K-8 Assistant Principal

Title

Elementary/PK-8 Assistant Principal

10176

TBD

6/30/2026

Administration / Assistant Principal

• Master's Degree with Illinois Certificate and as a School Administrator.
• Three years of successful teaching, administrative or supervisory experience.
• State of Illinois certification to evaluate staff preferred.
• Skills, Knowledge, and abilities:
  • Ability to exert strong leadership in the administration of early childhood, elementary and middle school and in the handling of a wide variety of student issues.
  • Knowledge of sound early childhood, elementary and middle school educational programs.
  • Thorough knowledge of counseling, guidance, and development of children, and the ability to translate into sound practice.
  • Ability to make firm decisions in the areas of responsibility and to delegate the responsibility to members of the early childhood, elementary and middle school staffs.
  • Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.

Principal

• All staff members of school
• Community Agencies
• Parent Groups

To assist the principal in providing school wide leadership and to learn the role of the principal.

Salary is based upon the salary schedule established by the Board.

200 Days per year.

District Salary Schedule for Administrative Personnel

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

The employee deals mostly with people, objects, and equipment in the educational setting. The employee is regularly required to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift (occasionally up to 50 pounds), carry, pull, push, climb, and kneel; walking and standing approximately 50-75% of each day. Depth perception and field of vision are important. The employee must recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative and must be able to differentiate tones and volumes in conversation.

The employee must ensure that children are supervised at all times, and that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the employee must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

The employee will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the employee will have to supervise, or make sure students are supervised students at all times. The employee is required to drive their own vehicle to various locations throughout the District.

Decatur Public Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer with an affirmative action plan.

Administrator Handbook can be found HERE

Benefits can be found HERE

Salary is attached above.