Welcome Mr. McCaul

List of 6 items.

• As Principal, you have so many different groups to manage. What is the best way of effectively staying connected to those with whom you work?

  Presence, both physically and emotionally is number one. Second is clear communication and third is regular scheduled check-ins.

• As Principal, you will have a major impact on the life of the students, in and our of the classroom. What do you want students to know about you in your role?

  I want them to know that they are loved exactly as they are and that we are so glad they exist in the world. I want them to feel a sense of cherished belonging here at the Prep.  I want them to know that we love them enough to hold them to high standards in academics, in their conduct, in the way they serve, and in their spiritual pilgrimage.

• As the leader of the faculty, what is your favorite part about teaching and teachers?

  Finding ways to make the critical and difficult work of teaching easier and collaborating to build policies and processes that make the school better for our young men.
  

• In your career, what have you learned about academic leadership that you think will be beneficial to the students of St. Joseph’s Prep?

  Creating a place of belonging where each student can be their authentic self, where they can put down their “emotional armor” and lean in to the person God knows they are. You do that with clarity, that is high standards and high support.  We communicate that we believe that each student can succeed and each student belongs here and each student has something important to offer the community.

• Why have you chosen to make your career in Jesuit education? What calls you to this work?

  Ignatian spirituality and the experience of the spiritual exercises has had a profound impact on my life.  I believe the countercultural call of Ignatian spirituality, to be generous, loving, open to growth, to be of service, to find God in all things and to see the world in an incarnational way, is exactly what our young men need and exactly what the world needs. I do believe that Jesuit education has the power to change the world.

• Why St. Joseph’s Prep? What excites you about the Prep? What are you looking forward to coming to Philadelphia?

  I am excited by the Prep’s legacy of greatness and excited to be part of a thriving Jesuit school. I am excited about the tradition of academic excellence, the superior performances of Cape & Sword, and all of the athletic successes.

  
  

  I am looking forward to eating great cheesesteaks and riding my bike on the Schuylkill River Rail trail and also the Semiquincentennial being celebrated on July 4th, 2026!