Description

The Verona Area School District is seeking a strong equity-centered instructional leader, cultural builder, and community cultivator to join our progressive school district as of July 1, 2026, as the Principal of Sugar Creek Elementary School.  Our success is fostered and supported through the working relationships of all staff and is built on a foundation of equity, mutual respect, cultural responsiveness, the pursuit of excellence, and shared responsibility at school, at home, and in the community.  All roles at the Verona Area School District have a direct impact on students, including ensuring that all students achieve.

In the Verona Area School District, our mission is that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life. To meet this mission, the Verona Area School District will ensure that every individual has access to the educational, social, and emotional support they need to feel valued and affirmed in their unique identities and experiences. We acknowledge that inequities and power dynamics exist in our system such that some individuals, on the basis of their identities, face barriers to accessing the opportunities they need to experience success. In acknowledgment of such, the Verona Area School District is committed to disrupting these systems of inequity.

The Verona Area School District (VASD) is a Pre-K/4K–12 public school district of approximately 5,900 students located near Madison, WI. VASD is a thriving school district with 10 schools, including three charter schools and a two-way immersion Spanish program. Our incredible VASD student body is 40% non-white, 25% receive free or reduced lunches, 14% percentage are English Learners, and 9% receive special education services. Our staff is 900+ strong across all positions, including full and part-time.

Sugar Creek Elementary School is a grades K-5, monolingual and multilingual two-way immersion school in the Verona Area School District. There are many reasons why our school is an incredible school. One of those reasons is the diversity of the staff and students who call Sugar Creek their school. Of the almost 645 students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary School, 41% are students of color, 21% are students who are linguistically diverse, 9% are students with special needs, and 31% are students whose families receive assistance with meal costs. The dedicated and engaged, 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 principal. 

Requirements

If you want to be considered for this position, you must have and be able to demonstrate the following dispositions:

• Commitment to equity in all aspects of their work, including exceptional outcomes for all students
• Multicultural skills, including supporting staff and students who are multilingual
• Leadership alignment for continuous improvement
• Commitment to instructional leadership, with a strong understanding and ability to continue implementation of Act 20
• Exceptional service to all students, staff, parents, and community
• Understanding the critical importance of effective communication, including a commitment to listening and engaging staff, students, families, and the community
• Commitment to distributed leadership, including supporting an Associate Principal.
• Driven by collaboration at the center of decision-making
• Passionate for exceptional outcomes for all students
• Focus on professional development of self and staff
• Centering our mission that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals while supporting the Journey of a Lifelong Learner.

Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate you have provided leadership that resulted in action and deliverables in the following areas: This means if you are chosen for an interview, you will need to provide us with evidence of results in the following areas.

• Increases in achievement for each student; 
• Removing barriers to learning for historically underserved students;
• Equitable learning experiences for students, staff, and parents;
• Effective use of processes related to student behavior;
• Collaboration with staff and parents;  
• 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 

Bilingual (Spanish) skills are prioritized

Must support the VASD Strategic Plan and mission that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life.

A copy of the job description can be found here.  

Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on February 16, 2026. 

The Verona Area School District is an equal-opportunity employer.