Assistant Principal - MES

Accountable to:

• Building Principal; Superintendent

Primary Objective:

• To create and foster an environment in which pupils can learn most effectively

Evaluation:

• Per Contract; Based on Illinois Performance Standards and Rubric for School Leaders

Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License (PEL) with Administrative Endorsement
• Demonstrated experience implementing MTSS initiatives
• Demonstrated success facilitating the development of initiatives/systems that resulted in improved student achievement
• Five years of teaching experience preferred
• Experience coordinating extracurricular activities preferred
• Strong technology skills required (e.g., experience using student management and application management software)

Essential Job Functions:

• Serve as instructional leader in ensuring quality programs for students.
• Assure the safety of students and staff at Mokena Elementary School and any other school-sponsored event.
• Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with all Mokena Elementary School stakeholders (students, parents, staff, community, school board, and district office personnel).
• Develop and maintain positive and productive communication systems with all Mokena Elementary School stakeholders.
• Serve as administrative representative on the District curriculum committee.
• Attend all meetings appropriate to the assistant principal position.
• Coordinate and plan student activities and events.
• Recruit, supervise and evaluate teaching staff.
• Recruit, supervise and evaluate non-certified staff
• Facilitate the collaborative development, finalization, implementation, and evaluation of an annual School Improvement Plan.
• Attend Board of Education meetings as requested.
• Attend building, district, and community events to demonstrate support for students, staff, and programs affiliated with Mokena Elementary School and Mokena School District 159.
• Serve as district student management system liaison.
• Review and approve teacher website publishing.
• Develop yearly class schedules and teacher assignments.
• Complete all federal, state, county, and district forms and reports.
• Assume the Principal's responsibilities when he/she is out of the building.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bending, carrying, climbing, must be able to travel between job sites, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, sitting, standing, and walking
• Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs., such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture
• Must be able to supervise students in all types of weather
• Meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff

Working Conditions:

• Includes extremes of temperature and humidity
• Hazards include stairs and communicable diseases

Terms of Employment:

• Per Contract

FLSA Status:

• Salary/Exempt

Working Conditions:

• Includes extremes of temperature and humidity
• Hazards include stairs and communicable diseases

Benefits:

• Per contract