Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and Diocesan guidelines.
Required Education:
Masters
Internal Number: 1
St. Rita School in Alexandria, Virginia is seeking a dynamic, faithfully Catholic principal effective July 1, 2023.
St. Rita School is a Diocesan Catholic school in the Classical tradition that teaches students to serve God and others while always seeking the good, the true, and the beautiful. The ideal principal will be intimately familiar with the Classical model of education and able to successfully execute it in a parochial setting. St. Rita has over 250 students from Preschool to 8th Grade.
The successful candidate will be a faith-filled, practicing Catholic with a strong commitment to the Catholic philosophy of education and experience with a classical curriculum. Applicants must possess proven educational, managerial, communication and leadership skills. Previous experience as a principal is preferred, though not required. ?Minimum professional requirements include five years of teaching experience in a Catholic school and a master’s degree in school administration, or in another academic area with appropriate education courses. All appropriate Virginia State and Diocese of Arlington certifications must be obtained within three years of hire if not already held.
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and Diocesan guidelines.
Saint Rita Catholic School is a parish school (Preschool to 8th Grade) in the classical tradition. Classical education focuses on historical narrative, literature, art, music, science, and religion of the Western tradition. To convey this body of knowledge, our school employs a cycle of historical periods, with students in the primary grades introduced to the history and culture of their time period, then cycling back through in middle school for more advanced study at a higher level. Our cycle consists of the ancient world, the medieval period, the early modern period, and the modern period.
With our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program beginning in Preschool and continuing through 3rd Grade, St. Rita provides a more natural and hands-on way for our younger students to be introduced to the Catholic faith. Our school has a robust faith life, participating in Mass each week as well as Eucharistic Adoration with an opportunity for Confession. We teach Latin beginning in Kindergarten, and we strive to imbue our students with an attitude of wonder and appreciation for God’s creation, a desire for goodness, truth, and beauty, and a sense of how to live a virtuous life.
St. Rita has approximately 250 students.
