Elementary School Principal (24-25 School Year)

JOB DESCRIPTION LENGTH OF CONTRACT: 210-day Elementary Principal Contract Reports to: Superintendent or designee Anticipated Start Date: 7/1/2024 QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: (Qualifications which are essential to the position) Must love children.

Especially passionate about working with Elementary school aged children. Valid WA State Teacher’s certificate and valid WA State Principal’s credential. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, and parents. Energetic individual who is actively involved in our school community. Knowledge and experience of elementary school programs, curriculum, instruction, professional learning communities, and budgeting.

Demonstrated leadership and experience in monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices. Developing, leading, and monitoring school improvement processes to increase student achievement. QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED: (Qualifications which would be useful to the position) Bilingual/English/Spanish Demonstrated experience leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement.

Minimum 3 years demonstrated successful K-12 administrative experience; Principal experience preferred. Demonstrated ability in assisting staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and local district learning goals. Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment and ensure school safety.

Demonstrated experience managing both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities. Demonstrated experience partnering with families and communities to promote learning. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHALL:

Work daily to provide a culture in the building that is supportive of staff and students and leads to exceptional outcomes for the school, district, and community. Create and foster a school culture and daily climate where individual ownership,teamwork, and growth are reached individually and collectively. Oversee the daily operations to meet building and student goals by listening,supporting staff, and engaging families.

Works effectively with the District Office and building staff to build positive relationships. Maintain budgets and human resources effectively to support building goals and student outcomes. Effectively evaluate staff by following local and state required procedures.

Grow and develop staff through positive interaction, coaching, and caring communication. Work to hire and retain high-quality staff and provide appropriate supervision that will ensure professional growth. Provide appropriate educational opportunities for all students with a focus on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.

Establish and adjust course outlines and objectives through planning, collaboration, and ensuring classroom instructional activities are consistent with adopted district curriculum and State Learning Standards. Monitor student learning using multiple sources of data to develop a plan for the improvement of student achievement and align and create systems to identify and eliminate gaps. Understand the importance of safety by creating a safe and orderly working environment and following safe work practices.

Maintain and implement awareness of all legal policies regarding, but not limited to, documentation, record retention, data privacy, local bargaining agreements, and board policies. Contributes to team efforts by performing other related tasks as assigned by the superintendent of schools. recblid 0pgveajpcbk3ig4dgdr7htj6ttqfnk