Principal

Performance Responsibilities

• Responsible for the improvement of instruction with a majority of time spent on curriculum and staff development.
• Coordinate efforts to create and implement a vision for the school and define desired results and goals that align with the overall school vision.
• Lead a school culture and climate that reflects Lincoln’s core values and successfully develop the full range of students’ learning capacities academic, creative, social-emotional, behavioral and physical.Manage day-to-day operations of the school.
• Directly supervise the Assistant Principal(s), teaching staff, and the school’s administrative support team.
• Execute effective instructional programs using data driven decision making to positively impact student achievement.
• Strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices.
• Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
• Foster a professional learning community of teachers and other professional staff.
• Recruit, refer, select, coach, inspire, and retain high quality instructional staff.
• Work collaboratively with parents and staff to meet the social, emotional, psychological, and physical needs of our students.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and of individual teachers by conducting frequent formal and informal observations providing timely feedback on instruction as part of the district teacher evaluation system.
• Advance instructional technology within the learning environment.
• Create, develop and sustain relationships that result in active student engagement in the learning process.
• Proactively engage families and communities in supporting their child’s learning and the school’s learning goals.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the change process and use leadership and facilitation skills to manage change effectively.
• Demonstrate personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and the educational profession; treat all people fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect.
• Create and support an instructional climate that values, accepts and understands diversity in culture and point of view.  
• Build a culture of high aspirations and achievement and for every student.
• Require staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school’s vision and mission; implement PBIS, PLC and all other district structures with fidelity. 
• Monitor all building level budgets and expenditures.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Terms of Employment
260-day work calendar. Exempt. Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education.

Qualifications

• Experience as a building principal preferred.
• Master’s Degree in school administration.
• Type 75 certificate with general administrative endorsement.
• Qualifications required of a Teacher in the State of Illinois.
• Successful completion of PERA training (teacher training required; principal training preferred).
• 5+ years of teaching experience.
• Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage personnel and budget.
• Experience and skills to work effectively with staff, district leadership team, students, parents, and community.
• A proven track record of delivering high academic outcomes.

Physical Demands & Work Environment
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of his/her contract.

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.