Jonathan McGuire
Fargo,ND
Summary
Life-long educator and administrator in non-profit enterprises with expertise in recruitment, hiring, and developing both paid and volunteer staff for the benefit of students, their families, and their communities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Upper School Dean
Capstone Classical Academy
Fargo, ND
06.2023 - Current
- Weekly contact with stakeholders (parents, faculty and staff, and students) to ensure student development in virtue through our systems and practices.
- Operated as liaison for plans, policies, and problems between administrative leadership team and other staff and faculty.
- Built the 'House System' for Upper School and trained students how to lead their peers over time through mentorship, conflict, and encouragement.
- Doubled the Upper School faculty through local and national recruiting efforts, ensuring alignment with existing faculty, school mission, and future scalability for full enrollment and graduation.
- Crafted school schedules year-to-year with collaboration from other admin and teachers to maximize restful yet vigorous student intellectual and moral growth.
- Trained existing faculty in best classroom practices and virtuous discipline policies of students ensuring struggling students had necessary support.
- Recruited and trained volunteer parents for permanent committees to enhance logistics, financial strategy, communication, organizational growth, and marketing of House System.
- Mediated student and faculty reconciliation in conflict, communicating with parents throughout.
- Managed all Upper School weekly communications and plans between faculty and families.
- Designed full Upper School chapel and classroom programs for consistency, faculty improvement, and student service and leadership.
- Ensured consistency of brand and practices of Upper School with overall school policies, and departments of Admissions, Hospitality, Lower School, Facilities, and Liturgical habits (chapel, times of prayer, and discipleship).
Upper School Administrator
Providence Classical Academy
Bossier City, LA
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Coordinated communication between faculty, parents, and students effectively.
- Organized student records and maintained accurate data management systems.
- Supported curriculum development alongside educators to enhance learning experiences.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing paperwork or responding to emails.
- Monitored sports eligibility and reported to appropriate staff members.
Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church of Belzoni
Belzoni, MS
06.2015 - 03.2022
- Organized, planned, and led weekly worship services and coordinated liturgical planning.
- Provided pastoral counseling and support for congregation members in need.
- Communicated weekly with other local churches, regardless of tradition/background, to seek unity of purpose and mutual support.
- Maintained records of baptisms, marriages, funerals, membership rolls.
- Developed and implemented community outreach programs to engage local residents.
- Collaborated with church committees to set strategic goals and vision.
- Managed church finances, including budgeting and fundraising initiatives.
- Upheld and expanded church commitments to regional and national organizations.
- Prepared annual reports that tracked progress towards meeting established goals.
Education
Masters of Divinity - Theology And Philosophy
Reformed Theological Seminary
Jackson05-2015
Skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Policy development
- Curriculum design
- Data management
- Mentorship programs
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Faculty and volunteer recruitment and training
Timeline
Upper School Dean
Capstone Classical Academy
06.2023 - Current
Upper School Administrator
Providence Classical Academy
06.2022 - 03.2023
Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church of Belzoni
06.2015 - 03.2022
Masters of Divinity - Theology And Philosophy
Reformed Theological Seminary