Duties
POSITION: Principal
QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess the qualifications and certification set by Illinois Law.
REPORTS TO: Superintendent
SUPERVISES: All personnel assigned to his/her building.
PRIMARY FUNCTION: To serve as the instructional leader of the school and be responsible to the Superintendent for the operation and control of the school. In cooperation with appropriate district personnel, he/she shall be
responsible of the organization, safety, administration, and supervision of the school.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Standard 1: Facilitating a vision of learning
- Create the school goals with the students, staff, and community members.
- Communicate the school goals with the students, staff, and community members.
- Communicate progress towards school goals with the students, staff, and community members.
- Communicate and model the district core values to the students, staff, and community members.
- Seek financial, human, and material resources to support the implementation of the school goals.
- Identify, clarify, and address any barriers which may interfere with reaching the school goals.
- Monitor, evaluate, and refine the school goals and implementation plans as needed.
Standard 2: School culture and instructional program
- Treat all individuals equitably with fairness, dignity, and respect.
- Focus professional development plans on student learning consistent with the school goals.
- Acknowledge individual contributions and responsibilities.
- Consider diversity in developing learning experiences for the students.
- Encourage and model life-long learning in the school.
- Create and maintain a culture of high expectations for self, students, and staff
- Use appropriate technologies in teaching and learning.
- Recognize student and staff accomplishments
- Create multiple opportunities for students to learn
- Organize and align the school operation for success.
- Design, implement, evaluate, and refine the curricular and extra-curricular programs.
- Base curriculum decisions on research and what is best for the students.
- Assess the school culture on an ongoing basis.
- Use multiple sources of data for decision making purposes.
Standard 3: Management
- Make decisions based on current knowledge of learning, teaching, and student development.
- Design operational procedures to achieve the goals of the school and to maximize learning.
- Recognize, study, and apply current trends of education as needed.
- Effectively manage the collective bargaining and other contractual agreements.
- Ensure that the school facility and equipment operate safely, efficiently, and effectively.
- Manage time to maximize the attainment of the school goals.
- Align all possible resources to the goals of the school.
- Monitor and evaluate the organizational systems of the school and modify as needed.
- Share responsibility to maximize the ownership and accountability of the school.
- Demonstrate effective problem determining and solving skills.
- Use technology effectively to manage school operations.
- Manage school resources ethically, legally, efficiently, and effectively.
- Create and maintain a safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing school environment.
- Supervise and evaluate all assigned personnel according to the district policies.
- Be responsible that all building activities are adequately supervised.
Standard 4: Collaboration with families and communities
- Be visible and involved in the community.
- Identify and nurture relationships with community leaders.
- Maximize the use of information about family and community concerns
- Maintain relationships with business, religious, political, and service agencies and organizations.
- Treat individuals and groups with diverse values and opinions equitably.
- Act as a resource to the community.
- Establish partnerships with businesses, institutions of higher education, and community groups.
- Integrate community resources and social services to enhance both common and school goals.
- Model multi-cultural awareness, gender sensitivity, and racial and ethnic appreciation.
- Develop and maintain media relations to enhance the school.
- Provide opportunities for staff to develop collaborative skills.
Standard 5: Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner
- Demonstrate a personal and professional code of ethics.
- Demonstrate values, beliefs, and attitudes that inspire others to higher levels of performance
- Serve as a role model to students, staff, and community members.
- Protect the rights and confidentiality of others.
- Recognize and respects the legitimate authority of others.
- Open the school to public scrutiny.
- Fulfill legal and contractual obligations.
- Apply laws and procedures fairly, wisely, and considerately.
Standard 6: The political, social, economical, legal, and cultural context
- Communicate the trends, issues, and potential changes in the school environment.
- Maintain ongoing dialogue between representatives of diverse community groups.
- Comply with the policies, laws, and regulations enacted by local, state, and federal authorities.
- Develop lines of communication with decision makers outside the school community.
** Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent **
Additional Notes
This position may also be on an Interim basis for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year. Interim candidates should clearly indicate this intent and apply appropriately.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest to:
Mr. Shannon Anderson
Superintendent, Momence CUSD1
sanderson@mcusd1.net
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://mcusd1.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx