Duties
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
The majority of the Principal’s time is to be spent as the instructional leader of the assigned building. The tasks listed below are representative of the essential performance responsibilities the Elementary Principal is expected to perform to a proficient level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
STANDARD #1: Living a Mission and Vision Focused on Results
Elementary Principals work with the staff and community to build a shared mission, and vision of high expectations that ensure all students are on the path to college and career readiness and hold staff accountable for results.
The Elementary Principal will:
- facilitate efforts to establish and implement a shared mission and vision for the school that leads to academic growth for all learners;
- ensure that the school’s identity, vision, and mission drive all school decisions;
- conduct difficult but crucial conversations with individuals, teams, and staff based on student performance data in a timely manner for the purpose of enhancing student learning and achieving improved results.
STANDARD #2: Leading and Managing Systems Change
Elementary Principals create and implement systems to ensure a safe, orderly, and productive environment for student and adult learning for the purpose of achieving school and district improvement targets.
The Elementary Principal will:
- lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of school improvement targets which measure school wide academic achievement and school climate indicators;
- establish and maintain a safe, effective learning environment;
- collaborate with district and school staff to allocate personnel, time, material, and adult learning resources appropriately to achieve school improvement plan targets;
- support district and school goals by managing fiscal and physical resources of the school responsibly, efficiently and effectively;
- utilize current technologies to support leadership and management functions;
- demonstrate an understanding of the change process and use leadership and facilitation skills to manage it effectively.
STANDARD #3: Improving Teaching and Learning
Elementary Principals work with the school staff and community to develop a research-based framework for effective teaching and learning that is refined continuously to improve instruction for all students.
The Elementary Principal will:
- collaborate with staff to develop and implement a consistent framework for effective teaching and learning that includes a rigorous and relevant standards-based curriculum, research-based instructional practices, and high expectations for student performance;
- establish a continuous improvement cycle that uses multiple forms of data and student work samples to support individual, team, and school-wide improvement goals, identify and address target areas for improvement, measure outcomes and celebrate successes;
- ensure that differentiated instructional practices which address identified student needs are implemented with fidelity;
- select and retain teachers with the expertise to deliver instruction that maximizes student learning;
- evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and of individual teachers by conducting frequent formal and informal observations and provide timely, specific feedback on instruction as part of the district teacher appraisal system;
- ensure the development of high performing instructional teacher teams by providing training and support grounded in best practices which are designed to advance student learning and performance;
- develop systems and structures for professional development and teacher collaboration that provide and protect time allotted for these purposes;
- ensure that professional growth plans are linked to data derived from school improvement plan results and teacher evaluations.
STANDARD #4: Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships
Elementary Principals create a collaborative school community where the school staff, students, families, and community interact regularly and share ownership for the success of the school.
The Elementary Principal will:
- create, develop and sustain relationships that result in active student engagement in the learning process;
- utilize meaningful feedback of students, staff, families, and community in the evaluation of instructional programs and school practices;
- engage families and communities proactively in supporting student learning and the school’s shared mission, vision and learning goals.
STANDARD #5: Leading with Integrity and Professionalism
Elementary Principals work with the school staff and community to create a positive learning environment by ensuring equity, fulfilling professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity, and modeling professional behavior.
The Elementary Principal will:
- treat all people fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect;
- demonstrate personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and the educational profession;
- create, model behavior, and support a climate that values, accepts and understands cultural diversity and multiple perspectives;
- protect rights and confidentiality of the students and staff.
STANDARD #6: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of High Expectations
Elementary Principals work with staff and community to build a culture of high expectations and aspirations for every student by setting clear staff and student expectations for positive learning behaviors and by focusing on students’ social-emotional learning.
The Elementary Principal will:
- establish and monitor a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student;
- require staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school’s vision and mission;
- lead a school culture and environment that successfully develops the full range of students’ learning capacities – academic, creative, social-emotional, behavioral and physical.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
- Appropriate Illinois certification and licensure for school administrators.
- Training and certification for teacher evaluators under the Performance Evaluation Reform Act.
- Broad knowledge and experience in the Illinois Standards for Principals.
- Interpersonal skills for effective interaction with a variety of stakeholders, excellent organization and time-management, effective verbal and written language skills, and the ability to use sound judgment in decision-making.
- Knowledge of and ability to use database software; student outcome assessments data; and internet, inventory, project management, spreadsheet and word processing software.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Position Qualifications In Addition to Those on the Job Description:
- Principal experience preferred
- Knowledge and experience in leading dual language programming preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
- Superintendent endorsement preferred
- Commitment to 5 years in this position
Salary/Benefits
Starting Salary Range: $120,313 - $129,749 + Board Paid TRS, based on experience
Administrator Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Board paid 70% PPO and 80% HMO)
- Free life insurance equal to base salary
- Retirement plan options
- Board Paid TRS
- Paid Time Off
Additional Notes
Work Schedule: 11 Months (210 days), Full Time
District 33 Mission: Equip students to become life-long learners who embrace diversity, welcome innovation, and aspire to be catalysts for positive change and growth.
District 33 Vision
To be recognized as the school district that fosters:
- An innovative, rigorous & future-oriented education
- A culture of equity, diversity & personalized learning
- Student agency to develop voice, choice, ownership & self-sufficiency
- Active community partnerships
District 33 Core Values
- Collaboration Partnerships
- Equity Student voice & choice
- High expectations Support for the whole child
- High levels of engagement Trusting relationships
Position Goal:
The Principal will support student learning and the District’s strategic goals, provide leadership and vision in establishing building goals, as well as cultivating a positive building climate and culture, that enables students and staff to utilize educational opportunities to their fullest. We are looking for candidates who can show evidence of success as a transformational leader.
How to Apply
Apply directly at: https://www.applitrack.com/wego33/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Administration