Duties
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To provide strategic, collaborative, and educational leadership for students in grades 6 through 8
by utilizing administrative and supervisory skills to ensure the academic, social, emotional, and
physical development of every young adolescent. The Middle School Principal serves as the chief
educational and administrative leader of the school, charged with creating a responsive,
challenging, empowering, equitable, and engaging learning environment. The principal spends
the majority of their time on curriculum, instruction, and staff development to maximize student
growth and teacher effectiveness.
Qualifications
Required: Professional Educator License (PEL) with a General Administrative Endorsement (K–12). Qualified Illinois Teacher and Administrator Evaluator.
Required: Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership or School Administration
Preferred: Doctorate in Educational Leadership or related field
Required: Five (5) years of school leadership experience and four (4) years of
teaching or school support personnel experience in a public-school setting
(preferably at the middle school, junior high, or upper elementary levels)
Preferred: Five (5) years of principal experience in a public middle school,
demonstrated expertise in middle level philosophy, and Spanish proficiency.
Salary/Benefits
As determined by Board of Education and commensurate with experience and education.
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
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