Elementary School Principal

Title

Principal, Elementary School

• Position Type:
  Administration / Principal – Elementary
• Date Posted: 12/19/2025
• Location:
  
  1 – Elementary Highlands
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2026
• Closing Date: 01/18/2026
• District:
  Naperville Community Unit School District 203

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 for improving student achievement; align educational programs, plans, and actions to the district vision and goals; create symbols, ceremonies, and activities that support the vision and mission;

develop communication strategies; conduct difficult but crucial conversations with staff based on student performance data.

• Develop and communicate a shared mission and vision that drives all decisions.
• Align school’s identity, vision, and mission with district goals.
• Lead the development and monitoring of school improvement targets measuring academic achievement and climate indicators.

• Establish and maintain a safe, effective learning environment.
• Collaborate with district and school staff to allocate personnel, time, materials, and resources to achieve improvement targets.
• Manage 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 rigorous, standards-based curriculum and research-based instructional practices.
• Use multiple forms of data and student work samples to support improvement goals and celebrate successes.
• Ensure differentiated instructional practices are implemented with fidelity.
• Select and retain teachers who maximize student learning.
• Observe instruction and provide timely, specific feedback as part of the teacher appraisal system.
• Build high-performing instructional teams and link professional growth plans to data.
• Develop and revise one’s own professional development plan for continued improvement.

• Create and sustain relationships that actively engage students in learning.
• Utilize meaningful feedback from students, staff, families, and community in evaluating instructional programs.
• Engage families and communities proactively to support student learning and the school’s mission.

• Treat all people fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate personal and professional standards that enhance the image of the school and the profession.
• Create a climate that values cultural diversity and multiple perspectives.
• Protect the rights and confidentiality of students and staff.

• Establish and monitor a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student.
• Require staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned with the school vision.
• Lead a school culture that develops the full range of student learning capacities.

• Professional Educator License (PEL) with General Administrative or Principal Endorsement.
• Master’s Degree.
• Minimum five years teaching or administrative experience at the elementary level.

Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education

260‑day contract; salary and fringe benefits established annually by the Board of Education.

Starting Salary: $108,000 annually or higher, commensurate with equivalent work experience.

Performance evaluated annually in accordance with district procedure.