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Principal - Thompson Junior High

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General Description:

A Junior High Building Principal is the cornerstone of creating a positive school culture and climate. With a focus on strong instructional leadership, the principal guides teachers in enhancing student achievement and learning. An excellent communicator, the principal fosters collaboration among staff, students, and parents, ensuring a transparent and supportive educational community. Grounded in a student-centered approach, the principal prioritizes the well-being and success of each student. Furthermore, the principal is data-focused, utilizing analytics to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement in educational outcomes.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Work with the staff and community to build a shared mission, and vision of high expectations that ensure all students are on path to college and career readiness.
• Ensure that the school's identity, vision, and mission drive all school decisions.
• Create and implement systems to ensure a safe, orderly, and productive environment for student and adult learning for the purpose of achieving school and district improvement targets.
• Establish and maintain a safe, effective learning environment
• 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 that differentiated instructional practices which address identified student needs are implemented with fidelity.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and of individual teachers by conducting frequent formal and informal observations and provide timely, specific feedback on instruction as part of the district teacher appraisal system.
• Ensure the development of high performing instructional teacher teams by providing training and support grounded in best practices designed to advance student learning and performance.
• Create a collaborative school community where the school staff, students, families, and community interact regularly and share ownership for the success of the school.
• Engage families and communities proactively in supporting student learning and the school's shared mission, vision and learning goals.
• Attend special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.
• Work with the school staff and community to create a positive learning environment by ensuring equity, fulfilling professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity, and modeling professional behavior.
• Demonstrate personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and the educational profession.
• Support a climate that values, accepts and understands cultural diversity and multiple perspectives.
• Protect rights and confidentiality of the 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 to the school's vision and mission.
• Lead a school culture and environment that successfully develops the full range of students' learning capacities; academic, creative, social-emotional, behavioral and physical.
• Prepare and submit the school's budgetary requests and monitor expenditures of building funds including activity funds.
• Supervise the maintenance of all required building and student records and reports.
• Assume responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the school's staff and students.
• Establishes guidelines for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline.
• Maintains and controls the various local funds generated by student activities.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A valid Illinois Professional Educator License with a Principal or General Administrative Endorsement;
• M.A. in Education Administration; 5 years of teaching experience and prior administrative experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, knowledge of the school improvement process and collaborative leadership style.

Salary/Benefits

COMPENSATION: The recommended candidate for this position will receive a regionally competitive salary range of $120,000 - $135,000 depending on educational background and experience.

BENEFITS: Full-time Associates enjoy a robust selection of healthcare benefits including employer paid Life and AD&D insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as three medical plans to choose from including PPO and HMO plans. What's more, SD 308 provides a 100% claim reimbursement program for out of pocket expenses (excluding ER services), when an employee is enrolled in our PPO plan and uses our RUSH Healthcare reimbursement program. Prospective employees can learn more on the District website.

Visit https://www.sd308.org/Departments-and-Programs/Human-Resources/ for more information

How to Apply

https://www.applitrack.com/d308/onlineapp/default.aspx

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/d308/onlineapp/default.aspx

Email Address

hr@sd308.org

School District

https://www.sd308.org/

Position Website

https://www.applitrack.com/d308/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?Category=Administration+-+Building&AppliTrackJobId=16517&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1

City Website

https://www.oswegoil.org/

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

3/23/2026

Start Date

7/1/2026

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District Name CUSD #308 Building Name Thompson Junior High School Address 440 Boulder Hill Pass

Oswego, IL 60543 Phone (630) 636-3080 Fax (630) 636-3688 IASA Region Kishwaukee County Kendall Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Principal Grade Level Jr. High Middle School

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