Principal Marguerite E. Elementary School; K-3

Principal Marguerite

E. Small Elementary School (K-3)

• Position Type:
  School Administration - Elementary Schools/ Principal
• Date Posted: 2/4/2026
• Location:
  
  Marguerite
  
  E. Small Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2026
• Closing Date: 03/06/2026

Marguerite

E. Small Elementary School is seeking a visionary Principal to lead our community of approximately 300 early learners in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade
3. True to our name, we pride ourselves on maintaining a tight-knit "small school" atmosphere where every student is known, valued, and celebrated.

We are looking for a leader who champions equity, family engagement, and academic excellence. As a Title I school, M.E. Small is deeply committed to ensuring every child—regardless of background—has access to high-quality instruction and a supportive environment. Our school is a place where data-driven instruction meets whole-child.

As part of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, we combine the resources of a robust regional district with the warmth of a neighborhood school. Our culture is anchored in "The Dolphin Way": empowering students to be Respectful, Responsible, Ready, Caring, and Safe. We are a diverse and inclusive community that views our variety of backgrounds and languages as our greatest strength.

Our District's improvement strategy is anchored in a five-year strategic plan and we are grounded in five core values of Excellence, Equity, Dignity, Community and Integrity.

The incoming Principal will inherit a dedicated team of educators who are passionate about early literacy, social-emotional learning, and closing opportunity gaps. You will work minutes from the beaches of Cape Cod, supported by a collaborative district leadership team that values innovation.

The successful applicant will have a coherent vision of high quality teaching and learning and the ability to foster a climate that demands both. We are looking for an educational leader who is able to create the conditions that ensure effective teaching in every classroom, every day including a commitment to supporting the needs of all students and an appreciation of the diversity of the families in our community.

While management of the building is a given for any successful Principal, we are seeking an expert in teaching, curriculum, and assessment. In addition, the principal has the task of leading the school in its efforts to achieve its mission, supervise and evaluate assigned staff, take lead responsibility for designated school functions, support families as partners, and maintain an overall environment that promotes student development.

The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District has successfully entered the Eligibility Period of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program and eager to take the next steps toward securing funding for much-needed improvements to Marguerite

E. Small and providing a state-of-the-art learning environment for our students.

$132,000 - $138,000 based on experience.

All applicants must be fingerprinted prior to hiring. Additional information regarding fingerprinting including scheduling an appointment may be found on our website. A CORI application must be completed with our Central Office.

• Demonstrate administrative leadership and management responsibility for all aspects of school operations.
• Promote and support the community of diverse individuals and their families in our district and celebrate the opportunities that make our community stronger because of its diversity.
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate all building staff members.
• Supervise curriculum development to assure the implementation of established programs of study, and provide for the planning and adaptations of programs to meet the needs of individual students.
• Assume responsibility for budget planning through coordination with various members of the staff including the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Instruction, the Director of Finance & Operations, and the Superintendent of Schools.
• Provide leadership in relation to ensuring inclusive programming for all learners including special education, English learners, students of color and those who experience economic challenges.
• Establish and maintain an effective learning climate at the school with an emphasis on student and teacher performance.
• Serve at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools when assigned responsibilities related to the District and Small Elementary School.
• Consult with all relevant program managers, including the Assistant Director of Special Education, Curriculum Directors, and Directors of Facilities, Health Services, Technology and Multilingual Learner Language Instruction Plan, implement and appropriately supervise programs within the building to enhance individual student education and development.

• Master's Degree with substantial graduate study in educational administration, supervision and…