Duties

• Creates a school culture and climate of welcoming, belonging, and rigorous learning for all students;
• Establishes and implements instructional goals aligned to the district’s strategic plan and its attendant initiatives;
• Has a record of strong outcomes for all students;
• Crafts and facilitates professional learning for all staff;
• Models teamwork, encourages collegiality, and supports collaboration;
• Supports staff in understanding and implementing responsive instructional practices for linguistically, culturally, and neurologically diverse learners;
• Possesses a strong understanding of ISBE mandates and legal guidance related to general education, special education, MTSS, and multilingual learners;
• Demonstrates use data to inform programmatic decisions;
• Embraces challenging conversations with a variety of stakeholders as opportunities for growth;
• Proactively determines action steps that must be taken in order to produce strong outcomes for students and takes initiative leading stakeholders in achieving those outcomes;
• Cultivates strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the school and district community (e.g., staff, students, families, community members);
• Supports all stakeholders through growth toward school or district initiatives over time;
• Builds and maintains complex structures and systems geared toward realizing strong outcomes for students (e.g., grade-level teams, professional learning communities, curriculum development/review processes, multi-tiered systems of support);
• Participates in crisis response procedures (i.e., crisis management);
• Supports instructional staff in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment;
• Evaluates staff in a variety of roles;
• Builds capacity in other leaders; and
• Collaborates with a variety of educators, leaders, and community partners.

Qualifications

• Valid Illinois Professional Educators License with endorsement: General Administrative or Principal Endorsement.
• Prior administrative experience is preferred.
• Special Education or English Learner/Multilingual experience is preferred.
• Able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Salary/Benefits

Competitive Salary & Benefits:

• Base $140,000 - $160,000
• Board-paid family health, vision, and dental insurance benefit and TRS contribution.
• Competitive compensation package.

Additional Notes

About Skokie School District 73.5:

Skokie School District 73.5 is located in culturally diverse Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There are approximately 1,100 students in the three building school district. Nearly fifty percent of the students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken and more than 60 languages are spoken. District 73.5 seeks a diverse candidate pool that is reflective of the diversity of our student body.

How to Apply

Complete on-line application @ www.sd735.org. Selected applicants will be contacted to provide additional information.

Email Address

nderrig@sd735.org

School District

https://www.sd735.org/

Position Website

https://www.sd735.org/about/employment

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Application Deadline

6/30/2026