Principal - Secondary Schools Job Federal Way area,Washington USA,Education / Teaching

Position Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to lead with an equity-based lens that will transform outcomes for all students by focusing on personalized learning, family partnerships and high leverage teaching and learning practices. The principal will provide instructional leadership by removing barriers and developing a collective efficacy of anti‑racist strategies for marginalized and underrepresented students. These efforts will lead to establishing, promoting and ensuring that every scholar learns at the highest level.

Federal Way Public School principals are charged with leading school efforts that align with the goals within the District’s strategic plan. The principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data–driven decision‑making, continuous improvement, capacity building and cultural competence. The principal is responsible for leading and supporting building staff in the daily operation of the school.

Federal Way Public School District is committed to hiring talented leaders to drive high outcomes for students through raising academic achievement and closing opportunity gaps.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Innovation, equity and instructional leadership:
The principal will establish a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students.

Creates and promotes a culture of belonging and inclusivity where all students, families and staff feel valued and cared for, providing wraparound services and positive academic and/or behavioral supports as needed.

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

Facilitates collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.

Leads inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services, ELL and other exceptionality programs.

Implements rigorous standards‑based curricula and assessments.

Create a vision of powerful teaching and learning, with an urgency to provide a strong foundation for all students to thrive academically and socially.

Recognizes the importance of setting 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.

Creates and monitors systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.

Design and implement horizontally and vertically integrated academic systems and structures with an equity and inclusion lens to accelerate student growth.

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

Develops and monitors a School Improvement Plan that drives continuous improvement and is based on analysis of achievement results and other data aligned with the District Improvement Plan.

Regularly leads and participates in data‑driven conversations with teachers to review student‑level data, discuss instructional implications and build capacity of teachers.

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

Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices aligned with state and district learning goals.

Ensures that data for diverse student populations is available to all teachers; disaggregated with next steps clearly defined.

Provides evidence of student growth aligned with the school improvement planning process.

Ensuring School Safety

Implements a school safety plan that is based upon open communication systems and is effective and responsive to school needs and changing circumstances.

Takes responsibility for creating culturally responsive practices that maximize the social, emotional and intellectual safety of all students; supports development of supportive plans, systems, curricula and programs that support the whole child.

Supervises student discipline and welfare and maintains records of individual disciplinary actions.

Coordinates matters of student discipline and welfare with parent/guardian, teacher and support…