Principal

Job Description

Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic School in Davenport, IA, is seeking a dynamic, faith-filled educational leader to join our team, effective July 1, 2025.

Serving close to 500 students from early childhood through 8th grade, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic School provides an accredited, premier Catholic education in eastern Iowa. We are dedicated to preparing students for lifelong success through academic excellence and personal growth.

Our mission is to create lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ while fostering academic and personal achievement. We utilize effective instruction to cultivate leadership skills in our students both inside and outside the classroom.

We are looking for a faithful, innovative, energetic, and experienced educational leader who is highly organized and collaborative. The ideal candidate will work closely with the Scott County Catholic School system, other administrators, parish leadership, students, families, and the wider parish community to support our mission through Catholic educational excellence.

Requirements:

Must be a practicing Catholic.
Must hold valid Iowa Administrative Licensure.
We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, along with health, dental, retirement benefits, and more. Relocation assistance may also be considered.

To learn more about Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic School, visit our website: https://www.stpaulcatholicschool.org/.

Interested candidates should apply at https://davenportdiocese.schoolspring.com or email a letter of interest, resume, and three letters of reference to:

Logan Ahnquist, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Director

Logan.ahnquist@sccsiowa.org

About the Employer

VISION

The Catholic Diocese of Davenport will reflect the Reign of God by growing in faith, hope and charity.

MISSION

As a Eucharistic community, we live out Jesus' call to go and make disciples of all nations and to love God and neighbor.