Community Unit School District 200, Wheaton, IL Superintendent

Position Description for Community Unit School District 200 Wheaton IL

The Board of Education for Community Unit School District 200 in Wheaton Illinois is seeking a highly qualied leader to serve as Superintendent. The Board wishes to have the successful candidate assume the responsibilities of the position by July 1 2027.

McPherson & Jacobson L.L.C. Executive Recruitment and Development has been engaged as the consultant in a search for outstanding candidates. They will assist the Board in identifying and screening the candidates.

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Enrollment: 11500 students

Location: Wheaton IL

The Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education is seeking a superintendent who demonstrates:

• A successful record of district-level educational leadership and the judgment to recognize preserve and build upon the people culture programs relationships and systems that have contributed to CUSD 200s success.
• Strategic evidence-informed leadership and demonstrated capacity to advance an established vision using internal and external data relevant research and leading practices to inform priorities and desired outcomes while translating Vision 2030 into action and sustaining momentum around academic excellence continuous improvement and exceptional student experiences.
• Calm authentic and trustworthy leadership characterized by integrity humility empathy excellent listening and communication skills openness to feedback and steadiness when navigating complexity disagreement and strongly held perspectives.
• A collaborative and relational leadership style with demonstrated success building productive relationships with Boards of Education staff employee associations students families and community partners.
• The ability to attract develop empower and retain exceptional people building upon a strong organizational culture while establishing clear expectations delegating effectively and supporting leadership throughout the organization.
• Strong organizational financial and strategic decision-making capacity including the ability to understand complex systems align resources with priorities and make thoughtful and sometimes difficult decisions while maintaining focus on students.
• A visible and engaged leadership presence with a genuine desire to become part of the CUSD 200 community and build meaningful relationships across its schools and communities.

Search Timeline:

• Closing date for applications: October 28 2026
• Board selects candidates for interview: November 17 2026
• Finalist Interviews: December
• Selection of new Superintendent: TBD
• Start date: July 1 2027

Contact Information:

McPherson & Jacobson L.L.C.

11725 Arbor Street Suite 220

Omaha NE 68144

Email:

School Website:

Consultants:

Dr. Steve Joel

Mr. Stephen Murley

Community Unit School District 200 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex age national origin or disability and when needed will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees. Anyone requesting reasonable accommodation in the application or recruitment process please contact McPherson & Jacobson at the address/phone/email above.