Middle School Principal - Vacancy ID: 229874

Middle School Principal
Location: Mosinee Middle School (Grades 4-8)
FTE: 1.0
Reports to: Superintendent
WI Certification Required: Position Code: 5051 – Principal (experience preferred)
Start Date: 2025-2026 School Year (220 Day Contract)

 

The Mosinee School District is located in central Wisconsin between Wausau and Stevens Point on the I-39 corridor. Our District encompasses roughly 250 square miles with many lakes and outdoor recreational opportunities. The Mosinee School District has a wide grouping of students from the shores of Lake DuBay all the way North to the borders of the Nine Mile Recreation Area. The District prides itself in offering excellent educational and professional development opportunities. We cherish small town values and working together to thoughtfully plan for our future.

The Mosinee School District is a strong, vast school community with a committed staff that shares a passion for teaching and learning. Mosinee is a 4K-12 District, with one elementary school, offsite 4k sites, one middle school and one high school. The District, in an active partnership with families and the community, prepares all students for academic achievement and lifetime success.

The Mosinee School District is seeking a Middle School Principal to begin 7/1/2025 who is an exceptional leader, intuitive, creative, analytical, and inspirational; a leader who is energetic and driven to lead an exceptional school staff. Our mission is focused on enhancing the learning experience for every child. Our new leader will be uniquely qualified to help us face the challenges of building school capacity, managing continuous improvement, meeting ESSA accountability demands, caring for students’ diverse needs, closing the achievement gap, and working effectively in a standards aligned curriculum. As a leader, we are looking for a “roll up your sleeves” optimistic, realistic, and courageous individual who believes in the success of every child. This position is a full-time 1.0 FTE, 220 day administrative contract and reports to the District's superintendent.

Administrative strengths we seek:
• Core beliefs that include high integrity and candor
• Ability to lead collaborative development and sustainment of a shared vision for educational equity and improvement
• Experience in leading digital literacy
• A strong understanding of instructional design
• The ability to diagnose problems and mobilize staff to solve complex issues
• A strong work ethic and knowledge of effective, evidence-based, instructional strategies
• The ability to engage teams to work toward a common vision and a deep belief in shared leadership
• A comprehensive understanding of the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness system
• A passion to engage in collegial inquiry, experimentation, data analysis, and continuous improvement
• Awareness of adult learning theories and motivation
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• An understanding of the elements of an all-inclusive, positive and healthy school culture and climate
• A persistence to involve parents and community members
• The ability to cultivate the strengths of staff and mentor others
• An understanding of trauma informed care/social emotional learning and PBIS
• Facilitating joyful and enriched learning opportunities for all students
• A desire to serve the children, families, and community of Mosinee


The new principal will join an administrative team who lead and learn collaboratively with the goal of improving teaching and learning at their respective schools and throughout the District. The leadership team shares ideas and expertise, solve problems as a team, trains together, divides work tasks and responsibilities, and supports each other.

**“The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.”**

The Mosinee School District does not discriminate in the employment of staff on the basis of the Protected Classes of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity), pregnancy, creed or religion, genetic information, handicap or disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, military service (as defined in 111.32, Wis. Stats.), ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District’s premises during non-working hours, declining to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer about religious matters or political matters, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices. Employee-related requests regarding accommodations should be made to Shayna Colbert, Assistant Director of Human Resources, 146001 State Highway 153, Mosinee, WI 54455 at (715) 693-2530. Any other inquiries or complaints from students, parents, or residents of the district regarding discrimination in any of those areas mentioned above should be made to Greg Doverspike, Superintendent of Schools, 146001 State Highway 153, Mosinee, WI 54455 at (715) 693-2530