Title: Southeast Principal
Reports To: Assistant Director of Programs and Services
Job Goal: The Principal of Southeast School serves as the instructional and operational leader of Southeast by providing a clear vision for learning for all students; ensuring a safe, secure and orderly learning environment; and cultivating strong relationships with and acts in service to diverse stakeholders, including families and communities.
Required Qualifications:
Professional Educator License and at least one of the following endorsements: Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS1), Speech and Language Pathologist (non-teaching), School Social Worker, or School Psychologist
Type 75 Administrative, Principal’s Leadership Endorsement, or Director of Special Education Endorsement
Core Competencies:
1. Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills
2. Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skill
3. Effective collaborative problem-solving ability
4. Experience and success in working with students with emotional disabilities
Essential Functions:
Understand, implement, and share all SASED and School District building policies and assist in the development of administrative processes and procedures.
Develop, articulate, steward, and operationalize a clear vision for learning for all students and implement a strategic plan to accomplish that vision, focusing on social and emotional supports.
Ensure that all school stakeholders are able to articulate a clear and shared vision for learning.
Ensure a safe, secure and orderly environment for all.
Promote high-quality instructional practices and social and emotional instruction that consistently allow for excellent instruction school-wide.
Be visible and consistent presence throughout the school
Provide staff with timely and constructive feedback on classroom instruction to develop teacher practice
Clearly communicate learning and development goals that reflect high expectations for learning and growth, a belief that all students can learn, and a commitment to meet each student’s individualized educational needs
Develop a culture of collegial and professional relationships among staff and students that promote critical reflection, shared accountability, and continuous improvement.
Manage conflict constructively at all levels.
Carefully select and effectively assign staff and support the professional growth of staff members in a differentiated manner based on identified needs and individual goals.
Deliberately build leadership capacity among staff.
Collect, analyze, and use multiple sources of data to guide continuous improvement in student achievement, student and staff well-being, and professional development for staff
Develop positive and collaborative relationships with families.
Self-motivated to initiate and sustain relationships with community business, cultural and not for profit partners.
Manage the school budget, requisitions, and all school funds.
Oversee the upkeep of school facilities and building.
Ensures students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment in accordance with state and federal law
Coordinate compliance with ISBE regulations and mandates, including IEP Compliance and implementation, maintaining accurate records, and sharing new information.
Respond to the changing needs of education and the SASED member districts through a shared vision, innovative practices, and collaborative partnerships
Assesses student needs and recommends and monitors student support program ensuring equitable opportunity for success for all students
Oversee testing accommodations and alternate testing
Coordinate and supervise ESY Programs.
Ensure quality school and community relations through coordination and participating in special programs, ie- open houses, parent and student programs
Maintain knowledge of current research and best practices in education through professional reading, memberships
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, climb stairs, write, type, speak and listen. In addition, the employee may occasionally be required to twist and reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral and distant vision. Ability to work in an office environment, setting, standing, light lifting, filing, operate office machines and computer, communicate with staff, visitors and others. Occasional lifting, otherwise non-demanding physical office activities.
The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with other staff and visitors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students.
The statements in the job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and School Board Policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Terms of Employment: 259 day work year at compensation set by the SASED Board of Directors. Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated by the Assistant Director of Programs and Services in accordance with the SASED Board of Directors policy on evaluation.
Salary Range: $105,000-$115,000