Elementary Principal

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

To serve as the instructional and building leader working directly with elementary school staff, students, parents and the community.

• Valid Washington State Principal certificate, Washington State Teacher certificate required.
• Master’s Degree in Educational Administration or related field required.
• Minimum three years teaching experience in an elementary school preferred.
• Minimum three years successful administrative experience as Principal or Assistant Principal in an elementary school preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

• Provide leadership, supervision, and evaluation of instructional program for the school.
• Provide and/or facilitate training of staff with regard to the most effective practices which lead to higher student achievement regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or prior academic achievement.
• Analyze and interpret school-level data; work with staff to develop School Improvement Plans that contain strategies to improve student learning.
• Interpret and implement board policies and administrative regulations.
• Lead staff, student body, and the community in development and implementation of building level goals focused on the improvement of student learning.
• Set building-level priorities in the context of community and district priorities and student/staff needs.
• Establish a school climate which promotes equal opportunities for all students, good conduct, and positive attitudes and values, and accept responsibility for the attendance, conduct, health and safety of students.
• Participate in the screening, selection, orientation, training, assignment and reassignment of culturally competent and diverse school staff.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of all assigned building personnel and engage staff in the development of professional growth activities designed to support individual school/district goals and programs in order to improve student learning.
• Assist in the development, ongoing improvement, and implementation of the district and school curricular program.
• Establish clear standard operating procedures, practices and routines for a high functioning team.
• Provide leadership to maintain effective and efficient operation of the buildings, grounds, and property assigned to the school.
• Plan and develop the school’s budget with input from staff, allocate and adjust fiscal and material resources, assure timely completion of reports and record maintenance for all school programs.
• Provide for effective staff communication and collaboration to resolve conflicts with others.
• Work cooperatively with other administrators -- advise school directors and other appropriate district administrators of progress, problems, and other information regarding the school’s program.
• Performs such other duties as may be required of the position or assigned by the administration to fulfill the mission and role of the school in the community.

• Strong preference will be given to those candidates who can share various types or specific school or district data that have improved as a result of their leadership.
• Demonstrated success in leading the improvement of student learning, as evidenced by the improvement of school-based data points.
• Demonstrated success in supporting and sharing the organizational vision while collaborating with staff to accomplish goals and problem solve.
• Demonstrated understanding of the change process and its relationship to current trends in education at elementary school grade levels.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in planning, scheduling, and allocating resources, and reaching quality decisions using appropriate decision-making processes, and accepting responsibility for actions and consequences.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in using computer technologies to enhance instruction and to manage building functions.
• Demonstrated understanding of effective leadership and instructional practices which lead to high levels of student engagement and achievement.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment that focuses on quality while developing and supporting a diverse staff, encouraging continuous…