Fall 2012 - Cardinal Spellman High School

Cardinal Spellman High School officials completed their search
for a new educational and spiritual leader, in March, by appointing
Paul Kelly as the school’s new Principal.
Kelly was the principal of the St. Joseph Elementary School in
Needham. He served in that position since 1997. Prior to his position
at Saint Joseph Elementary School, Kelly served as a music teacher
at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree and as Director of
Music at Notre
Dame Academy
in Hingham.
Cardinal Spellman
began their
search with 14
strong candidates.
A committee comprised of faculty, parents, and students assisted in
interviewing six semifinalists and then Kelly was selected. Cardinal
Spellman President, Dr. John McEwan is very pleased to have appointed
Kelly. “I am confident that Paul has the enthusiasm, background
and character to be an outstanding Principal for many years
to come,” McEwan said.
Kelly is replacing, former Principal Dorothy Lynch, who stepped
down from her position to take a role in the Finance Office. She will
be working as Cardinal Spellman High School’s Registrar.
Among Kelly’s many accomplishments, Saint Joseph Elementary
earned New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
accreditation in 2004 and the school has experienced elevated standardized
testing scores for all grades. Kelly instituted an extensive Fine
Arts Program, before and after school programs, and he oversaw the
creation of the school’s web site and the development of the Parent
School Association.
The new principal of Cardinal Spellman High School began his tenure
July 1, 2012. “I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be joining the Spellman
community,” Kelly Said. “I’m coming from a school that seems
very similar in terms of its mission to teach to the whole
person, heart, mind and soul. To be part of that
commitment on the high school level will
be a very exciting and challenging
opportunity for me. I really feel
like this is all part of God’s plan.
happening on the hill
It’s the right time and the right place. I feel honored to have been
selected to be the next Principal at Cardinal Spellman and I can’t wait
to get started.”
Kelly resides in Braintree with his wife, Marybeth, and their three
children. He also serves as the Director of Music at St. John the Baptist
Parish in Quincy.
Cardinal Spellman
Chooses New Principal
“ Paul Kelly has the enthusiasm, background
and character to be an outstanding
Principal for many years to come.”
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