Job title: Elementary Principal-View Ridge Elementary and Arts Academy
Company: Bremerton School District
Job description: BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 100-C
JOB DESCRIPTION – PRINCIPAL, VIEW RIDGE ELEMENTARY AND ARTS ACADEMY
For Guaranteed Consideration
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Bremerton School District is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to fill the Principal position at the View Ridge Elementary and Arts Academy. The Principal will provide instructional leadership by establishing, promoting, and leading efforts related to achieving the identified school improvement goals in service of the Bremerton School District’s strategic plan. The principal will collaborate with school staff to foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, capacity building, and cultural competence.
In addition to providing strong instructional leadership, the principal will also spearhead the transition process for the upcoming capital project to replace the current facility. Throughout this process, the principal will serve as the primary liaison between the school community, district leadership, and external partners, ensuring alignment with educational goals, meeting the needs of students and staff, and reflecting the values and priorities of the community.
The Principal is responsible for leading, supporting, evaluating, and assisting in the supervision of building staff in the daily operation of the assigned school.
Reports to and evaluated by: Executive Director, Learning and Leadership Development
Supervises: All personnel serving in the assigned school, as directed by the building principal.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following list is intended to be representative, not exhaustive. These strategies are aligned with the Leadership Framework developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) which forms the basis for principal and assistant principal evaluation.
Instructional Leadership: Establishes a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students. * Assists in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.
- Promotes an environment that fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self.
- Assists in the facilitation of collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.
- Supports inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language.
- Assist in ensuring the implementation of the district strategic plan
Implements rigorous standards-based curricula and assessments. * Supports high expectations for self, staff, and students in the implementation and delivery of standards-based curricula.
- Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards.
- Participates in creating and monitoring systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.
Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement (and ensures effective core instruction and interventions). * Participates in data-driven conversations with individuals and groups of teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft.
- Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school-level improvement efforts.
- Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices that are aligned with state and district strategic plan.
- Ensures that data reflecting the diversity of students are available for teachers to analyze and use in the development of appropriate instructional strategies.
- Assists in providing evidence that reflects student growth and is aligned with the school improvement plan.
Strategic and Organizational Leadership: Strategically manages resources to support all student learning and staff development priorities. * Assists in management of both staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning.
- Assists in analyzing instructional employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as related to the adopted instructional framework, and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.
- Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices in a manner that ensures the school day and school year maximize instructional time to benefit all students.
Manager of Talent: Increases teacher effectiveness through professional learning and rigorous supervision and evaluation. * Monitors instruction and assessment practices by using the District’s instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance, and to implement growth strategies where appropriate.
- Utilizes coaching skills to build capacity in support of the core mission of the District.
- Supports the utilization of Professional Learning Communities to assist staff in analyzing data that reflect on current practice and inform improvement.
- Assists in ensuring teachers receive regular, direct, actionable feedback regarding their classroom practice to grow professionally and to increase instructional consistency across all classrooms.
Manager of Talent: Recruits, hires, assigns, and retains effective staff. * Utilizes knowledge of effective instruction and other attributes of successful instructional staff to assist in the development of activities and processes that result in the selection of highly qualified instructional staff.
- Assists in assigning staff to specific positions in a manner that maximizes the application of their knowledge and experience to desired student outcomes.
- Deals with employee discipline in a manner that protects an individual’s due process rights while confronting and responding to unacceptable behavior.
- Utilizes performance appraisal systems for all staff to recognize outstanding performance and identify and address substandard performance.
- Evaluates designated certificated staff using the CEL 5D+ Framework for improved instructional practices and to address substandard performance.
Culture and Equity Leadership: Develops cultural competence and a commitment to equity in adults and students. * Leads for equity toward college and career readiness.
- Nurtures a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures.
- Publicly draws attention to all equity gaps that exist for various groups of students with plans to address their elimination.
- Initiates activities and discussions that lead to increased cultural competence of staff, informing and expanding teaching practices within classrooms.
Community Leadership: * Actively identifies communication strategies that articulate the successes of the school to the broader community, resulting in creation of partnerships to bring additional people and resources into the school.
- Actively advocates for members of the school community and effectively engages families and community.
The preceding list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience
Master’s degree in education
Three years of teaching/counseling experience
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Washington State Principal Certification
Washington State Teaching Certificate
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree in Educational Administration
Experience with master scheduling, student discipline, and facilitation of professional development
Experience with supervising and evaluating staff
Job Title : Elementary Principal-View Ridge Elementary and Arts Academy
Primary Location : View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy
Salary Range : $157,267.00 – $165,459.00 / Per Year
Shift Type : Full-Time
Expected salary: $157267 – 165459 per year
Location: USA
Job date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:48:54 GMT
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