Middle School Principal (STEM

Battle Creek Public Schools Seeking Principal for BC STEM Innovation Center

Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) is located in Calhoun County, Michigan, serving the City of Battle Creek as well as parts of Emmett, Pennfield and Bedford townships, and the City of Springfield. With a bold goal of achieving 100% success for every Bearcat, we offer a broad range of educational experiences to meet the individual needs of students at all levels.

In May of 2023, we were thrilled to announce an average teacher pay increase of more than $10,000, positioning us as one of the best paying districts for teachers in Southwest Michigan. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

The Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center is a sixth- through eighth-grade learning community built around the belief that students are innovators capable of transforming their world. Students are empowered to ask questions, explore possibilities, collaborate with others, and apply new ways of thinking to authentic problems that matter to them and their community. Through an integrated curriculum, students experience every subject through creative exploration, inquiry, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

At BC STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are not limited to a particular class, program, or club. STEM is integrated throughout the student experience. Students engage in hands-on, project-based learning that asks them to investigate problems, apply an engineering and technology lens, design solutions, test their thinking, and improve their work.

The next principal of BC STEM will be responsible for protecting, strengthening, and advancing this distinctive instructional model while ensuring that all students demonstrate strong academic growth and are prepared for future college, career, and community opportunities.

Battle Creek Public Schools is seeking an exceptional, inspired, equity-driven instructional leader to guide the Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center into its next chapter of academic excellence, innovation, and community impact. The BC STEM Principal must believe that every student is an innovator and must be able to translate that belief into rigorous daily instruction across all classrooms and content areas.

This leader will ensure that STEM is not treated as an isolated course or enrichment opportunity, but as the organizing framework through which students inquire, collaborate, design, create, solve problems, and demonstrate their learning. The successful candidate will possess deep knowledge of highly effective middle school instruction and demonstrated experience leading interdisciplinary, student-centered, project-based learning. The principal will strengthen the integration of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literacy, social sciences, and the arts while maintaining a clear focus on grade-level standards, academic achievement, student belonging, attendance, and positive behavior.

This leader will develop the capacity of teachers to facilitate authentic inquiry, engineering design, collaboration, productive struggle, and real-world problem-solving. The principal will also build meaningful partnerships with families, community organizations, higher education institutions, and employers to expand opportunities for students to see themselves in STEM-related college, career, and community pathways. The transformation of BC STEM depends upon an inspired leader who can preserve the school's innovative identity while building the instructional coherence, adult accountability, and systems necessary to achieve 100% success for every Bearcat.

• STEM Instructional and Innovation Leadership
• Community, Career, and Postsecondary Partnerships
• Experiential and Outdoor Learning
• Positive School, Innovator, and Community Culture

Master's degree in educational administration or related field

Valid Michigan School Administrator Certificate required

Five or more years of successful teaching experience

Demonstration of successful use of data to improve student learning

Experience contributing in an urban school district

Salary: $112,655 - $133,912

Contract:

261 days (12 months)

SCHOOL SAFETY CLEARANCE:
The successful candidate will be subject to a fingerprint and background check as a condition of employment. All fees required for this check (estimated $73.00) will be the responsibility of the successful applicant. The Battle Creek Public School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, handicap, sex, age, religion, national origin, weight, height, or marital status in its employment practices.