Elementary School Principal - Whittier
Full Time
Oak Park, IL 60302
Posted
Job description
- The Principal works with the staff and community to build a shared mission, and vision of high expectations that ensures all students are on the path to college and career readiness, and holds staff accountable for results
- The Principal creates and implements systems to ensure a safe, orderly, and productive environment for student and adult learning toward the achievement of school and district improvement priorities.
- The Principal works with the school staff and community to develop a research-based framework for effective teaching and learning that is refined continuously to improve instruction for all students.
- The Principal creates a collaborative school community where the school staff, families, and community interact regularly and share ownership for the success of the school.
- The Principal works with the school staff and community to create a positive context for learning by ensuring equity, fulfilling professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity, and serving as a model for the professional behavior of others.
- The Principal works with staff and community to build a culture of high expectations and aspirations for every student by setting clear staff and student expectations for positive learning behaviors and by focusing on students’ social-emotional learning.
- The Principal will incorporate the Illinois Performance Standards for School Leaders to effectively guide professional practice to ensure a positive learning environment for all students and staff.
- The Principal will assist and support in attracting, developing and retaining highly effective talent that can ensure universal student success and support of the district’s equity commitments as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.
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Develops, advocates, and enacts a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
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Acts ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Strives for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Develops and supports intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Cultivates an inclusive, caring and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
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Develops the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Fosters a professional learning community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.Engages families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Manages school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Acts as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
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Knowledge of Illinois School Code with regard to Principal evaluation.
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Knowledge of PERA
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Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing
administration of personnel in the public school setting. -
Knowledge of laws and legal standards pertaining to employee relations and human resource management.
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Knowledge of teacher evaluation practices.
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Champions the vision of the school district.
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Leads with an unrelenting commitment to serve ALL students.
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Embraces the connection between public school leadership, student learning and equity.
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Aspires to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality.
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Models a forward-thinking and innovative mindset.
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Stewards public funds with a high sense of responsibility.
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Balances a drive to lead with an awareness of the cross-functional nature of district work.
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Demonstrates the ability to organize teams to achieve common goals.
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Generates a culture of care for, learning with and service to the community.
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Demonstrates a passion to work in collaboration with a culturally, racially and linguistically diverse district team of administrators, educators and staff in all roles.
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Actively seeks feedback, including critical feedback intended for professional growth.
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Courageously addresses adult behavior that does not meet professional expectations.
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Appropriate Illinois Administrative Licensure Professional Educator License (PEL) with a General Administrative endorsement.
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Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Education or a related field. Curriculum and Instruction emphasis preferred.
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5 + years of classroom teaching experience at the elementary school.
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Successfully completed all PERA module designations required to evaluate teachers
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Readiness and eagerness to be available to support the district beyond the regular work day as needed
- Elementary Principal
JobID: 1647
Position Type:
Administration/Principal
Administration/Principal
Date Posted:
4/12/2023
4/12/2023
Location:
John Greenleaf Whittier School
John Greenleaf Whittier School
Date Available:
07/03/2023
07/03/2023
Closing Date:
05/26/2023
05/26/2023
Perm/contract: 260 days
Primary Reporting School: Whittier Elementary School
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Level: School Based Leadership Team
Date: 7/1/2023
About the District
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is a PK-8 elementary school district serving the students of Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois. Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 29th-most populous municipality in Illinois with a population of 54,583 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. The district consists of 8 elementary schools and 2 middle schools which serve 5,532 students.
Oak Park School District is a highly diverse and welcoming school community for all. Our community has a history of being forward-thinking and inclusive. We are racially and economically diverse with about 46% of our students identifying as African-American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian.
About the Role
Essential Responsibilities:
Content Knowledge Required:
Portrait of a District 97 Leader:
Candidate Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the performance of light work—which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking, climbing stairs and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere. The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
Apply through Frontline:
Applications are currently being accepted for this exciting leadership position via the district website.
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