High School Principal

Illinois Education Job Bank; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

TRS (Teacher Retirement System)

Sick leave

Personal leave

Job summary

Illinois Education Job Bank is seeking a district administrator to provide instructional leadership and oversee the educational program across planning, operations, supervision, and evaluation. The role emphasizes collaboration with teachers, parents, and the community to improve student achievement and school culture.

The administrator will guide curricular alignment, staff development, budget decisions, and scheduling, while ensuring compliance with policies and maintaining a productive

Qualifications

• Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement.
• Teacher Evaluator Training/Designation.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility and instructional leadership for the planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of the educational program.
• Communicates with students, teachers, parents and community members using a variety of mediums.
• Partners with teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and individual teacher performance.
• Coordinates and promotes professional growth plans and opportunities for faculty and staff.
• Coordinates new teacher induction and ongoing staff development program.
• Establishes a professional development plan for all building level administrators with on-going dialogue, reflection, and evaluation.
• Provides leadership and oversight for the instructional, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.
• Responsible for horizontal and vertical articulation and curricular alignment.
• Works with teachers and parents to implement student interventions that differentiate instruction based on student need.
• Oversees assessment program
• Establishes, monitors, and evaluates school improvement goals as documented in the annual School Improvement Plan
• Uses data to make decisions about curriculum, assessment, instruction and all school improvement efforts
• Establishes a culture of mutual respect and excellence through dialogue and relationships with staff, students, central office administrators, and community members
• Develops, monitors, and evaluates programs to enhance positive school culture and climate
• Responsible for staffing, enrollment, and budget decisions involving master schedule development
• Coordinates selection of all certified and classified staff
• Monitors overall school and departmental budgets
• Ultimately responsible for building operations and maintenance
• Interprets Board of Education and central office policies and procedures
• Maintains student handbook and building procedures
• Responsible for student management, attendance and discipline
• Oversees the inventory, purchase, and organization of textbooks and supplies
• Coordinates building level crisis plan
• Supervises school activities and events

Education

Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement

Teacher Evaluator Training/Designation

Job description

• Assumes responsibility and instructional leadership for the planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of the educational program
• Communicates with students, teachers, parents and community members using a variety of mediums
• Partners with teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and individual teacher performance
• Coordinates and promotes professional growth plans and opportunities for faculty and staff
• Coordinates new teacher induction and ongoing staff development program
• Establishes a professional development plan for all building level administrators with on-going dialogue, reflection, and evaluation
• Provides leadership and oversight for the instructional, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs
• Responsible for horizontal and vertical articulation and curricular alignment
• Works with teachers and parents to implement student interventions that differentiate instruction based on student need.
• Oversees assessment program
• Establishes, monitors, and evaluates school improvement goals as documented in the annual School Improvement Plan
• Uses data to make decisions about curriculum, assessment, instruction and all school improvement efforts
• Establishes a culture of mutual respect and excellence through dialogue and relationships with staff, students, central office administrators, and community members
• Develops, monitors, and evaluates programs to enhance positive school culture and climate
• Responsible for staffing, enrollment, and budget decisions involving master schedule development
• Coordinates selection of all certified and classified staff

Management

• Monitors overall school and departmental budgets
• Ultimately responsible for building operations and maintenance
• Interprets Board of Education and central office policies and procedures
• Maintains student handbook and building procedures
• Responsible for student management, attendance and discipline
• Oversees the inventory, purchase, and organization of textbooks and supplies
• Coordinates building level crisis plan
• Supervises school activities and events

Qualifications

Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement

Teacher Evaluator Training/Designation

Salary/Benefits

Beginning salary: $100,000 commensurate with experience, health insurance, district paid TRS, sick leave, personal leave

Additional Notes

Character traits desired by staff:

Supportive of teachers and staff, communicates effectively, promotes student accountability, leads with integrity, trustworthy, and consistent with student discipline

The ideal candidate:

• Trust and Collaboration: An approachable leader who trusts staff to do their jobs without micromanaging, fosters open communication, acts as a supportive teammate on the administrative team, and builds strong relationships with staff, students, and the community.
• Discipline and Accountability: A leader who maintains consistent student discipline, holds everyone accountable regardless of outside pressure or family background, and supports teachers and staff, especially when dealing with parents.
• Academic Focus and Scheduling: An administrator who prioritizes academic rigor and high standards and who carefully evaluates the master schedule to ensure top academic students are not forced to choose between conflicting courses.
• Experience and Culture: An experienced, stable administrator who understands day-to-day school operations, athletics, and extracurricular programs while actively working to build school spirit and a positive, long-term culture.