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Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving students in grades 6 through 12, Austin Prep has cultivated a close-knit learning community since its founding in 1961. Guided by its mission to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve, the school challenges students through a rigorous college preparatory program that includes honors and Advanced Placement courses, personalized instruction, and intentionally small classes. An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. Beyond academics, the school’s unwritten curriculum – the lived expression of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, and love) – forms the heart of its mission. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is life-changing and important,” says Head of School James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.” Serving grades 6–12 under one roof allows this leading prep school to guide students through every stage of development—academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Community stands at the center of this experience, nurturing belonging and inspiring students to lead lives of purpose. Austin Prep athletics teams, competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), are recognized among the best north of Boston, reflecting the same drive and integrity found in the classroom. Nearly every graduate continues on to a four-year college, prepared not only for success in higher education but for a meaningful life shaped by faith, friendship, and service.

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Boston Metropolitan Area

Reading

Massachusetts

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The Reading Public Schools announced Thursday that Joanne King was selected to be the new principal of the . King was part of a six week search process involving interviews and community and staff meetings. King was previously a fifth grade teacher at the Wood End School. She said she was interested in becoming a principal when she went into teaching, but wanted to spend time in a classroom first. She has been teaching in Reading for 10 years. According to Superintendent John Doherty, King has been involved both as a student and instructor in the National Institute for School Leadership program and has performed over 300 hours of practicum work at both the district and school level for her administrator licensure.  King was , but 34 people originally applied for the job. Current has been in his position for seven years, and will retire at the end of the school year.

The Reading Public Schools announced Thursday that Joanne King was selected to be the new principal of the . King was part of a six week search process involving interviews and community and staff meetings.

King was previously a fifth grade teacher at the Wood End School. She said she was interested in becoming a principal when she went into teaching, but wanted to spend time in a classroom first. She has been teaching in Reading for 10 years. According to Superintendent John Doherty, King has been involved both as a student and instructor in the National Institute for School Leadership program and has performed over 300 hours of practicum work at both the district and school level for her administrator licensure.

King was , but 34 people originally applied for the job. Current has been in his position for seven years, and will retire at the end of the school year.

The position of principal at the Wood End School has been filled.