Elementary School Principal (24-25 School Year) at Columbia School District

JOB DESCRIPTION

LENGTH OF CONTRACT:  210-day Elementary Principal Contract 

Reports to: Superintendent or designee

Anticipated Start Date: 7/1/2024

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: (Qualifications which are essential to the position) 

• Must love children. Especially passionate about working with Elementary school aged
  
  children.


• Valid WA State Teacher’s certificate and valid WA State Principal’s credential.


• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.


• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, and parents. 


• Energetic individual who is actively involved in our school community.


• Knowledge and experience of elementary school programs, curriculum, instruction,
  
  professional learning communities, and budgeting.


• Demonstrated leadership and experience in monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices. 


• Developing, leading, and monitoring school improvement processes to increase student achievement. 

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED: (Qualifications which would be useful to the position) 

• Bilingual/English/Spanish 


• Demonstrated experience leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement. 


• Minimum 3 years demonstrated successful K-12 administrative experience; Principal experience preferred.


• Demonstrated ability in assisting staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and local district learning goals. 


• Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment and ensure school safety. 


• Demonstrated experience managing both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities. 


• Demonstrated experience partnering with families and communities to promote learning.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHALL:

• Work daily to provide a culture in the building that is supportive of staff and students and leads to exceptional outcomes for the school, district, and community.


• Create and foster a school culture and daily climate where individual ownership,teamwork, and growth are reached individually and collectively.


• Oversee the daily operations to meet building and student goals by listening,supporting staff, and engaging families.


• Works effectively with the District Office and building staff to build positive relationships.


• Maintain budgets and human resources effectively to support building goals and student outcomes.


• Effectively evaluate staff by following local and state required procedures.


• Grow and develop staff through positive interaction, coaching, and caring communication.


• Work to hire and retain high-quality staff and provide appropriate supervision that will ensure professional growth.


• Provide appropriate educational opportunities for all students with a focus on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.


• Establish and adjust course outlines and objectives through planning, collaboration, and ensuring classroom instructional activities are consistent with adopted district curriculum and State Learning Standards.


• Monitor student learning using multiple sources of data to develop a plan for the improvement of student achievement and align and create systems to identify and eliminate gaps.


• Understand the importance of safety by creating a safe and orderly working environment and following safe work practices.


• Maintain and implement awareness of all legal policies regarding, but not limited to, documentation, record retention, data privacy, local bargaining agreements, and board policies.


• Contributes to team efforts by performing other related tasks as assigned by the superintendent of schools.