Vacancy Details

Position Type: Administrator
School/Building: Glacier Creek Middle School
Close Date (11:59 p.m. Central): 2018-04-14
Openings: 1
URL: https://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/our-district/employment/administrative-positions

Contact

Name: Lacy Davis
Title: Personnel Specialist
Email: ldavis@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
Phone: 608-829-9042
Website: http://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/

Position Details

Start Date: 2018-07-02
Salary/Wage: Salary to Commensurate with Experience
Terms/Schedule: 220 days a year
Appointment Type: Full Time

Description

Interview Dates: First-round, April 25th

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is seeking a visionary school leader dedicated to social justice, who promotes the empowerment of every student through the collaborative development of a vision for learning that is shared and supported by the school community.

DISTRICT GOALS:
• Improve student engagement and well-being in order to improve student achievement: Ensure an inclusive, innovative, inspiring, culturally and linguistically responsive and supportive learning environment for all students. Increase student commitment to and enthusiasm for innovative learning; foster talent development and create a sense of hope for the future.
• Enhance adult engagement and well-being: Ensure an inclusive, innovative, inspiring and supportive working and adult learning environment through meaningful collaboration. Engage families. Take care of ourselves, our students, and each other.
• Plan for Growth: Ensure facilities and resources meet the needs of all of our students and staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Wisconsin Principal License
• Successful Administrative Experience Preferred
• Minimum of 3 Years of Educational Experience

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES:
• Visionary leadership, commitment to social justice, and culturally & linguistically responsive practices
• Commitment to learning leadership, student engagement, and innovative practices
• Effective management, supervisory, executive, and curricular skills
• Ability to relate well with staff, students, parents and community
• Commitment to excellence in establishing a high quality inclusive educational program
• Support distributive leadership that encourages collaboration and shared decision-making
• Dynamic communication (oral and written) and organizational skills

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Learning Leadership

- Embrace change and innovation; ability to envision and actualize learning beyond the traditional walls of the classroom and the school

- Monitor, assess, and inspire teaching practices that ensure both rigor and best practice are occurring in all classrooms

- Analyze and share student data and educational research as the foundational principles of professional collaboration

- Bring an equity lens to the work in the school and on the leadership team, and create space for conversations about equity

- Understand the school's responsibility to prepare students for their futures in this rapidly changing global society

- Analyze relevant information, make decisions, delegate responsibility, and provide appropriate support and follow-up for staff

- Lead restorative practices and PBIS teams and support the work of the Dean of Students
• School Culture

- Support a culture of high expectations for students and staff members

- Maintain positive relations with families, parent groups, school volunteers, and other community agencies

- Design opportunities to engage and empower students, staff, and families to be integrally involved in all aspects of the school's culture and climate
• Human Resources Leadership

- Provide ongoing supervision for school personnel

- Assist Principal in recruiting and hiring of qualified staff members who bring diverse experiences and a commitment to equity to the school community

- Coordinate and lead supervision of student activities
• Communication

- Commit to high visibility and daily communication with stakeholders using multiple forms of communication

- Meet regularly with students, staff, and families to assist in meeting the needs of all learners
• Operations Management

- Administer, manage, and supervise the operation of the school in compliance with the Board of Education policies and under the direction of the Superintendent

- Provide leadership of building operations and preventive safety procedures

- Support transition processes for students from elementary to middle and from middle to high school.

- Keep current on legal, financial, and educational reform initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Candidate Requirements

Years of Experience: 3
Degree: Master
Licenses: Principal