Principal - Secondary

Minimum Qualifications

• Washington State Secondary or K-12 Principal’s Credential.
• Master’s degree in Educational Administration or related field.
• Demonstrated successful administrative experience.

• Promoting a positive school climate where diversity is respected.
• Implementing effective school practices through shared decision making.
• Establishing effective relationships with students, staff, and community connections.
• Working collaboratively and effectively with others for the greater good.
• Promoting a team approach within the building and throughout the district.
• Operating in an efficient, flexible, and responsive manner to accommodate a variety of needs.
• Creating a master schedule that maximizes both staffing and student needs.
• Supporting and assessing a learning program to continuously improve student performance.
• Promoting high expectations, performance, and achievement from students and staff.
• Listening, planning, organizing, and delegating through effective communications.
• Program development/evaluation and staff supervision/evaluation.
• Fiscal management, strong and ethical decision making, instructional leadership, and building management.
• Modeling integrity, ethical behavior, self‑confidence, courage, and a sense of humor.
• Creating unity and respect in all relationships.

• Salaries/Wages: $/annual salary.
• Insurance.
• Retirement Plans.
• Paid Time Off or Vacation.
• Paid Holidays.

• Bethel School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, disability, neurodivergence, use of a trained guide or service animal, age, or veteran or military status, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
• Designated contacts for discrimination, Title‑IX, and 504 concerns include:
  Civil Rights Compliance / Gender‑Inclusive Schools Coordinator, Debbie Carlman, dcarlman, 253‑800‑2019;
  Title‑IX Coordinator, Mel Boyd, mboyd, 253‑800‑2029; and 504 Coordinator, Melissa Munson‑Merritt, mmunsonmer, 253‑800‑2301.
• All inquiries may be directed to 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387, or through the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). For more information, visit bethelsd.org.