PRINCIPAL of NERINX HALL ST. LOUIS, Application Deadline: March 31, 2017 Position Begins: July 1, 2017

Founded by the Sisters of Loretto in 1924, Nerinx Hall is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory, all-girls high school dedicated to the belief that educated, caring, and empowered young women are essential to our world. Our school philosophy is centered on three primary principles: women must know themselves and their world; diversity enriches and trust empowers; and we are called to deliberate Christian action. Nerinx Hall believes in the holistic growth of its young women through a challenging academic program that includes nearly 40 Advanced Placement and college credit courses and more than 200 electives. The school also provides extensive opportunities for personal development through participation in athletics (31 teams in 13 sports), the fine and performing arts, community service, campus ministry, and student leadership. The school clearly embraces the Loretto school values of Faith, Community, Justice, and Respect. Nerinx Hall is committed to its Catholic identity as it is viewed through the lens of the charism of the Sisters of Loretto. At Nerinx, spirituality is as an active and empowering experience essential to student life. Nerinx Hall is located on an 11.5-acre campus in beautiful Webster Groves, an inner-ring suburb just eight miles southwest of downtown St. Louis. Enrollment in grades nine through twelve is currently 600 students. The diversity rate of the student population is 15%. Students from 72 ZIP codes across Missouri and Illinois attend Nerinx Hall.

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1 THE SISTERS of LORETTO The Loretto Community is a congregation of Catholic vowed Sisters and both lay and vowed Co-members. The Community is an outgrowth of the Sisters of Loretto. The order was founded on the frontier in 1812, which makes the Sisters of Loretto one of the first religious communities LORETTO SCHOOL VALUES of women in the United States. Today, 159 Sisters and 206 Co-members continue to The Loretto tradition of live out the Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the education continues today Gospel urges us.” with Loretto-sponsored schools in , Traditionally a teaching order, the Loretto Community has expanded its work and El Paso, Texas. With St. into many fields to promote justice, including education, healthcare, elder care, Mary’s Academy and Loretto environmental stewardship, and advocacy. The Sisters of Loretto serve throughout Academy, Nerinx Hall shares the United States, in addition to missions and partnerships in Pakistan, Ghana and a commitment to the Loretto Guatemala. The Loretto Motherhouse is located in Nerinx, Kentucky with centers School Values. and staff offices in St. Louis and Denver. Faith: Building hope, fostering community, and OPPORTUNITIES for THE NEXT PRINCIPAL acting in charity and service The next Principal of Nerinx Hall will have the opportunity to leave her/his mark on through the enduring love of God. the school in the following areas:

Community: Building Expansion of the academic program: While Nerinx Hall currently enjoys an relationships that are excellent academic reputation in the St. Louis metropolitan area, the new principal affirming, inclusive, will have the opportunity to oversee an expansion of academic programs that empowering, and address the needs of individual learners in the current school community. Possible compassionate. expansion of honors class offerings, encouragement of expanded interdisciplinary offerings (including STEM and STEAM initiatives), and continued development of Justice: Promoting changes to eliminate oppression, project-based learning will be highlighted. and creating systems and Faculty observation/professional development: Nerinx Hall has begun to relationships in which implement the Marzano model for teacher observation and professional people, especially women, are treated fairly and development. Establishment of solid professional standards and a collaborative impartially. approach between the administration and the teaching faculty on building a culture of continual improvement will be a critical part of the new principal’s job. Respect: Being open to differences, and believing Review of accreditation standards: As reflected in the school’s current five-year in each person’s potential. strategic plan, the new principal will work with the school’s administration and Promoting the dignity of faculty to examine the effectiveness of Nerinx Hall’s accreditation processes and help individuals and protecting to identify the best process for the school as it moves forward. the sacredness of all creation. Collaboration in examining the possible expansion of the current campus: The new principal will work with the administration and faculty to address physical plant needs as the school looks to expand its facilities.

2 QUICK FACTS

Founded: 1924 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SOUGHT : The 11.5 acre campus Nerinx Hall is looking for a professional Catholic educator who is Location is located at the junction of East willing to immerse her/himself in the life of the school at all levels: Lockwood Avenue and Big Bend spiritual, academic, athletic, developmental, and social. The successful Boulevard in the Old Orchard candidate will have extensive experience on the high-school level, be neighborhood of Webster Groves. Old familiar with single-sex education, and have extensive experience with Orchard is a mixed–use neighborhood both faculty and curriculum development. She/he must feel comfortable that includes , a working in a collaborative setting and should be familiar with the lively commercial strip of shops and president/principal model of administration. She/he must be flexible, restaurants along Big Bend Boulevard, patient, firm and yet understanding. and charming, tree-lined residential streets. The Nerinx Hall campus is directly adjacent to Interstate 44 (at the ACADEMIC PROGRAM Murdoch Avenue exit). Nerinx Hall students are independent thinkers with a wide variety of interests. Over the last three years, the average class size at graduation Students of Color: 15% has been 154 students. During that time span, an average of 28 students Endowment: $7,000,000 each year earned an ACT score of 31 or higher; the average ACT composite score has been 27. Tuition 2016-2017: $13,600 The school fosters intellectual development through a rigorous academic Financial Assistance 2016-2017: $1,100,000 awarded to 31% of the curriculum that includes nearly 40 Advanced Placement and college student body credit courses and more than 200 elective courses. Nerinx Hall is the only Catholic girls’ school Total Fundraising 2015-2016: $1,106,000 in the metropolitan St. Faculty 2016-2017: 69 (85% hold Louis area to offer five advanced degrees) world languages: Latin, French, Spanish, German, Accreditation: North Central/AdvancED and Mandarin. Average ACT Composite Scores An active campus ministry 2014-2016: 27 (National Mean: 22) program and a recently- expanded service learning program encourage our young women to develop an involved and socially- conscious spiritual life that reflects the Loretto school values of Faith, Community, Justice, and Respect. In athletics, Nerinx Hall offers students the opportunity to compete in 13 sports. There are 31 sports teams in which students can compete. Nerinx Hall currently features 50 organizations and clubs in which students may participate.

3 NERINX BY THE NUMBERS 2015-2016

graduates accepted to 600 students 153 enrolled different colleges

32 19 graduates earned 31 average class size or higher on ACT

69 9:1 faculty (85% hold student:teacher ratio advanced degrees)

27 average ACT (22 is National Mean)

56% 90 of students participate hours of service in 13 sports required for graduation

earned more than 16,500 $28 74 hours of service completed zip codes represented million in college by Nerinx students scholarships

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