SMCS Appoints Pat Daly as New Principal

St. Michael's College School and the Basilian Fathers are proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Pat Daly as the school's 31st principal ... SkiptoContentBacktotopInquireTourApply St.Michael’sCollegeSchoolappointsnewPrincipalApril21,2022 St.Michael’sCollegeSchoolandtheBasilianFathersareproudtoannouncetheappointmentofMr.PatDalyastheschool’s31stprincipalinits169-yearhistory. DalywillassumetheleadershiproleeffectiveAugust2022afterspendingthelastfouryearsasDirectorofEducationfortheHaltonCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard(HCDSB). “OnbehalfofSt.Michael’sCollegeSchoolandtheBasilianFathers,weareexcitedtowelcomeournewestprincipal,Mr.PatDalytoourcommunity,”saysFr.AndrewLeung,CSB,President.“Mr.Dalybringsawell-respectedandcollaborativeapproachtoCatholiceducationalongwithawealthofexperienceimplementingequity,diversity,andinclusionprogramming.” HiseducationalbackgroundincludesaBachelorofArtsfromMcMasterUniversity,aBachelorofEducationfromNipissingUniversity,andaMasterofEducationfromBrockUniversity. Daly’s33yearsofexperienceasaCatholiceducatorishighlightedbyavarietyofprogressiveleadershiprolesandresponsibilities.Hespentthefirst25yearsofhiscareerwithHCDSBasahighschoolteacher,departmenthead,viceprincipal,andfoundingprincipalofSt.FrancisXavierCatholicSecondarySchoolandSt.ThomasAquinasCatholicSecondarySchool. Since2015,DalyhasheldthepositionsofSuperintendentofEducationwiththeBrantHaldimandNorfolkCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard,followedbyhistenureasDirectorofEducationforHCDSB.Underhisleadership,heledasenioradministrativeteamwithresponsibilitiesin:schooloperations,humanresources,facilitymanagementservices,businessservices,specialeducation,studentsuccess,continuingeducation,curriculumservices,StrategicCommunications,HumanRightsandEquity,ResearchServices,andfaithformation. “IamhumbledbytheopportunitytoservetheSt.Michael’sCollegeSchoolcommunityandbecomepartofa169-yearhistoryandtraditionofexcellence,”saysDaly.“IameagertomeetstudentsandfamiliesandexcitedtoworkalongsideandlearnfromtheskilledanddedicatedAdministrativeTeam,faculty,andstaff.” WhileservingasDirectorofEducation,Daly’srolefocusedonCatholicandculturalleadershipwithanemphasisonequity,diversity,andinclusionprogrammingandtraining. “I’mlookingforwardtoworkingcloselywithallpartnersaswebuilduponthestrongfoundationthatisatthecoreofSt.Michael’ssuccessbynurturing alearningenvironmentthatisguidedbyourGospelvalues,whereallstudentshavetheopportunityto Be,Belong,Become.”