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Case High School - Principal - Racine Unified School District

Employer
Racine Unified School District
Location
Racine, Wisconsin
Salary
$90,500 - $144,000

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Job Category
Administrator, Principal
Grade Level
Middle School
Job Type
Full-Time

Case High School is an INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE school with a two year, internationally renowned program for juniors and seniors, which can lead to their receiving first year course credit at most universities and colleges.  Its comprehensive curriculum provides able and ambitious students around the world an opportunity to receive a first class education as well as to experience what it means to be a responsible, global citizen. Case High School is proud to be the first (1979) of ten authorized Wisconsin high schools to offer the IB Diploma Programme.

The Racine Unified School District (RUSD) has set ambitious goals to ensure continuous academic growth and high levels of student achievement and student engagement so that every child, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience, resulting in graduation from high school career and college ready. To that end, the principal is the leader of the school. Leadership provides purpose and direction for the school and school community. This leadership includes shaping school culture and values, developing a shared vision, and structuring change efforts. The principal guides the leadership team in setting priorities for all stakeholders within the school community, the district framework, and the larger community. The principal coordinates all of these efforts toward developing successful students who can be productive in the 21st century.

Experience: 

Minimum five years of significant urban education experience working K-12 Public School setting with a strong background and experience in secondary education, including teaching and administration.

Minimum three years of significant successful experience working in a secondary academy and pathway model. Administrative experience in a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) community preferred.

Strong experience working with data, including the ability to collect, organize and analyze data and to evaluate outcomes.

Required Certifications/Licenses: 

Must hold or be eligible to hold Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Principal License #1051. Teachscape Certified or must obtain certification within 60 days of hire date.

Fiscal Responsibilities: 

Required to develop and adhere to the budgeted amounts for the school.

Instructional Leadership:

Provides instructional leadership for the school staff.

Provides leadership for Professional Learning of the staff in curriculum, instruction, assessments and student management techniques.

Implements the curriculum approved by the Board.

In collaboration with building staff annually formulates implements and evaluates an effective school improvement plan.

Provides leadership as LEA Representative to ensure appropriate implementation of student IEP’s.

Ensures that liaison is established between building staff and other groups working to improve instruction.

Evaluates, with the staff, the effectiveness of the instructional program.

Knowledge of Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness, coaching models, and teacher development.

Demonstrated success leading a school in closing achievement gaps for all sub-groups.

Assist in developing and sustaining partnerships with the business and manufacturing community, convening organization, local government agencies, and universities and colleges as a means to establishing career pathways that ensure all students will graduate career and college ready.

Supports the Academies of Racine commitment to continuous improvement in school performance through academy teams, advisory councils, departmental programs, policies, and activities. 

Remains knowledgeable about appropriate leadership strategies.

Management

Informs all staff members of the procedures to be followed in the event of an accident to any student or employee. Established a procedure for safety, weather related, accidents, internal and external incidents that includes filing a detailed report of all accidents on standard forms.

Helps in securing and organizing the necessary resources for instruction and its improvement.

Designs and administers systems to effectively and efficiently utilize both material and human resource for instruction and its improvement.

Requisitions both emergency and minor repairs, supplies and equipment on standard forms.

Prepares and certifies the payroll report.

Prepare, monitor and make appropriate budget proposal and expenditures in support of student achievement.   

Ensures that school financial records are properly maintained and prepared for annual audit. 

Staffing & Evaluation:

Assists in selection, evaluation and supervision of assigned personnel and develops, maintains and implements necessary staff development education and evaluations procedures.

Prepares a written evaluation of all professional personnel and other staff members at intervals and in a manner agreed upon by the contact and as directed by the Superintendent.

It is the policy of the Racine Unified School District not to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, marital or parental status, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability in its education programs, admissions policies and practices, or employment policies as required by Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment, and Wisconsin Statute.

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