Position Type:
Administration

Date Posted:
6/23/2026

Location:
Huron High School

District:
Ann Arbor Public Schools

POSITION TITLE: High School Principal
FTE: 1.0
POSITION LOCATION: Huron High School
SALARY: Current AAAA Salary Schedule
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Building Administrator

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

Currently, the Ann Arbor Public Schools seeks a highly competent, creative, and committed school assistant principal to support the extraordinary Huron High School. Recently rated by U.S. News & World Report as a Silver Medal Winner and ranked 45th in Michigan on the Best High Schools list, Huron High School enjoys a long tradition of school excellence. Located near the Huron River, Huron is well known for many strengths, including a diverse student body, professional staff, engaged parents, and strong student performance across academics, athletics, performing arts, and extracurricular activities.

Huron High School is part of the Ann Arbor International Baccalaureate Continuum of PreK - 12th-grade schooling that includes all four IB programs. Huron offers the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) to all 9th and 10th graders and the Career-related Programme (CP) and Diploma Programme (DP) as an option to all 11th and 12th graders. Huron High School is the only school in Michigan to offer the MYP, DP and CP Programmes.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's Degree in Education from an accredited institution with emphasis in supervision, administration, curriculum, or related field.
• Three years of successful administrative experience
• Five years of successful teaching and/or counseling experience preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate sound reasoning, thinking, and collaboration skills.
• Successful oversight of school improvement and accreditation processes.
• Successful implementation of reform practices that creates and maintains a safe and welcoming school culture with attention to increased attendance and lower rates of discipline/suspensions
• Successful oversight of special education inclusion, personal curriculum and co-teaching
• Successful leadership and engagement in innovative work to address achievement and opportunity disparities using data to implement, promote, and assess program effectiveness and improved graduation rates

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Teaching Certificate with secondary level endorsement or special coursework related to secondary education preferred.
• Valid Michigan administrative certification (or ability to obtain).
• Meet the criteria established by North Central Association for principals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate to provide the school community leadership, vision, and direction for a comprehensive high school
• Create a welcoming and inclusive environment for students, staff, and families
• Demonstrate a self-reflective, innovative, anti-racist, equity-focused set of core beliefs
• Co-create an anti-racist, collaborative environment among staff, students, families, and the greater Ann Arbor community
• Improve and expand the educational opportunities and planning for all students, including students with diverse and special needs
• Demonstrate proficiency with culturally responsive pedagogy and instructional techniques/tools
• Foster a dynamic school culture centered on holistic, inclusive learning communities
• Work with diverse ethnic and socio-economic groups, and maintain positive relations with all members of the school community
• Foster community relationships and partnerships that support students
• Select, supervise, and evaluate all staff required for a comprehensive high school program, and collaborate with teachers in improving teaching and learning
• Understand current research and effective best practices to design, implement, and maintain a high-quality comprehensive high school program
• Define, develop, and maintain a learning community with high standards of instructional excellence in curriculum, instructional methods, instructional supervision and coaching, student assessment, and school improvement and planning
• Define and develop organizational leadership, school culture, student and parent engagement, staff management, community relations, legal issues, and school governance
• Supervise and support technology integration
• Implement and support the District's operational goals as articulated by the Superintendent
• Prepare and monitor school budgets
• Implement policy and procedure for the Board of Education State and/or Federal levels at the building level
• Other duties as assigned

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff, parents, students, and administrators
Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Communicate effectively and present information in oral and written form.

REASONING ABILITY
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Interpret an extensive variety of statistical information and data related to student achievement.
Understand the needs of and relate to high school students and possess effective and innovative ideas for working with them.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:
All applicants must apply online at A2Schools.org --> District Links --> Job Postings.

Certified Positions Only: Copies of an active Michigan Teaching Certificate and college transcripts are required with application packet. Original certificate and certified transcripts are required prior to being hired.