Position Type: Administration
Date Posted: 11/11/2026
Location: Mattoon High School
Date Available: 07/01/2027
Closing Date: 12/18/2026
Starting Date: July 1, 2027
Annual Salary: Salary Range of $125,000 - $140,000
Position Goals: To meet or exceed the essential elements of the job description.
Qualifications:The High School Principal shall:
- Be able to read, analyze, and interpret educational research, professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents. The high school principal must be able to respond to common inquiries from parents, students, staff, regulatory agencies, and members of the community. The high school principal must be able to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. The high school principal must be able to communicate effectively with administrators, public groups/community, and the Board of Education.
- Be able to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. The high school principal must be able to calculate and apply concepts such as fractions, rates, ratios, proportions, and percentages to practical situations.
- Be able to use reasoning ability to skillfully manage human, physical, and financial resources; solve practical problems; and carry out detailed written or oral instructions. The high school principal must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The high school principal must be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Be able to relate, understand, and communicate with others in a way that contributes to harmonious relationships and mission accomplishment.
- Be emotionally, mentally and physically capable of performing the essential functions of the job.
- Be dependable, honest, and trustworthy; successfully complete the fingerprint-based criminal history records check required by Section 10-21.9 of the Illinois School Code (Faith's Law), and any other background screenings required by Board Policy; and have no criminal conviction that bars employment under Section 10-21.9 of the Illinois School Code or that, consistent with Section 2-103.1 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, bears a substantial relationship to the duties of the position or would involve an unreasonable rist to property or the safety or welfare of students, staff or the public. This employee must be committed to the service of others and always act in students' and the district's best interest.
- Have a master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution, including completion of a state-approved principal preparation program.
- Have a valid Professional Educator License (PEL) with a Principal endorsement (or a General Administrative endorsement issued before July 1, 2014), registered in accordance with Illinois State Board of Education requirements.
- Have a valid Illinois Driver's License.
- Have at least four years of successful teaching experience, preferably at the high school level, plus two years of experience as a school administrator, or any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training that ensures the ability to perform the work. This employee must be proficient with student information systems, data analysis tools, word processing and spreadsheet applications, and other instructional and communication technologies.
