When Father Judge High School began searching for a new principal in March, 50 or so people applied for the position.
The search committee, according to school president Brian King, conducted an intense, deliberate process.
In the end, the committee chose a veteran educator and Judge guy.
Bill Schilling, the principal at New Foundations Charter High School and a 1976 Judge graduate, will become principal of his alma mater, effective July 1.
“I’m beyond excited,” he said. “It’s nice to come home. You want to return home. The education here made me a better person.”
Schilling, 58, grew up on Montague Street and attended St. Bernard Grammar School. He received a degree in criminal justice from Holy Family.
His professional career began as a correctional officer at Holmesburg Prison. He was a Philadelphia police officer for 13 years, working in the 8th and 35th police districts and being assigned to the district attorney’s office.
Schilling became a teacher at MaST Community Charter School and later the principal at the high school.
For the last 12 years, he’s been at New Foundations, including seven as the high school principal.
“It’s been great to be part of the two best charter schools in the state,” he said.
Today, Schilling lives in Delaware. He has four children. His wife, Faye, a Little Flower graduate, is the new principal of Saints Peter and Paul, a kindergarten through 12th grade school in Easton, Maryland.
Schilling replaces the Rev. James Dalton, who successfully guided Judge through the rigorous Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools re-accreditation.
Father Dalton will move on to become school minister at Neumann-Goretti High School. –Tom Waring, Northeast Times
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