Values for a Lifetime

Mr. Terry Chapman, Principal of Our Lady of Visitation Catholic School, has been named the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Dr. Robert J. Kealy Distinguished Principal Award. This national award is presented annually to outstanding principals of Catholic elementary schools. The award is sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).

“Mr. Chapman is an exceptional principal who is well deserving of this award” said Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. Jim Rigg. “He has gained great renown for fostering a strong academic and spiritual atmosphere in his schools. Visitation is a high successful school due to Mr. Chapman’s tremendous leadership.”

According to Rigg, “For years, Visitation has been a training ground for future principals. Mr. Chapman has a gift for training new administrators under his care and then sending them into other Catholic schools.”

In addition to serving as Principal of Our Lady of Visitation, Mr. Chapman is an instructor for the Initiative for Catholic Schools at Xavier University. Through this role, Mr. Chapman trains principals and teachers in working collaboratively and holding students and educators accountable for learning.

Mr. Chapman will receive this award at the annual NCEA Convention in Boston on April 11, 2012.