HIghlands Elementary Associate Principal/Odyssey Magnet School Principal Job Appleton area,Wisconsin USA,Education / Teaching

Position: HIghlands Elementary Associate Principal / Odyssey Magnet School Principal

The Appleton Area School District has a position available for a 1.0 FTE Associate Principal at Highlands Elementary and Principal of Odyssey Magnet School beginning on 08/31/2026.

We are seeking a dynamic, student-centered instructional leader for our Associate Elementary School Principal position at Highlands/Odyssey Elementary School. The Associate 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.

Certification

Required:

Principal (5051)

Job description is listed below.

For more information on this position, please contact:
Kari Krueger, Principal .us or Bill McClone Assistant Superintendent .us

--- An Equal Opportunity Employer ---

Job Title
:
Elementary Associate Principal

Classification
:
Administrator

FLSA Status
:
Exempt

Essential Function
:

The associate principal works in collaboration with the building principal to promote 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.

Responsibilities, Tasks & Duties:
QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to demonstrate strong instructional orientation, including an emphasis on instructional time, current strategies/best practices and their application to change, if needed

A commitment to work collaboratively with the principal, staff, students, alumni, and the community toward continuous improvement of educational programming for all students

Demonstration of a collaborative style: supportive, approachable, and responsive to the professional educators’ skills and expertise; provide for individual creativity

A commitment to provide internal visibility to students and staff and external school visibility to students, parents and the school community

Ability to work with students, staff, and a community of diverse cultural backgrounds

Ability to advocate for school and community needs

Knowledge of Special Education, EL, TAG, and At-Risk programming

Knowledge of Rtl/PBIS framework desired

Ability to collaborate with the principal for cohesive building leadership

Prior successful experience as a team leader or in a similar leadership role is highly desired

DUTIES

The associate principal is expected to be an instructional leader. This individual, in collaboration with the principal, will exemplify leadership and responsibility in facilitating the staff to create a positive learning environment for the educational community. The associate principal is responsible for school/community relations, staff and student relationships in a collaborative environment, and support for District initiatives, as needed.

Developing Effective Educators
Recruiting and Selecting

Use systematic, fair, and consistently-applied hiring process so that staff have the competencies to contribute to the school’s mission and goals;

Use multiple methods to collect information that is likely to predict future effectiveness;

Take an active role in recruiting a diverse staff;

Involve other staff in the recruitment and hiring process; and

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; and 3. Orientate new staff to the school’s goals, policies, and procedures

Performance Evaluation and Feedback

Accurately assess professional practice, provide high quality feedback and other supports, such as instructional coaching;

Foster a cycle of continuous improvement, and

Regularly engage in calibration activities to improve evaluation accuracy

Leading Professional Learning

Provide staff with learning opportunities that improve practice and ability to respond positively to student cultural, economic, or linguistic diversity;

Diagnostic use of staff practice and student…

HIghlands Elementary Associate Principal​/Odyssey Magnet School Principal

HIghlands Elementary Associate Principal/Odyssey Magnet School Principal