Superintendent of Schools

Arcadia Education•Lincoln, NE

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Lincoln is responsible for leading the diocese's Catholic schools toward a shared, vibrant vision of Catholic education. This role requires a unifier and an evangelizer who can build confidence among pastors, encourage principals, and foster a clear understanding of Catholic education among families. The position is part of a broader renewal effort within the Church's educational mission, aligning with Pope Leo XIV's vision and Bishop Conley's pastoral plan, which emphasizes education as a key pillar. The role involves significant time in the field, fostering relationships and promoting a sacramental lens in all aspects of education.

Requirements

Nebraska superintendent licensure (in progress or to be obtained)
Experience in Catholic education
Strong understanding of Catholic doctrine and intellectual tradition
Ability to unify and evangelize
Field experience building confidence among pastors and encouraging principals
Ability to rekindle imagination of families regarding Catholic education
Experience in curriculum development and implementation
Experience in personnel management, including principal selection and development
Experience in financial sustainability of educational institutions
Experience in enrollment marketing and recruitment
Experience in advancement, major gifts, and donor relations
Experience in scholarship program administration
Experience in school policy and handbook adoption
Experience in managing operating budgets
Experience in technology and data protection
Strong people-management skills
Leadership experience with priests, religious sisters, and lay principals
Understanding of state and federal filings, accreditation reporting, and certification compliance
Understanding of special education and student discipline
Understanding of facilities, capital projects, and parish property
Understanding of insurance and risk management
Understanding of records and legal response
Ability to inform the Bishop on material matters without delay
Resume or CV and cover letter

Nice To Haves

Experience as Superintendent of Record during credentialing period
Experience with federal tax-credit scholarship programs
Experience with ICLE formation

Responsibilities

Carry the Diocese of Lincoln's schools from a position of strength into one shared, vibrant vision of Catholic education.
Operate from a shared, clearly articulated vision of Catholic education, grounded in orthodoxy and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Align schools in curricular vision and implementation.
Function as a visible evangelizer for Catholic education, engaging parents and communities.
Work towards schools operating closer to capacity over five years.
Ensure the new federal tax-credit scholarship program is understood and actively used by families and donors.
Translate vision into priorities, timelines, support structures, and monitored implementation.
Equip CAO's and principals with resources, training, and ongoing support.
Work closely with CAOs and pastors on principal hiring and development.
Ensure schools operate on a sustainable financial footing, building practical models for distinct urban and rural economies.
Make documented, on-pace progress toward Nebraska superintendent licensure.
Meet Nebraska Department of Education accreditation-reporting obligations for every school.
Model openness to formation expected of the diocese's teachers.
Bring strong people-management to a large network of schools and staff.
Inspire and hold accountable priests, religious sisters, and lay principals.
Strengthen the network's day-to-day operational health year over year.
Lead the team spearheading renewal curriculum design, texts, and scope and sequence.
Oversee assessment strategy and accountability for academic outcomes.
Manage faculty formation and professional development.
Conduct instructional supervision, classroom observation, and coaching.
Oversee the academic calendar and instructional schedule.
Manage principal recruitment, selection, evaluation, development, and separation.
Set faculty hiring standards, mission-fit criteria, and interview protocol.
Manage the Office of Catholic Schools staffing structure.
Oversee enrollment marketing, recruitment, and family communication.
Lead advancement, major gifts, and donor relations.
Administer scholarship programs.
Oversee school policy and handbook adoption.
Manage the financial models offered to schools and parishes.
Oversee the Office of Catholic Schools operating budget.
Manage technology and data protection.
Serve as the day-to-day public representative of the schools.
Propose observable benchmarks rendered from the Bishop's vision and the Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education principles.
Propose compensation philosophy and salary scales, set with the CFO.
Propose diocesan tuition and financial-aid policy.
Propose the opening, closing, merging, or relocating of a school.
Propose chancery education positions.
Propose commitments above the set threshold or spanning fiscal years.
Prepare state and federal filings, accreditation reporting, and certification compliance for the Superintendent of Record's certification.
Support special education and student discipline determinations.
Support facilities, capital projects, and parish property.
Support insurance and risk, held by the CFO.
Support records and legal response, held by Counsel.
Inform Bishop Conley on all material personnel, legal, financial, or reputational matters, without delay.