Assistant Principal Instruction - East

Assistant Principal for Instruction – East (Job )

• Position Type:
  Administration / Assistant Principal
• Date Posted: 12/9/2025
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2025
• Closing Date: 12/30/2025
• District:
  Glenbard Township High School District 87

Position:
Assistant Principal for Instruction

School:
Glenbard East

Term: 12‑month (261 days)

Position Type:
Licensed Administrative Staff

License

Required:

Professional Educator License (registered in DuPage County), General Administrator or Principal endorsement, Successful completion of ISBE Teacher Evaluator Training and Modules

Start Date:

July 1, 2026

Salary Range: $140,000 – $172,800

Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance; group term life insurance; long‑term disability insurance; TRS/THIS administrator contribution; 403(b) tax‑sheltered annuity plan; paid leave: 15 sick days, 3 personal days, 20 vacation days; professional association dues approved by Superintendent;
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 12‑month administrator assigned to Glenbard East.
• Focus on developing a highly effective school culture based on a guaranteed and viable curriculum, timely interventions, and a comprehensive education.

• Prior experience of at least five years in secondary classroom teaching and three years administrative experience.
• Dynamic leadership qualities that build strong relationships with students and staff.
• Clear communication skills (both written and oral).

• Direct report to Principal.

• The assistant principal works with staff and community to build a shared mission and vision of high expectations that ensure all students are on the path to college and career readiness and hold staff accountable for results.
• Facilitate efforts to establish and implement a shared mission and vision for the school that leads to academic growth for all learners.
• Ensure that the school's identity, vision, and mission drive all school decisions.
• Set priorities in the context of improving student achievement.
• Align educational programs, plans and actions to the district's vision and goals for student learning.
• Create symbols, ceremonies, and activities that support the vision and mission of the district.
• Develop communication strategies to inform stakeholders of progress toward the vision and mission of the district.
• Conduct difficult but crucial conversations with individuals, teams, and staff based on student performance data in a timely manner for the purpose of enhancing student learning and achieving improved results.

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of school improvement targets measuring school‑wide academic achievement and school climate indicators.
• Establish and maintain a safe, effective learning environment.
• Collaborate with district and school staff to allocate personnel, time, material, and adult learning resources appropriately to achieve school improvement plan targets.
• Support district and school goals by managing fiscal and physical resources responsibly, efficiently and effectively.
• Utilize current technologies to support leadership and management functions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the change process and use leadership and facilitation skills to manage it effectively.

• Collaborate with staff to develop and implement a consistent framework for effective teaching and learning that includes a rigorous and relevant standards‑based curriculum, research‑based instructional practices, and high expectations for student performance.
• Establish a continuous improvement cycle that uses multiple forms of data and student work samples to support individual, team, and school‑wide improvement goals, identify and address target areas for improvement, measure outcomes and celebrate successes.
• Ensure differentiated instructional practices that address identified student needs are implemented with fidelity.
• Select and retain teachers with the expertise to deliver instruction that maximizes student learning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of…