Summer School High School Administrator

Urbana School District #116

JOB TITLE: Summer School High School Administrator

LOCATION: Urbana High School

SUPERVISOR: Superintendent or Designee

SUPERVISES: Building Staff

JOB SUMMARY: The Urbana High School Summer School Principal provides transformational educational leadership with a focus on equity to promote educational development for all students and the professional development of each staff member. Responsibilities include implementing a high-quality summer program for students and building a positive school climate during the summer. Candidates should have outstanding skills in student and family engagement, leadership for equity, professional development, and community partnerships.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills in supporting high student outcomes and educational excellence.
• Demonstrate a strong knowledge of instructional programming.
• Articulate a clear vision for the needs of students and the school, focusing on student outcomes through a lens of racial equity.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills to support school and district goals and foster positive relationships throughout the school community.
• Assist in the planning, implementing, and evaluating the summer school program.
• Provide input into the summer program’s master schedule and planned activities.
• Supervise and monitor students in the program to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Supervise and support the instructional needs of teaching staff during the summer program.
• Supervise support staff members during the summer school program (i.e., teaching assistants, clerical/office staff, or student relations supervisors).
• Demonstrate knowledge of and effective use of technology in instruction, management, and communication.
• Create an environment where teachers, support staff, and students achieve mutual understanding, high morale, and the best working conditions.
• Manage all summer assessment data, pre- or post-data collected, in accordance with all privacy acts and district policy.
• Provide input into and monitor the summer school programming budget process to ensure adequate funding for the summer school program.
• Helps prepare the summer school budget within established limits and apportions that budget to various school programs.
• Monitors and supervises all expenditures.
• Establish good relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Take all necessary precautions to ensure students' and staff members' safety, health, and well-being, including following emergency plans during the summer school program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, with training in administration, supervision, or curriculum development at the secondary level
• Five years of successful teaching experience, preferably at the secondary level
• Three years of successful administrative or teacher leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience in building an inclusive and equity-oriented school culture
• Illinois Licensure with Administrative Endorsement
• A current USD116 employee, not assigned to an administrative position during the 24-25 school year

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• An administrative leadership style based on positive relationships and a continuous improvement model
• Ability to be a strong, collaborative leader with an honest, transparent, and inclusive style.
• Proven in-district teacher leadership in the areas of curriculum, student achievement, assessments, and the development of a positive school climate
• Ability to inspire excellence in others
• Vision, compassion, and enthusiasm for effective team leadership to motivate high standards and continuous improvement
• Knowledge of best practices in curriculum and instruction at the secondary level

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.
• Salary Rate is $52/hour
• This is not an exempt position.
• This is a summer-only position, not in the collective bargaining unit, and it is an administrative position for the summer.
• This position may be shared between two people for the program dates described above.

START DATE: Summer Program Session1 will start on June 9 and end on June 26, Monday through Thursday 8:00-1:00. Session 2 will start on June 30 and end on July 17, Monday through Thursday 8:00-1:00.

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