Assistant Principal - JW Eater Junior High

Assistant Principal – JW Eater Junior High

Job

Position Type:
Administration / Assistant Principal (210‑day position)

Start Date:

2026/27 school year.

Salary: $70,000 – $80,000, based on experience.

• Live a mission and vision focused on results.
• Lead and manage system change.
• Improve teaching & learning.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Lead with integrity & professionalism.
• Create and sustain a culture of high expectations.

• Uphold Board of Education policies, regulations, and administrative procedures.
• Support, implement, promote, and enhance the district’s educational program through effective management practices.
• Supervise all staff assigned to the building.

• Interest in the well‑being of all students.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to staff, students, and administrators.
• Learn and observe safety practices.
• Attentive to detail, exercise good judgment, and work without close supervision.
• Communicate with diverse groups in written and verbal English; establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Meet deadlines and schedules, set priorities, and multi‑task.
• Work under limited supervision following standardized practices and methods.
• Lead, guide, and coordinate with others.
• Use positive interpersonal skills with staff, parents, students, and colleagues.
• Communicate clearly in oral and written form.
• Assume initiative in identifying and solving problems.
• Exercise good judgment and democratic processes in decision‑making.
• Administer and assume responsibility for building programs and facilities as directed by the Principal.
• Assist the building Principal in coordinating educational objectives and activities with staff, district administrators, and the Board of Education.
• Assist the Principal in interviewing and selecting staff, ultimately making hiring recommendations.
• Assist the Principal in supervising and evaluating staff performance according to District guidelines.
• Assist the Principal in planning, developing, organizing, and conducting staff development activities.
• Assist the Principal in curriculum planning and revision tasks.
• Assist the Principal in planning and administering a building‑wide public relations program.
• Promote positive communication with students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Supervise and assist with student behavior management in collaboration with social workers, teachers, parents, and the community.
• Remain current with educational research and trends.
• Attend building functions and District activities as appropriate and assigned by the Principal.
• Chair related meetings.
• Participate in the development and implementation of district procedures, programs, and projects.
• Assume responsibility for professional growth and development through membership and participation in professional organizations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the building Principal, the Superintendent, or the Superintendent’s designee.
• Actively engage and support district initiatives by aligning building goals and strategies with district goals and strategies.
• Facilitate open dialogue with parents to maximize involvement.
• Develop understanding of learning targets and effective instructional strategies.
• Lead regular meetings with grade levels/teams/departments to discuss instructional pacing and delivery.
• Facilitate the development of teacher capacity within grade level teams/curricular departments.
• Guide teams in developing common formative and summative assessments.
• Participate in regular formative observations of teachers and coach instructional practices.
• Facilitate dialogue on effective grading practices.
• Participate in design and implementation of a problem‑solving process emphasizing data collection and intervention.
• Understand and articulate appropriateness of specific interventions.

Performance is evaluated in accordance with Public Act 94‑1039 (ILCS 24A‑15), the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA – 105 ILCS 5/24‑25), and the Board of Education’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.

• Indoor classrooms and school environment; exposure to student noise, lawn mowing, music, odors of food, mowed grass, and possible communicable diseases.
• Outdoor schoolyard, grounds, and field trips; exposure to varying temperatures and mowed grass.