Principal, Meadowdale High School

JobID: 4272

Position Type:
Administrator - School/Principal

Date Posted:
1/21/2025

Location:
Meadowdale High School

Closing Date:
02/06/2025

About the District
Edmonds School District is committed to workplace diversity and aims to attract and retain employees with the best 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 agency, 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, ethnic, and linguistic 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.

Meadowdale High School is a comprehensive high school serving 1400 grade 9-12 students. The school has a strong academic program for all students, multiple honors and advanced placement course offerings, and is home to unique programs such as the district's Automotive Technology program that offers students a two-year course of study. In addition, Meadowdale High School provides students with many and varied opportunities to engage in activities, clubs, and athletic competitions. Many of their athletic teams regularly qualify for district and state playoffs. The school is also home to an award-winning music program.

Meadowdale High School prepares students for the challenges of a rapidly changing, complex, interdependent world community. Students' interests, needs, and learning styles are considered as we assist them in acquiring knowledge and its application to real-life situations. We encourage and recognize continual learning, personal achievement, and teamwork. We value diversity in thoughts, beliefs, and cultures. Meadowdale High School has developed a solid curriculum that provides essential knowledge for its students. From accumulating knowledge, students engage in learning that utilizes what they have learned as they connect to real-life situations. Our graduates have proven to be successful in continued education and areas of employment that meet society's increasing demands for creativity and effective problem-solving. Meadowdale High School inspires and prepares students to meet these demands.

This position begins the 2025-26 school year. Start date is July 1, 2025.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree

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

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

• Knowledge and understanding of the use of an instructional framework to guide instructional practices, including experience with Teacher/Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP).

Required Application Materials:

• Cover Letter

• Resume

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

• Two Letters of Recommendation (one letter or confidential reference survey must be from your current or most recent supervisor)

• Transcripts

• Certificate

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

2024-25 High School Principal Salary: $198,066 to $205,989 per year (this includes 3 furlough days), depending on education credits.

Benefits:
Our benefits package includes Washington state medical insurance coverage (SEBB) and a Washington state retirement package for eligible positions. Most employees have a wide variety of supplemental benefits to enroll in and take advantage of:

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: