Lower Elementary Principal

Principal Position at Ferndale Lower

Ferndale Lower is ready for a principal who can build on real momentum and help lead the school into its next chapter with vision, confidence, and care. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced elementary leader who knows how to honor what is working, strengthen what students still need, and bring people together around a shared commitment to growth. Lower needs a principal who can walk into a school with heart, promise, and progress already in motion and help take that work even further.

The next principal of Lower should be the kind of leader who can inspire confidence, build trust quickly, and create the conditions where students, staff, and families feel supported, challenged, and proud to be part of the school community.

The kind of leader Lower needs:

• An experienced elementary principal
• Instructionally strong and student-centered
• Grounded in equity and aligned to the Dynamic Plan
• Strong with student support, behavior, and special education partnership
• Able to build trust and lead adults well
• A systems-builder with optimism and focus
• Ready to lead in partnership

What success would look like in year one:

• Build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
• Protect and extend the academic momentum already underway
• Strengthen consistency in systems, communication, and support
• Keep instruction and student well-being at the center
• Help Lower feel energized, steady, and well-supported
• Lead in a way that makes the next chapter of Lower feel exciting and strong

Bottom line Ferndale Lower needs a principal who is experienced, inspiring, instructionally strong, equity-minded, and deeply committed to students. This is an opportunity for a leader who can honor progress, build on it, and help shape an even stronger future for Lower. This should feel like a role for someone exceptional — because it is.