Deadline: August 24, 2026
District/Organization: Fitzgerald Public Schools
Position/Type: Elementary Principal – Assistant, full time
Salary: $87,538 – $117,510
POSITION: Elementary Assistant Principal
LOCATION: Westview Lower Elementary
WORK YEAR: 2025-2026 School Year, 205 Days per year
SALARY: Per Administrator Contract
Who we are: At Fitzgerald Public Schools, our mission is to inspire, empower and prepare today’s learner to become tomorrow’s leader. Our vision is to educate our future leaders to be F ocused, P rogressive and S uccessful. Our strategic plan includes: providing a guaranteed and viable curriculum; a multi-tiered system of supports; considerations for the whole school, whole child and whole community; engaging all families; data-based decision making; communication and collective responsibility.
From our humble beginnings in 1920, Fitzgerald Public Schools is a community of 2,200 students with 350 staff members. We are proud of our early childhood center for grades PreK-K, our two elementary schools, one for lower elementary grades 1-3 and one for upper elementary grades 4-5, our middle school serving grades 6-8 with one of the planetariums in the county, our high school for grades 9-12 with a state of the art automotive service center, and our virtual academy. We have an award winning athletic program, marching band and our own foodservice, transportation, custodial and maintenance teams. Through our partnership with a local provider, we also offer school age child care.
What we offer:
Fitzgerald Public Schools has a competitive salary and benefits package along with opportunities for advancement and leadership. We are small enough to enable us to know each other personally and large enough to maintain high standards that demonstrate our expertise in education. With the passing of our recent bond, we have buildings, classrooms, cafeterias and offices in the process of being transformed for the future.
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Educational Administration or Curriculum & Instruction or related field.
- Must hold, or qualify for, a Michigan School Administrator Certificate.
- Five years of certified teaching experience including three years at the elementary level within the public school setting.
- Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate.
- Experience in managing State and Federal grants; 31A, Title I, Title II, etc.
- Successful experiences with a diverse student and parent population.
- Ability to work independently and within a collaborative work environment.
- Must be able to assume responsibility with minimal direct supervision.
- Demonstrated skill in written and verbal communication .
- Experience in data collection, analysis and data dialogues with staff.
- Evidence of competency in technology (both Microsoft & Google Platform).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in school administration.
- Demonstrated experience with MTSS, Restorative Practices, Special Education, IEP and Behavior Support Plans as well as working with At-Risk students.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist the Principal with providing leadership, vision, and direction for staff and students.
- Serves as a proactive leader in the building, identifying and accepting ownership of tasks, activities and programming.
- Lead efforts to innovate curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of students.
- Effectively observe and evaluate instructional and support staff members to monitor teaching practices and ensure both rigor and best practice is occurring in all classrooms.
- Experience in developing and implementing a School Improvement Plan and an understanding of the new Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP).
- Plan, execute and supervise the process of standardized and local assessments.
- Analyzes and shares student data and educational research as the foundational principles of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).
- Designs opportunities to empower students, staff and parents to be integrally involved in all aspects of the school’s culture and climate.
- Foster community relationships and partnerships that support student achievement.
- Provide a positive and safe school environment that is conducive to teaching and learning.
- Interact with students to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level.
- Maintain positive relations with parents, parent groups, school volunteers, and outside agencies.
- Participates and leads various processes to meet the needs of individual learners such as 504 meetings, IEP meetings, MTSS meetings, child study meetings, and PBIS meetings.
- Assist in planning, executing and supervising the process of testing.
- Create a welcoming environment for students, staff and families.
- Plan and execute monthly family engagement events including evening family events, parent teacher conferences, choir performances, award ceremonies, and parent meetings to nurture a strong home-school relationship.
- Work with staff regarding student discipline.
- Assist in effectively planning and executing professional development sessions, staff meetings, and PLC meetings.
- Assist with preparing and monitoring school budgets.
- Assist with policies and procedures from the Board of Education, State and/or Federal level at the building level.
- Collaborate with MTSS Behavior Specialist, PBIS paraprofessionals, teachers, support staff, and principal to plan, coordinate, and facilitate robust building wide PBIS plan including designing monthly SEL lessons, implementing restorative practices, facilitating PBIS paraprofessional schedules, and coordinating student discipline.
- Plan, execute, and supervise lunch and recess procedures, supervise noon aide staff, and provide on-going noon aide staff training.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualified applicants should apply on-line via AppliTrack at http://www.applitrack.com/fitzgerald/onlineapp/
E-mail: [email protected]
