Committee’s consideration. Then, the Search Committee will meet, review the top candidates, and narrow the pool to a list of semifinalists they will interview. Interviews will only be conducted by the Search Committee to preserve candidates’ confidentiality. Confidentiality throughout this process is standard practice when conducting a leadership search.
- After semi-finalist interviews, the finalists will be selected by the Search Committee, and final interviews will be conducted. At the conclusion of this process, the Search Committee will present its recommendations to the Archdiocese.
Who is Purcell Marian's Search Committee?
- Partners in Mission and President Whapham will lead the formation of our Search Committee.
What If I have questions about the Principal Search or have a candidate recommendation?
- All questions or recommendations can be submitted to Shana Rossi at srossi@partnersinmission.com.
