Description

Job Description
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Position Title: Associate Principal
Department/Location: Teaching and Learning
Reports To: Building Principal
Employee Group: Administrator
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Position Summary:
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is seeking a visionary school leader dedicated to equity who
promotes the empowerment of every student through the collaborative development of a shared,
community-supported vision for learning. The Associate Principal provides leadership and assists the Principal in
administering the building, including supervising staff and students and carrying out the District’s policies.

Qualifications:

Wisconsin Principal License Required.
Three years of teaching experience at the elementary, middle, or high school level preferred.
2-4 Years of Leadership Experience Strongly Preferred.
Bilingual - Spanish/English Strongly Preferred.

Essential Functions:

• Learning Leadership
  
  • Embrace change and innovation; the ability to envision and actualize learning beyond the traditional
    walls of the classroom and the school.
  • Monitor, assess, and inspire teaching practices that ensure rigor and best practices in all classrooms.
  • Analyze and share student data and educational research as the foundational principles of
    professional collaboration.
  • Bring an equity lens to the work in the school and on the leadership team, and create space for
    conversations about equity.
  • Embody the Foundations and Mindsets of our MCPASD’s Cardinal’s Journey and understand the
    school’s responsibility to prepare students for their futures in this rapidly changing global society.
  • Analyze relevant information, make decisions, delegate responsibility, and provide appropriate
    support and follow-up for staff.
• School Culture
  
  • Establish a culture of high expectations for both academics and behavior.
  • Maintain positive relations with families, parent groups, school volunteers, business partners, and
    other community agencies.
  • Design opportunities to engage and empower students, staff, and families to be integrally involved in
    all aspects of the school’s culture and climate.
• Human Resources Leadership
  
  • Assists the Principal in the development and evaluation of personnel.
  • Assists the Principal in recruiting and hiring qualified staff members who bring diverse experiences
    and a commitment to equity to the school community.
• Communication
  
  • Coordinates, collaborates, and communicates with the Building Principal.
  • Commit to high visibility and daily communication with stakeholders through multiple channels.
  • Meet regularly with students, staff, and families to support the needs of all learners.
• Operations Management
  
  • Administer, manage, and supervise the operation of the school in compliance with the Board of
  • Education policies and under the direction of the Superintendent.
  • Keep current on legal, financial, and educational reform initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or as appropriate to the job assignment.

Working Conditions:

This job is performed primarily inside, with the occasional need to go to meetings outside the building and/or to
other District buildings.

Physical / Mental Requirements:

This is a very physical job that requires exertion of over 20 pounds of force. Regular and predictable attendance
onsite is required. This job requires a combination of sitting and standing, with a significant need to move quickly
about the building and campus. Verbal and auditory communications are frequently involved.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the
person assigned to this position. Essential job functions are intended to describe those functions that are
primary to the performance of this job, and other job duties include those that are considered secondary to the
overall purpose of this job.

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to
this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as
requested by management. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals
with disabilities.
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EEO Statement:
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is an equal-opportunity employer. The school district does not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sex or sexual orientation, age, national
origin, citizenship, handicap, marital status, ancestry, color, or any other reason prohibited by Federal or State
law.