Seton Educational Services, LLC

Catholic School Leadership Consulting

Dr. Vince Cascone, Ed.D.
vcascone@setoned.org
(816) 695-8817
31 Years in Catholic Education
19 Years as Principal
7 Years as Superintendent

Company Overview

Seton Educational Services, LLC provides expert consulting, coaching, and professional development for Catholic school principals and diocesan school offices nationwide. Led by Dr. Vince Cascone, Ed.D. — a nationally recognized Catholic school leader — we empower principals to lead with mission, confidence, and excellence.

Core Services

New Principal Coaching

  • Two coaching sessions per month (virtual)
  • 90-day entry plan development
  • Stakeholder relationship guidance
  • First-year leadership toolkit
  • School culture assessment
  • Teacher recruitment, observation, and evaluation coaching
  • Crisis management preparation
  • Access to monthly principal cohort meetings (virtual)

Leadership Development

  • Strategic planning facilitation
  • Leadership style assessment
  • School culture improvement strategies
  • Pastor-principal partnership development
  • Teacher recruitment and retention strategies
  • Enrollment growth planning
  • Board relations and communication
  • Access to monthly principal cohort meetings (virtual)

School Turnaround Support

  • Comprehensive school assessment
  • Administrator Improvement Plan
  • Leadership transition support
  • Stakeholder conflict resolution
  • Financial sustainability planning
  • Enrollment stabilization strategies
  • Access to monthly principal cohort meetings (virtual)

Diocesan Mentoring Programs

  • Complete principal mentoring solution for your diocese
  • Full replacement or redesign of existing programs
  • Turnkey mentoring program tailored to your needs
  • All individual coaching services included
  • Ongoing support, evaluation, and refinement
  • Customized to your diocese's unique needs

Speaking & Presentations

  • Leading with Mission: Keeping Christ at the Center
  • The First 90 Days: A Blueprint for New Principals
  • From Surviving to Thriving: Building Resilience
  • The Principal-Pastor Partnership
  • Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders
  • Additional presentations tailored to your needs

Engagement Models

  • New Principal Coaching — Structured onboarding for first- and second-year principals
  • Leadership Development — Ongoing coaching for experienced principals
  • School Turnaround Support — Rapid-response consulting for urgent challenges
  • Diocesan Programs — Custom contracts based on scope and scale
  • All packages customized to your specific needs — contact for a quote
  • Travel costs for on-site visits billed separately

Funding Opportunity

Catholic schools may be eligible to use Title II, Part A (ESSA) equitable services funding to cover consulting and professional development costs at no cost to the school.

Why Seton Educational Services, LLC?

The only consultant who has served at every level of Catholic school leadership — teacher (5 years), principal (19 years), and superintendent (7 years) — with national recognition from both NAESP and NCEA, plus a U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School award. I don't just advise. I've done the work.

Credentials & Recognition

NAESP National Distinguished Principal of the Year
NCEA Distinguished Principal of the Year
Ed.D. Educational Leadership
M.A. Educational Administration

Areas of Expertise

  • Principal mentoring and coaching
  • New principal onboarding
  • Catholic school identity and mission
  • Enrollment management
  • School finance and budgeting
  • Instructional leadership
  • Pastor-principal/Board-principal relations
  • School board development
  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership pipeline development
  • Crisis and turnaround leadership

Service Area

Available for engagements nationwide through in-person, virtual, and hybrid delivery models.

Past Experience Includes

  • Classroom teacher in Catholic schools
  • Catholic school principal — 19 years
  • Superintendent of Catholic schools — 7 years
  • U.S. Dept. of Education National Blue Ribbon School
  • Diocesan principal mentoring program leadership
  • Adjunct Professor, Benedictine College — M.A. in School Leadership
  • Conference presenter (NCEA, NAESP)