Principal - Foster School (SY25/26)

Position Type:
Administrative/Principal

Date Posted:
1/28/2025

Location:
Foster School

Date Available:
07/01/2025

Closing Date:
Until Filled
Reporting to the Office of Instructional Leadership, the Principal creates a safe learning environment and sets performance goals both for students and teachers, and puts systems in place to ensure those goals are attained. As the instructional leader of the school, the Principal is responsible for setting an ambitious school-wide vision and goals that are aligned to the District's mission and strategic goals. Additionally, this role is responsible for directing site operations, enforcing policies and regulatory requirements, providing information and serving as a resource to others within the school and the broader community.

Learn more about Foster School here.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to manage a large scale project while leveraging the community stakeholders
• Ability to articulate a vision, set high standards, clearly articulate priorities, and effectively guide stakeholders in the realization of expectations set
• Effective strategic planning capabilities, including the ability to establish long-term vision and goals, create and implement robust and meaningful School Work Plans, and align/manage activities toward gaol fulfillment
• Strong leadership and team building skills; ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success
• Ability to analyze academic data to determine strengths and areas of improvement; determine strategies and action steps to address areas of growth; and actualize efforts toward improvement
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records, be organized, schedule and follow-through with a number of activities and meetings, maintain confidentiality, set priorities, and adapt to changing work priorities
• Work and effectively communicate with diverse individuals and/or groups
• Create a positive and motivating school climiate for students, staff and community; structure and comply with district and school safety and security practices
• Native/Bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish preferred

Position Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of teaching experience and two (2) years of school level administrator experience, at the assigned level of school is preferred

• Masters degree in Education or job-related area
• Professional Educators License (PEL) with General Administrator and/or Principal endorsement
• Illinois Performance Evaluator Qualification (Teacher & Principal required)
  
  • Principal Evaluation Training for Teacher/Educators Evaluators
  • Principal Evaluation Training for Principal Evaluators

Terms Of Employment:
Twelve-month year (July 1 to June 30)

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits package, including district paid pension

Selection Process:
Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Every Child, Every Day, Whatever It Takes

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• Foster School Principal