Duties
Position Guide:
Administrative Personnel
Title:
Principal of Pioneer Grove Educational Center
Report to:
Executive Director
Job Goal/Function:
Provide building-level administration of the Pioneer Grove Educational Center. Plan, develop, articulate and supervise instructional-level programs administered by the Cooperative under the delegated authority from the Executive Director. This position has other District-wide responsibilities in addition to the management of the programming within Pioneer Grove. These items may include state assessment management, ESY coordination and hiring, leadership related to safety and crisis management, etc.
Supervises Directly:
Teachers, paraprofessionals, and other staff directly assigned to the Pioneer Grove Educational Center, as well as staff assigned by the Executive Director.
Terms of Employment:
12-month contract position (July 1 to June 30). Potential to start prior to July 1, 2026, to allow for a transition. 8 hours daily, exempt status.
Evaluation:
This position will be evaluated annually by the Executive Director or the Executive Director's Designee.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Provide continuing supervision of special services instructional staff in the activities listed below:
- Employment of staff
- Evaluation of teaching performance
- Placement of students
- Development of curriculum
- Program planning and monitoring of the operation of special services programs according to federal and state law, Illinois School Code, and district policies and procedures
- Program budgeting and budget monitoring
2. Develop plans for program implementation in the following special services areas:
- Educational programming for students with multi-needs and autism aged EC-22
- Special early childhood programs
- Special transition programs
3. Act as a liaison between schools, home, community, public and private agencies
- Attend and facilitate multi-disciplinary staffing meetings
- Meet on a regular basis with staff to insure program efficiency and consistency
- Develop and implement a program of professional growth activities designed to improve and expand the competencies of the instructional and support staff
- Develop and implement in-service training programs
- Define, establish and modify procedures for the operation of Pioneer Grove programming
- Submit periodic reviews of programs to the Executive Director
- Attend all Administrators' Meetings, Directors' Meetings, and Governing Board Meetings
- Coordinate building administrative duties
- Open and close building daily and for extra-curricular functions
- Take charge of emergencies: illness, accident, weather, disaster (drills), other crises
- Participate in the intake process of students
- Develop initial program budget projections and monitor monthly budget reports
- Review monthly enrollment information for accurate billing
- Schedule annual reviews in cooperation with all LEA Representatives
- Notify parents, teachers, LEA Representatives and all related staff of specific annual reviews
- Chair all annual reviews insuring appropriate IEPs are developed
- Follow up recommendations by processing all necessary forms
- Complete student rosters for coming year
- Monitor the development and management of all Individual Education Plans for each student
- Monitor the logging of services including Medicaid claiming for assigned staff
- Maintain and disseminate current information regarding rules, regulations and legislation related to students with specialized needs
- Coordinate staff efforts to maintain guidelines in the programs
- Serve as the representative for the Cooperative at Infinitec meetings
- ESY Supervision for Pioneer Grove Educational Center and other services
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Education
Type 75 Illinois Teacher Certification Board
Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement and
Special Education LBS I Endorsement or other related service credential
Salary/Benefits
Salary: $85,000 - $110,000
Benefit Information: https://tinyurl.com/2m6d9rp