Principal | Strategic School Leader for Student Success

Illinois Education Job Bank; Normal (IL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Illinois Education Job Bank is seeking a school leadership professional to guide Unit 5’s strategic plan implementation, oversee instructional programs, and coordinate family and community engagement. The role requires a valid teaching certificate, a master’s degree, and at least four years of teaching and/or administrative experience.

The position emphasizes data-driven instructional decisions, collaboration with staff, and budget oversight, with a 200-day contract and full-time expectations.

Qualifications

• Must have valid teaching certificate and master’s degree.
• Four years teaching and/or school administrative experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Strategically develop, implement, and evaluate actions to achieve the vision of the school and Unit 5’s Strategic Plan.
• Establish and sustain a professional culture of engagement and commitment to shared vision, goals, and objectives.
• Create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students.
• Analyzes and evaluates student assessment data for the purpose of making informed instructional decisions in order to help students meet state standards for learning and district goals and objectives.
• Assumes responsibility for the organization, administration, and supervision of the instructional program within the school.
• Implements district discipline expectations that foster a safe and positive environment for all students and staff.
• Manages school budgets and accounting of all funds belonging to the school in compliance with district policies and procedures.
• Communicates the condition and needs of the school facilities and equipment.
• Supervises and evaluates instructional personnel for monitoring performance and professional growth.
• Recruit, hire, support, develop, and retain effective, diverse staff and form them into an educationally effective faculty.
• Facilitates all facets of the school improvement process to fulfill the school’s mission, goals, and objectives.
• Implements Professional Learning opportunities for equipping staff with current, research-based practices.
• Models professionalism and ethics in all interactions.
• Establishes schedules for supervision of students in non-classroom areas.
• Communicates with diverse stakeholders for information, problem solving and maintaining a positive view of the school.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree for certification

Job description

Illinois Education Job Bank is seeking a school leadership professional to guide Unit 5’s strategic plan implementation, oversee instructional programs, and coordinate family and community engagement. The role requires a valid teaching certificate, a master’s degree, and at least four years of teaching and/or administrative experience.

The position emphasizes data-driven instructional decisions, collaboration with staff, and budget oversight, with a 200-day contract and full-time expectations.