High School Co-Principal

Who We Are:
Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 17,000 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. Our District has one early learning center, 15 elementary schools, five middle schools and a high school program divided between 9th-10th and 11th-12th grade campuses. The District encompasses portions of Waukegan, Beach Park and Park City.

Why We Do This Work:
The Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 has set an ambitious agenda for change, guided by the belief that all children, regardless of circumstances, can achieve at high levels and academic gaps can and will be eliminated with the support of teachers who deliver engaging, relevant, and academically rigorous instruction that excites students and instills a love of learning in them.

Characteristics of the Position:
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year Co-Principals jointly and collaboratively lead the school and manage operations of Waukegan High School..

This proven leader is responsible for implementing and maintaining aggressive educational reform. This individual will maintain the vision of the transformation process and continually communicate this vision to administrators, teachers, community members, district officials, and students while utilizing their comprehensive experience and expertise in academic programming at the secondary level in order to ensure complete implementation of academic and instructional reform at the high school.

The Co-Principal must be able to inspire and motivate administrators, teachers, staff and students. The Co-Principal must be able to maintain and further high academic standards by overseeing the curricula teams, using data to make instructional and curricular improvements, facilitate and support on-going professional development, create high performing teams to ensure gap-closing achievement. The Co-Principal must be a passionate, student-centered, teacher-leader, who accepts the responsibility for maintaining an academic environment of excellence for all Waukegan High School students. The Co-Principal is directly responsible to the Area Superintendent and will receive direction from the Lead Co-Principal.

Essential Functions:
Serve as instructional leader for school transformation for the 11-12th grade campus with the ability to clearly communicate and monitor the implementation of a focused educational reform movement directed at rapidly improving student academic achievement. The Co-Principal possesses the leadership ability to develop and sustain a positive academic culture while holding the school accountable for student achievement. The Co-Principal must develop, implement and lead a comprehensive school improvement plan outlining targeted goals and systems for progress monitoring.

Leadership:
This includes but is not limited to :

1. Assist School Directors (APs) and staff with leading school transformation
2. Supervise the delivery of curriculum to ensure fidelity to standards
3. Continuously monitor the implementation of instructional norms, targeted academic intervention programs, and common curriculum to ensure full fidelity of implementation in all courses at the high school to support general, diverse learners and ELL students
4. Evaluates the performance of personnel to improve competencies
5. Demand effective, varied instruction, which maximizes student engagement, and learning with rich content, appropriate text, and analytical thinking;
6. Assist School Directors (APs) and Master Scheduler in overseeing the development the high school master schedule that will provide for the efficient operation of the school and result in a high level of learning for ALL students
7. The Co-Principal is responsible for hiring, supervising, and evaluating School Directors, School Administrators, teachers and various support staff members assigned to the high school
8. Responsible to oversee the development of the high school master schedule that will provide for the efficient operation of the school and result in a high level of learning for all students
9. Responsible for program implementation of School Counseling and Post-Secondary supports and services and success execute a plan for increasing dual enrollment
10. Facilitate and develop a strategic plan to execute MTSS standards and expectations to ensure all students are receiving core instruction and/or intervention supports to increase student success.
11. Use needs assessment data to identify professional development activities for implementation throughout the school year with all populations of high school employees
12. Supervise the implementation of the district and building discipline policies
13. Ensure students' right to due process
14. Submit reports as required regarding probations, parole, and corrections
15. Assist School Directors in preparation for and oversee expulsion hearings
16. Seek interventions for students with severe or chronic behavioral problems
17. Develop and sustain positive relationships with parents, community partners, School Resource Officer and local law enforcement
18. Build positive relationships and rapport with students and families to support positive behavior and attendance
19. Develop and monitor attendance policies, their enforcements and student interventions related to attendance
20. Develop and monitor tardy policies and their enforcement
21. Consult with and monitor truant officers
22. Assist School Directors with the monitoring of teaching staff in the enforcement of attendance and tardy policies
23. Supervise the notification of parents/guardians regarding truancy
24. Maintain attendance reports as required by district and state policy
25. Oversee the maintenance of student attendance records and the excusing of absences
26. Ensure District and Building discipline policies are communicated to parents and students and consult with the Lead Co-Principal and Safety Supervisor about the supervision and assignment of safety officers
27. Monitor the use and maintenance of safety equipment, such as door locks, metal detectors and alarms
28. Conduct and evaluate fire and other safety drills
29. Consult with vendors/contractors to schedule work and delivery of equipment and manage the physical plant to provide for the best educational conditions
30. Evaluate work order requests, monitor progress, and arrange for their completion
31. Ensure that proper reports are filed by the custodial supervisor (vandalism, fire extinguishers, facility rental, pool samples, etc.)
32. Assist school and district leaders in facilitating the preparation and administration of the high school's yearly budget including the purchase appropriate instructional resources, texts, and equipment
33. Serve as an instructional leader for the school district at the secondary level and supervising the delivery of curriculum to ensure fidelity to standards
34. Be on call for emergencies after school hours; and
35. Perform other duties as assigned by Area/Associate Superintendent

Qualifications:

1. Master's degree, School Administration Certificate (IL Type 75 or equivalent) PERA certified;
2. Personal passion for working in a challenging urban school environment;
3. Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead change in a secondary setting;
4. Proven experience serving as both an administrator and exemplar teacher at the high school level;
5. Explicit evidence of belief in capacity for all students to achieve academically;
6. Administrative Experience, preferably at the Middle School or High School Level - 5 years preferred;
7. High School or Middle School Teaching Experience preferred.

Salary: TBD

Additional Information: 12 month (20 days vacation) position

Application Deadline : Candidates must submit an online application to be received by closing date.

Only online applications will be considered for interviews.
Apply: www.wps60.org

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities without regard to age, gender, race, color, national origin,
religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, genetics or disability.