Position Title: Principal

2024 - 2025 School Year

1.0 FTE

260 days / 8hrs per day.

This position will remain open until a qualified applicant is selected.

This is a Continuing Position.

We appreciate your interest in employment with Evergreen Public Schools. The most qualified and competitive applicant(s) that possess directly related experience and expertise, training, and education may be invited to participate in the interview/selection process. As part of the selection process, the District conducts confidential reference checks to include former and present employers and also requires a criminal background investigation including fingerprints Click here for Fingerprinting Services.

Failure to submit a full application package will result in disqualification.

STANCE STATEMENT:

Evergreen Public Schools are committed to eliminating the predictability of outcomes by demographic group and we strive to be a diverse community of schools that provides each member with the opportunities, access, resources, and support they need to be successful. With this in mind, our goal is to recruit, hire and retain employees of all racial ethnic/cultural, and national backgrounds who will bring their unique talents and skills into our educational institution to encourage students to thrive academically. Our district aims to provide an equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for all students and staff to succeed in a racially and culturally diverse local, national and global community.

Essential Functions:

• Articulate and develop support for a vision of schooling that places student and adult learning at the center.
• Maintain a positive relationship with students, staff, parents, and community by modeling respect, cooperation, and professionalism with others, recognizing the personal achievements and professional contributions of others and demonstrating knowledge of a sensitivity toward individuals and groups from all racial, ethnic/cultural, national socio-economic backgrounds.
• Assist instructional staff in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and local learning goals.
• Establish a set of culturally responsive standard operating procedures, practices and routines.
• 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.
• Manage human and financial resources to accomplish student achievement goals.
• Maintain communication and liaison with parents and community groups.
• Articulate a vision for high school education based on a professional commitment to improving learning for all students.
• Evaluate certificated teachers and provide meaningful feedback that will improve instruction.
• Demonstrate understanding of the research base related to rigorous, engaging teaching and learning, specifically the Workshop Model.
• Articulate key elements of best practices in literacy, mathematics, social studies, and science instruction for high school students.
• Engage teachers in Professional Learning Communities for the purpose of improving student achievement.
• Demonstrate ability to use technology to problem solve and model 21st century communication skills.
• Leads for inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language.
• Demonstrate understanding of Cultural Proficiency and leadership in this area.
• Demonstrate a commitment to closing the achievement gap.
• Develops cultural competence and a commitment to equity in outcomes and opportunities for adults and students.

• Leads for equity towards 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.
• Publically 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.

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a Master's Degree.
• Training in secondary education and administration.
• Minimum of 5 years secondary teaching experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in secondary building administration.
• Ability to demonstrate effective written and oral communications with diverse community members to include students, staff, parents and community stakeholders.
• Ability to respond to and engage with a diverse multi-cultural and multi-racial community, and to work side by side and foster strong, positive relationships with parents, staff, students and the public.
• Training in Clinical Supervision, Group Process Skills, assessment, literacy preferred.
• Experience in developing and facilitating engaging professional development for staff and a commitment to equity while building a diverse and inclusive school community.
• Current training in secondary literacy, reading/writing process preferred.
• Certification: Valid Washington Principal's Credential.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Nurtures a positive school environment that celebrates, respects and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures.
• Initiates activities and discussions that lead to increased cultural competence of staff, informing and expanding teaching practices within classrooms.
• Models instructional leadership and demonstrates a strong commitment to equitable outcomes for all students.
• Ability to recognize each person as a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
• The ability and desire to establish positive relationships with persons regardless of race, gender, physical limitation, sexual orientation or religious belief, with an active commitment to equal opportunity for all persons.
• Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships and interact successfully with diverse instructional support services and administrative staff, including perceiving the needs and concerns of others; assisting others in resolving conflicts; motivating others; and designing programs to assist others in meeting organizational goals.

Notice of Nondiscrimination:

Evergreen Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs 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: