Assistant Principal - Secondary Schools

POSITION TYPE

Principal and Assistant Principal / Assistant Principal

DATE POSTED

1/6/2026

LOCATION

To be determined

DATE AVAILABLE

07/01/2026

CLOSING DATE

Until Filled

HOURS PER DAY

8.0 Hours Per Day

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

DAYS PER YEAR

260.00

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Principal will assist the building principal in providing instructional leadership by establishing, promoting, and leading efforts related to achieving the identified school improvement goals in service of the Federal Way Public School's strategic plan. The assistant principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data-driven decision making, continuous improvement, capacity building, and cultural competence. Under the direction of the building principal, the assistant principal is responsible for leading, supporting, evaluating, and assisting in the supervision of building staff in the daily operation of the assigned school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Major responsibilities in this section are all grouped by elements. These strategies are aligned with the Leadership Framework developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) which forms the basis for principal and assistant principal evaluation.

Instructional

Leadership

Establishes a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students.

Assists in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.

Promotes an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self.

Assists in the facilitation of collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.

Supports inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language.

Assist in ensuring the implementation of the district strategic plan

Implements rigorous standards-based curricula and assessments

Supports high expectations for self, staff, and students in the implementation and delivery of standards-based curricula.

Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards.

Participates in creating and monitoring systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.

Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement (and ensures effective core instruction and interventions)

Participates in data-driven conversations with individuals and groups of teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft.

Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school-level improvement efforts.

Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices that are aligned with state and district strategic plan.

Ensures that data reflecting the diversity of students are available for teachers to analyze and use in the development of appropriate instructional strategies.

Assists in providing evidence that reflects student growth and is aligned with the school improvement plan.

Strategic and Organizational Leadership

Strategically manages resources to support all student learning and staff development priorities.

Assists in management of both staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning.

Assists in analyzing instructional employees' knowledge, skills, and abilities as related to the adopted instructional framework, and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.

Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices in a manner that ensures the school day and school year maximize instructional time to benefit all students.

Manager of Talent:
Increases teacher effectiveness through professional learning and rigorous supervision and evaluation

Monitors instruction and assessment practices by using the District's instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance, and to implement growth strategies where appropriate.

Utilizes coaching skills to build capacity in support of the core mission of the District.

Supports the utilization of Professional Learning Communities to assist staff in analyzing data that reflect on current practice and inform improvement.

Assists in ensuring teachers receive regular, direct, actionable feedback regarding their classroom practice to grow professionally and to increase instructional consistency across all classrooms.

Manager of Talent:
Recruits, hires, assigns, and retains effective staff

Utilizes knowledge of effective instruction and other attributes of successful instructional…