Our Administration
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Principal
Ms. Susan Streitenberger
Ms. Susan Streitenberger is blessed to be serving as the interim principal at St. Paul School for the 2021-2022 school year. She is a long-time parishioner of St. Paul the Apostle Parish.
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Ms. Streitenberger has been dedicated to the field of education for more than thirty years, during which time she has had the opportunity to develop a wealth of leadership and management skills.
She began her teaching career in the Diocese of Columbus and has taught both at the elementary and secondary levels. Most recently, she was serving as the assistant superintendent for high schools in the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools.
Ms. Streitenberger's highest priority is building a Catholic community of faith. Additionally, she will work to promote and facilitate high quality student learning. -
Dean of Students
Mr. Eric Pfeifer
Mr. Pfeifer started his teaching career in 2015. He attended The Ohio State University where he earne
d his degree in Italian before moving on to Ohio Dominican University to complete his M.A in Theology. In 2018 Mr. Pfeifer took on some additional responsibilities as the Assistant Dean of Students and the Saint Vincent de Paul Youth Chapter Coordinator. He has a passion for sharing the faith and helping the students seek out the deeper meaning of our relationship to God.
His family has continued to grow since he started at St. Paul and now includes his wife (Jazmin) and three children (Charleigh, Brody and Asher) along with their golden retriever (Piper). In his free time, he enjoys his family, playing golf, and setting aside time for moments of silence. -
Assistant Administrators
Mrs. Anne Cody
Mrs. Cody began teaching at Saint Paul in 2009. She holds a Bachelor of Science D
egree from Bowling Green State University and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree from Ohio Dominican University in Educational Leadership. Mrs Cody served as a 6th grade Science and Religious teacher for eight years and Science for 5th and 6th grade for two. In 2019 Mrs Cody became the STEAM Coordinator, facilitating all STEAM learning at Saint Paul School. During the 2020-2021 school year, Mrs Cody supported Saint Paul families and teachers in her role as STEAM Online Facilitator.
This year, in addition to coordinating Saint Paul’s ODE Designated STEAM program, Mrs. Cody will be overseeing the intervention team, state testing, and will support the teaching staff as the Teacher Leader in STEAM/PBL accreditation and curriculum.
acody@stpaulk-8.org
Mr. Michael Porretta
Mr. Porretta is a graduate of St. Francis De Sales High School. From there he earned two Bachelor Degrees from Otterbein University in Music Education and Applied Tuba. In addition, he holds a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University in Music Education.
Mr. Porretta began teaching in 2000 as a high school and middle school band and choir teacher. In 2007 he came to the Diocese of Columbus as a traveling assistant band director. In 2010 he became full time at St. Paul.
In addition to his music instruction, this year Mr. Porretta will be overseeing the scheduling of classes, as well as myriad of other organizational tasks. He will also be managing the school’s State and Federal fundings, in addition to the school’s Emergency Assistance for Non Public School funds.
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Administration Openings and Job Prospectus
A Message From Our Pastor: This past week Mr. Faustin Weber, our Assistant Principal at Saint Paul School, announced that he will not be returning to Saint Paul in the fall as he is taking a position with a marketing and communications firm. As I announced previously, our principal Dr. Carol Walsh is also leaving at the end of this year to be able to live with family in Colorado. I am profoundly grateful to both Dr. Walsh and Mr. Weber. Their leadership and teamwork has been instrumental in the success we have been able to have during this challenging year of COVID and I wish them all the best as they go forward with new chapters in their lives.
Saint Paul School is a very special mission of our parish and I am committed to finding the best possible leadership for our school who can accomplish our mission to form missionary disciples of Jesus Christ in a robust educational environment. To this end, I am very pleased to announce that in our effort to secure the best and brightest candidates from near and far we have retained Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions to serve as our search counsel. Based in Westwood, MA, Partners in Mission is a nationally recognized full-service consulting firm focused exclusively on delivering excellence in Catholic school leadership, advancement, and enrollment management. They have prepared this prospectus that I encourage you to share with any potential candidates who are proven missionary disciples of Christ and educational leaders: click here. I am also working closely with Mr. Adam Dufault, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. I will keep you posted. I ask all of you to pray in a special way for our principal search!