JobID: 3076

Position Type:
Administrator - School

Date Posted:
3/8/2023

Location:
Madrona K-8 School

Closing Date:
03/22/2023

About the District
Edmonds School District is committed to workplace diversity and aims to attract and retain employees with the right skills, knowledge, and life experiences to meet the needs of each vacancy. We encourage individuals of different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives to apply, and we seek those who actively embrace our equity-focused direction for the future.

Our administrators are committed to engaging and supporting all students in learning. This is exemplified daily by their efforts to create learning environments that promote student autonomy, interaction, competence, and choice. They are aware of the diverse needs of Edmonds students and use all possible resources to meet these needs including making reasonable accommodations for individual cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs. Edmonds administrators believe that every student has the capacity to learn. They support this belief by promoting high standards of learning for all and communicating these standards to all their students.

About the Position
Edmonds School District Principals develop and implement an effective learning program to improve student performance; continuously assess the learning program (including the curriculum), student performance outcomes and school climate; create a culturally responsive learning environment inclusive of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic groups' needs; create and implement staff development activities for the building staff; create a collaborative learning environment; provide instructional leadership; promote high expectations, performance, and achievement from students and staff; promote shared decision making and teamwork; maintain a positive school climate; establish and maintain effective communication with the community, parents, building staff and central office staff; supervise and evaluate assigned staff; manage the maintenance and use of the physical plant to facilitate the educational program; manage the budget activities for the building following District guidelines and procedures; and participate in District-level decision-making and articulation activities.

Madrona K-8 is a choice (opt-in) school within the Edmonds School District serving students from Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway. Madrona students are in a multi-age instructional setting with grade level groupings consisting of 1st-3rd grade, 4th-6th grade and 7th-8th grade. A lottery system is utilized as interest in the multi-age program exceeds enrollment capacities.

This posting is for the 2023-24 school year with a start date of July 1,2023.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree

• Valid Washington State Principal's Credential for the elementary level or ability to obtain prior to start date.

• Previous school administration and/or teaching experience at the elementary or middle school level.

• Knowledge and understanding of the use of an instructional framework to guide instructional practices.

• Multilingual

Required Application Materials:

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Two Confidential Reference Surveys (forms will be automatically emailed to your references)

• Two Letters of Recommendation

• Transcripts

• Certificate

Please upload these documents. Only complete applications will be screened.

2022-23 Elementary Principals Salary: $159,418 to $168,195 per year, depending on education credits

Benefits:
Our benefits package includes a competitive holiday schedule and other benefits. For employees working at least .4 FTE, our benefits package includes health insurance coverage and, if eligible, the Washington State Retirement plan.

How to Apply:
Apply online. Complete all steps in the application process so that we may fully consider you. We will give time and care to review your materials. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly.

Edmonds School District does not discriminate in any program or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed religion, color, national origin, age veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: