<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Administration/Principal - Elementary</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>5/13/2026</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Rolling Green Elementary</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>Job Title: Elementary Principal - Grades K-5 (2026-27 School Year)</p> <p>Job Code: 7020</p> <p>Department: Education</p> <p>Supervisor: Executive Director of Schools</p> <p>Date: 3/1/2019</p> <p>FLSA Status: Exempt</p> <p>Compensation Range: $96,928.00 to $126,006.00 annually</p> <p>PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: Administers instructional programs and supervises all activities and services in a school building to provide maximum educational opportunities for all pupils.</p> <p>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Building staff - certified and non-certified</p> <p>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.</p> <ul> <li>Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives, and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan. </li><li>Carries out such additional duties as required or as conditions necessitate. </li><li>Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job. </li><li>The primary responsibility of the building principal is to assume a leadership role in the improvement of instruction, initiatives for improving student achievement, curriculum delivery, student assessment and staff development. </li><li>Responsible for following the student code of conduct and Illinois School Code in executing student discipline in the building. </li><li>Assumes major responsibilities for effectively implementing curriculum policies formulated by the Board and the administrative regulations established by the Superintendent. </li><li>Completes all District, State and Federal reports in accordance with procedures and timelines established by the District. </li><li>Facilitates participation with in-service programs for certified and non-certified staff members to enhance their competencies. </li><li>Communicates the school's goals, accomplishments, practices, and policies to parents, students and the community. </li><li>Facilitates the school improvement planning process to enhance all curricular and co-curricular programs. </li><li>Evaluates all staff members in accordance with Illinois School Code, District procedures and timelines. </li><li>Provides supervisory assistance in such areas as instructional delivery, curriculum delivery, special education and support services to enhance student achievement. </li><li>Interprets the work of the school to the community by developing lines of communication with parents and professional staff regarding the school's goals, accomplishments, practices, policies, and by encouraging community involvement in the plans and programs of the school. </li><li>Prepares and administers the school budgets. </li><li>Assumes the responsibility for the recommending of personnel for the building, in cooperation with the Department of Human Resources. </li><li>Recommends removal of staff whose work remains unsatisfactory after remediation efforts have been implemented. </li><li>Secures healthy, safe, and efficient operation and maintenance of the school campus. </li><li>Attend Monthly Principal Meetings as a potential facilitator on SOAR programming. </li><li>Maintain a documented monitoring system of the success rates of students in transition support. </li><li>Attend initial student referral meetings with zone school principals. </li><li>Conduct site visits to zone schools to engage in student observations and staff interviews. </li><li>Maintain a feedback loop with the zone school on the student's progress while at the SOAR Academy. </li><li>Track the total number of SOAR referrals vs. the number of students attending. </li><li>Communicate with zone schools after student has fully transitioned back at their zone school to monitor the student success rates. </li><li>Prepare quarterly reports on SOAR programming to the Board of Education. </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS: Master's Degree and proper certification in accordance with the School Code of the State of Illinois.</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Job requires substantial knowledge and skills relating to the duties and responsibilities identified above; also the ability to work in, and manage, a multi-racial organization with a diverse client population. Basic knowledge of computers and current technology is needed.</p> <p>A comprehensive benefits package including:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance </li><li>Voluntary life insurance </li><li>Paid Sick and Personal time </li><li>Paid holidays </li><li>Paid vacation </li><li>Membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) or Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) </li><li>Optional 403(b) plan </li><li>Employee assistance program (EAP) </li></ul> <p>WORKING CONDITIONS:</p> <p>Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.</p> <p>OTHER: This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.</p> <p>The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.</p> <p>Physical Aspects of the Position (Check all that apply)</p> <p>1.XClimbing Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.2.XBalancing Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.3.XStooping Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.4.XKneeling Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.5.XCrouching Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.6.XCrawling Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.7.XReaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.8.XStanding Particularly for sustained periods of time.9.XWalking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.10.XPushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward or outward.11.XPulling Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.12.XLifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and required the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.</p> <p>13.XFinger use Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.14.XGrasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.15.XTalking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.16.XHearing Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.17.XRepetitive Motions Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.</p> <p>The Physical Requirements of the Position (Check one)</p> <p>1.-Sedentary Work Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.2.-Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work.3.XMedium Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.4.-Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.5.-Very Heavy Work Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.</p> <p>The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Check all that apply)</p> <p>1.XMachine Operations inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.2.-Mechanics Skilled tradespeople This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes and drills.3.-Mobile Equipment This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.4.-Other This is a minimum standard basis on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc.</p> <p>The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Check all that apply)</p> <p>1.-The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.2.-The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.3.XThe worker is subject to both environmental conditions. (Activity occurs inside and outside)4.-The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater that one hour.5.XThe worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.6.XThe worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.</p>