Principal

Job Description

Edgewood Campus School, a community sponsored by Dominican Veritas Ministries and rooted in the Dominican Sinsinawa tradition, seeks a dynamic, mission-driven leader to serve as principal starting in July 2025.

With over 143 years of commitment to faith, truth, compassion, and academic excellence, ECS is dedicated to educating students from 4K through 8th grade to become faith-filled global citizens. Located on a beautiful 55-acre campus on Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin, Edgewood Campus School shares a beautiful campus with Edgewood High School and Edgewood College, separate corporate entities from ECS. Edgewood Campus School features strong enrollment, a passionate, nurturing faculty and staff, and dedicated students and families within a caring, inclusive community.

To learn more about the compelling school community, please visit here.

The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the ECS president, the principal oversees daily school operations, provides instructional leadership, supports faculty development, fosters strong parent relationships, and promotes continuous improvement. The principal collaborates with school leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives, fosters effective communication, and ensures a safe, respectful environment for all students and staff. The principal is called to inspire and lead faculty, staff, and students to uphold the core values of the ECS traditions and culture, where every child is valued, respected, and encouraged to reach their full potential.

Other critical responsibilities include ensuring alignment with educational standards and best practices and effectively managing resources to support school programs and activities. The position is essential to overseeing and maintaining school growth while conducting staff evaluations that support and promote professional development and foster accountability within a collaborative culture. The principal will support the school's Catholic and Dominican mission as expressed through its Sinsinawan heritage.

This role calls for a confident, compassionate leader who can guide the school community with integrity, warmth, passion, and a commitment to academic excellence. The principal is central to cultivating a welcoming and supportive environment, encouraging active communication and partnership with families and the community.

The successful candidate will...
- Be a practicing Catholic in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
- Have a master's degree or higher in Educational Leadership or Administration.
- Possess (or be eligible to receive) a State of Wisconsin principal certificate, including required graduate coursework in educational leadership.
- Possess (or be eligible to receive) a State of Wisconsin teaching certificate.
- Must complete VIRTUS Safe Environment and background check with the Diocese of Madison upon hire.
- Have a minimum experience of five years as an administrator in a K-8 school setting and five years of teaching experience (preferred).
- Have experience working in a president/principal model of leadership (preferred).

Interested candidates can immediately contact our team to explore this exciting Catholic school leadership opportunity. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be treated with confidentiality and respect.

View the Search Prospectus: https://bit.ly/edgewoodprincipalsp25

Application Procedure
To apply confidentially, please submit the following four documents as separate PDF attachments to Scott Brogan, Partner, at sbrogan@partnersinmission.com.

- Letter of Interest that aligns your experiences and skill sets with the current needs of the school as you understand them.
- Statement of Catholic educational leadership philosophy.
- Current resume with all appropriate dates included.
- List of five references with names, relationships, phone numbers, and email addresses (professional and personal). References will only be contacted with candidate knowledge and approval.
- Please include "Edgewood Campus School-Principal" in the subject field.

Candidates are expected to be available to assume the position's responsibilities in July 2025.

CONTACT
Scott Brogan, Partner
sbrogan@partnersinmission.com
Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions, LLC
(407) 497-1806
www.partnersinmissionslss.com

About the Employer

Partners in Mission School Leadership 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. As partners among ourselves and with our clients' missions, we value, understand, and embrace the importance of Catholic education in our personal and professional lives - and remain committed to ensuring its strength and vitality for years to come. Engaged by religious and school communities, boards and dioceses, our team of dedicated search consultants have identified and secured mission-driven professionals to serve in a myriad of diverse Catholic school and diocesan leadership positions from Massachusetts to Hawaii.