Associate Principal - Elementary School - Vacancy ID: 207614

The Verona Area School District is looking for a strong equity-centered instructional leader, cultural changer and community builder to join our progressive school district as of July 1, 2024, as the Associate Principal of Sugar Creek Elementary School. 

Sugar Creek Elementary School, the home of one of VASD’s two K-5 Two Way Immersion Spanish-English programs, is a welcoming and growing K-5 attendance area school located within the City of Verona, WI and a part of the Verona Area School District. There are many reasons why Sugar Creek is an incredible school! One of those reasons is the diversity of the students that call Sugar Creek their school. Of the over 705 students who attend Sugar Creek, 42% are students of color, 24% are students who are linguistically diverse, 8.1% are students with special needs and 33.7% are students whose families receive assistance with meal costs. Sugar Creek serves students from geographically separated areas of our District drawing from parts of nearby neighborhoods as well from the City of Verona, Fitchburg and other rural areas. The dedicated, well-trained and hard-working staff is a mix of highly experienced and those new to the profession who are eager to work collaboratively with each other and their next associate principal.

The mission of the Verona Area School District is Every Student Must Be Successful. VASD envisions the success of every student by building authentic relationships, creating safe and inclusive learning environments, holding students to high expectations, supporting and empowering staff, and equitably allocating resources.

If you would like to be considered for this position, you must be able to demonstrate you have provided leadership that resulted in action and deliverables in several areas. This means if you are chosen for an interview, you will need to provide us evidence of results, including:

● Increases in achievement for each student;
● Successful leadership of PBIS at the elementary level;
● Understanding of a Two Way Immersion program;
● Proven effective teaching and extensive leadership experience at the elementary level;
● Removing barriers to learning for students who have been historically marginalized;
● Equitable learning experiences for students, staff and parents;
● Effective use of systems and processes related to school climate;
● Collaboration with staff and families;
● Effective communication, listening, collaboration and relationship building skills;
● Designing and providing professional staff development;
● Strategic thinking and planning;
● Use of data to drive decisions of process and practice
● Problem finding and solving; and
● Continuous improvement implementation
Salary, Benefits, Length of Contract: This position works a 220-day (10 month) contract with starting compensation that is negotiable but will be no less than $88,000 with an exceptional benefits package.

Contact: Mr. Todd Brunner, Sugar Creek Elementary School Principal, brunnert@verona.k12.wi.us