Elementary School Principal

Duties

Purpose

The elementary school principal provides leadership and direction in supporting the School District 21 Strategic Plan in order to promote learning for each student.

Essential Functions

• Living a Mission & Vision Focused on Results

• Facilitates efforts to establish and implement a shared vision and mission for the school that lead to academic growth for all learners.

• Ensures that the school's identity, vision and mission drive all school decisions.

• Conducts crucial conversations with individuals, teams and staff based on student performance data for the purpose of enhancing student learning and results.

• Leading and Managing Systems Change

• Leads the development, implementation and monitoring of school improvement targets, which measure school-wide academic achievement and school climate indicators.

• Establishes and maintains a safe, effective learning environment.

• Collaborates with district and school staff to allocate personnel, time, material and adult learning resources appropriately to achieve school improvement plan targets.

• Utilizes current technologies to support leadership and management functions.

• Improving Teaching and Learning

• Collaborates with staff to develop and implement a consistent framework for effective teaching and learning, including rigorous and relevant standards-based curriculum, research-based instructional practices and high expectations for student performance.

• Establishes 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.

• Ensures that differentiated instructional practices, which address identified student needs, are implemented with fidelity.

• Selects and retains teachers with the expertise to deliver instruction that maximizes student learning.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of instruction and of individual teachers by conducting frequent formal and informal observations and providing timely, specific feedback on instruction as part of the district teacher appraisal system.

• Ensures the development of high performing instructional teams by providing training and support grounded in best practices, which are designed to advance student learning and performance.

• Develops systems and structures for professional development and teacher collaboration that provide and protect time allotted for these purposes.

• Advances instructional technology within the learning environment.

• Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships

• Creates, develops and sustains relationships that result in active student engagement in the learning process.

• Utilizes meaningful feedback of students, staff, families and community in the evaluation of instructional programs and school practices.

• Proactively engages families and communities in supporting student learning and the school's shared vision, mission and learning goals.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the change process and uses leadership and facilitation skills to manage it effectively.

• Leading with Integrity and Professionalism

• Treats all people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect.

• Demonstrates personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and the educational profession.

• Creates, models behavior and supports a climate that values, accepts and understands cultural diversity and multiple perspectives.

• Creating and Sustaining a Culture of High Expectations

• Establishes and monitors a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student.

• Requires staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school's vision and mission.

• Leads a school culture and environment that successfully develops the full range of students' Social Emotional Learning Competencies (SEL: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making).

• Administration of Building

• Appropriately represents the district in all settings and communicates effectively with all stakeholders, including central office personnel, community members, parents, staff and students.

• Ensures the proper management of finances, equipment, materials and resources of the building.

• Makes decisions for the students' best interests.

• Actively engages in the recruitment and evaluation of school staff.

• Directly handles the management, supervision, discipline and protection of students.

• Ensures that facilities are safe, well maintained and student centered.

• Meets deadlines, both at the state and local level, to effectively manage and lead.

• Assumes all other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

• Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator License

• General Administrative Endorsement or Principal Endorsement

Job Requirements

Specific skill and knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

• Federal, state, and district policies, regulations and laws pertaining to job functions.

• Preparing and maintaining accurate records.

• Business appropriate grammar and punctuation in English.

• Reading and spoken fluency and comprehension in English.

• Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

• Safety practices.

• Operation of standard office equipment and computers.

Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

• Maintaining high standards of confidentiality.

• Communicating tactfully and courteously with diverse groups.

• Effectively presenting information in one-to-one and group situations.

• Working independently, staying focused on tasks, and assuming responsibility for assigned projects and duties.

• Making sound decisions on the basis of available information.

• Maintaining accuracy of work products.

• Demonstrating fiscal responsibility.

• Adapting to changing work priorities.

• Working collaboratively as part of a team.

• Demonstrating behavior which promotes positive relationships.

• Respecting opinions of others.

• Demonstrating the ability to manage conflicts.

• Applying common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

• Maintaining professional integrity.

Specific physical ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

• Completing tasks using fine finger dexterity.

• Utilizing computer keyboards and screens to enter, retrieve, and transform information or data.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary/Benefits

Minimum starting salary at $112,000. Salary will be commensurate with candidate experience.

How to Apply

Please apply on our school district website below.

https://www.applitrack.com/d21/onlineapp/default.aspx

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/d21/onlineapp/default.aspx

Email Address

robert.gurney@ccsd21.org

School District

https://ccsd21.org/human-resources/join-our-team/

Position Website

https://www.applitrack.com/d21/onlineapp/default.aspx

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

4/11/2024

Start Date

N/A