Assistant Principal

Urbana School District #116•Urbana, IL

5h•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Gerber School Assistant Principal provides academic and behavioral oversight to Gerber School. He/She creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic school environment that promotes the highest quality of academic instruction, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and mental health stability programming possible. He/She promotes a positive learning environment focusing on effective, innovative and rigorous special education instruction. He/She also provides direct crisis intervention/behavior management services to students as needed.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, with training in administration, supervision, and special education
Minimum 2 years experience working with students with emotional/behavior disorders, proven leadership skills
Illinois LBS1 or Type 73 Licensure with Administrative Endorsement
Must possess, or be able to obtain, the Teacher Evaluator designations from ISBE to allow for the evaluation of licensed teachers
An administrative leadership style based on positive relationships and a continuous improvement model, driven by an unwavering commitment to racial equity.
Bring strong and collaborative leadership with an honest, transparent, and inclusive style.
Experience in the areas of student achievement and the development of a positive school climate.
Vision, compassion, and enthusiasm for effective team leadership to motivate high standards and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of special education strategies and best practices for working with students who receive special education services.
Inspire excellence in others.
Strong in fiscal management and school/agency budgets
High task orientation and strong people skills
Knowledge/skills in staff development
Knowledge of Illinois State Standards
Proven visionary leadership skills
Maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certification which permits employee to supervise and perform physical restraints.

Responsibilities

Assist the Principal with the design, implementation, evaluation, and modification of Gerber’s therapeutic and academic program and ensure continuity of implementation across the program.
Schedule and serve as LEA in IEP, EDC, Domain, and FBA meetings.
Participate and/or facilitate classroom team meetings, problem solving/data meetings, Gerber staff development and residential staffing meetings.
Assist the Principal, Social Worker and teachers with developing, implementing, modifying and maintaining behavioral systems and management plans for the entire school and for individual youth.
Coordinate academic programming with the Urbana school counterparts and 02 districts (i.e. graduation requirements, course descriptions, class schedules, transcripts, IAR/ACT/ISA testing etc.)
Coordinate new student intake procedures with the principal, program assistant and educational liaison (including record requests, initial IEP, transcripts, scheduling, etc.).
Ensure that rules and procedures are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable.
Assist the Principal with developing the master schedule and classroom rosters.
Participate in the hiring, training, mentoring, supervision, evaluation and corrective action (including disciplinary action) of all Gerber (116 and CCH) staff members.
Provide supervision for CCH interns and student teachers as needed
Support and supervise the design of rigorous, standards-based instruction with measurable outcomes.
Coordinate with contractual related service (SLP and OT) staff to communicate and schedule for student service needs and IEPs.
Collaborate with principal and SIP team to evaluate school-wide academic and behavioral data, assess needs and implement school improvement plans.
Coordinate and facilitate assessment processes (IAR, ISA/ACT) with ISBE, districts and other parties.
Assist the Principal and teachers with monitoring progress on students ‘academic, behavioral, transition and life skills goals.
Assist with writing and updating IEPs in the event of a teacher vacancy or other circumstances.
In conjunction with the principal, develop and update student and staff handbooks.
Complete required DCFS reports for all students
Assist in the completion of the Daily Program, including ensuring daily staff coverage.
Provides decision-making authority in the absence of the Principal.
Perform critical reviews of Significant Event Reports (SERs) and ISBE reports and assures that critical and unusual behavior and events are reported to the Principal, RTC staff, placing districts, parents/guardians, courts, and files, as required.
Assist with the coordination of the beginning of the school year and the closing of the school year tasks
Provides leadership by maintaining awareness of, and assisting with monitoring the compliance of state/agency standards, laws, rules, policies and regulations, as well as district and Cunningham policy and procedures.
Participates in Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and School Improvement Plans with a student-centered, equity lens.
Coordinates school emergency procedures including disaster drills and the implementation of lockdown procedures.
Foster a collegial environment that supports teacher leadership, collaboration, and growth.
Work with district and Cunningham administrators to promote the continuity of the instructional and student support programs.
Continued enhancement of professional competence through ongoing education and training.
Attends designated CCH and USD #116 leadership and committee meetings such as 116 Cabinet, program council and principals meetings.
Demonstrate exceptional communication skills that will support school and district goals and foster positive relationships throughout the school community.
In collaboration with the principal, plans the Gerber summer school program and shares administrator duties for the summer school program (up to 31 half days paid above salary outlined in the contract)
Model the Cunningham's core values of integrity, respect, teamwork, compassion, excellence, spirituality, and accountability in all activities and in interactions with clients, coworkers, and the general public.
Initiate and maintain good public relations with neighbors and other community resources.
Maintain standards of personal and professional conduct that does not conflict with requirements of regulatory and licensing agencies, and that are not in conflict with the published mission, vision, and core values of Cunningham Children’s Home, Urbana School District #116 and Child Welfare Code of Ethics.
Maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certification which permits employee to supervise and perform physical restraints.
All other responsibilities assigned by the Principal, Cunningham administration and Urbana School District #116 administration.