St. Olaf principal featured in national podcast
Friday, Dec. 25, 2020
Intermountain Catholic
BOUNTIFUL – Simon McFall, principal of St. Olaf School, was recently interviewed in a National Catholic Educational Association podcast to celebrate Catholic Principal Appreciation Day.
McFall, one of two principals interviewed by the NCEA’s chief innovation officer, Dr. Kevin Baxter, shared his administrative team’s efforts to build a culture that connects the school and the parish in an intentional way.
The interview opportunity came out of the blue, McFall said. Baxter’s research team called the school to find out about the culture-building efforts, and seemed particularly impressed with the school’s 7 percent increase in enrollment this year as well as the school’s efforts to unify the school and parish communities, he said.