Elementary Principal: Huntley Elementary

Overview

The Appleton Area School District has a position available for a 1.0 FTE Elementary Principal at Huntley Elementary School beginning on July 1, 2026.

Huntley Elementary School is located on the north side of Appleton. It is a Title 1 school that serves approximately 300 students in grades K-5. The Huntley community believes all children can learn and is dedicated to providing a positive, challenging and nurturing environment that inspires student success.

The Huntley building is also the home to two AASD elementary charter schools:
Appleton Bilingual School (ABS) and The Omolade Academy (TOA). The principal of these two charter schools also serves as the Associate Principal tley, ABS, and TOA operate on the foundational principle of "three schools, one community". The three school communities work together toward shared goals related to a welcoming school environment, high quality instruction, and continuous school improvement.

Certification

Required:

Principal Licensure (5051)

For more information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Nan Bunnow, Assistant Superintendent, bunnownanette.wi.us

Candidates who apply on Appleton's Frontline Recruiting and Hiring (Job #4876) prior to the posting deadline will receive first consideration.

-- An Equal Opportunity Employer --

• Job Title: Principal (Elementary, Middle, and High School)
• Classification: Administrator
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Relationships: Direct Supervisor - Assistant Superintendent for School Services

The Principal promotes the success of all staff and students at the school by facilitating the development, articulation, and implementation of a vision of teaching and learning that supports the District’s mission and vision.

• Demonstrate a strong instructional orientation, including an emphasis on instructional time, current strategies/best practices and their application to change, if needed
• Commit to working collaboratively with staff, students, alumni, and the community toward continuous improvement of educational programming for all students
• Demonstrate a collaborative style: supportive, approachable, and responsive to the professional educators’ skills and expertise; provide for individual creativity
• Provide internal visibility to students and staff and external visibility to parents and the school community
• Ability to work with diverse students, staff families, and community organizations
• Ability to work with students, staff and a community of diverse cultural backgrounds
• Advocate for school and community needs
• Experience with site-based budget management
• Knowledge of Special Education, EL, TAG, and alternative education programming
• Knowledge of RTI/PBIS framework desired
• Prior successful experience as a building level administrator or in a similar leadership role is highly desired
• Mobility to be responsive to students and staff situations throughout the building

The Principal is expected to be an instructional leader. This individual will exemplify leadership and responsibility in facilitating the staff in the creation of a positive learning environment for the educational community. The Principal is responsible for school/community relations, budget (site-based environment), staff and student relationships in a collaborative environment, and support for District initiatives, as needed.

• Recruiting and Selecting: Use systematic, fair, and consistently-applied hiring processes so that staff have the competencies to contribute to the school’s mission and goals
• Use multiple methods to collect information likely to predict future effectiveness
• Take an active role in recruiting a diverse staff
• Involve other staff in the recruitment and hiring process
• Anticipate staff vacancies, plan for new staff recruiting
• Assignment of Teachers and Instructional Staff: Anticipate staff vacancies, plan for new staff recruiting, change assignments of existing staff, and make assignments based on both student needs and staff qualifications and effectiveness
• Consider the composition of grade or subject teams to facilitate staff cooperation and build professional community
• Orientate…