Assistant Principal @ Totem Middle School

Application Requirements:

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To be considered for this position, applicant must complete the following prior to the job closing date.

1. Add a cover letter
2. Add Administrator certificate information and upload a copy of Valid WA Administrator certificate
3. Add Teacher or ESA certificate information and upload a copy of Valid WA Teacher or Educational Staff Associate certificate
4. Add education information and upload a copy of your unofficial Bachelor transcript
5. Add relevant administrator and/or teaching experience for past 10 years
6. Add 3 references (e.g. current supervisor, past supervisor(s), co-worker).  NO PERSONAL REFERENCES ACCEPTED.
7. Upload a resume – Include current and previous supervisor(s) contact information
8. Complete Qualification Questions
9. Complete Educator's Professional Inventory (EPI)

Starting Salary:  $120,427.00 annually

Salary Schedule:  Admin B Salary Schedule at http://www.msd25.org/employee-groups.

Position Goal:

To provide positive, collaborative leadership with the building principal and other staff for the continuous improvement of student learning.  The primary responsibility of the Assistant Principal is to assist and support daily improvement of classroom instruction that results in high levels of student academic achievement.  The Assistant Principal shall assume an assigned portion of the leadership of the total program of the school and assist and support the Principal.  The Assistant Principal must possess an understanding of the education process and be able to articulate and establish the conditions that affect learning.  The primary responsibilities of the assistant principal are the establishment of an academic climate that is conducive to learning and the daily improvement of classroom instruction that results in high levels of student academic performance. The assistant principal is responsible for supporting the principal to ensure all aspects of the building instructional program (curriculum materials, instructional capacity, use of assessment)  achieve high standards for student academic performance and to do so with a high level of integrity. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Washington State Administrator credential with Principal endorsement required
• Valid Washington State Teaching certificate
• Bilingual preferred
• Successful teaching and instructional leadership experience
• Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred

Desired Skills: 

• Demonstrated experience of changing a classroom, department or  building’s culture through a leadership experience or in a previous  administrative assignment
• Prior experience in designing and implementing a secondary school master schedule that supports innovative use of time for teacher collaboration and cross content grade level teaming
• Demonstrated ability to create a professional learning community focused on using data to achieve improvements in student learning
• Demonstrated ability to work well with people, maintain positive working relationships, and solve problems
• Demonstrated ability to relate well to students and families from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and knowledge of practices to ensure the establishment of environments conducive to high levels of student learning for all students
• Demonstrated ability to bring people and resources together around best practices that improve instruction
• Demonstrated experience of the ability to set, model, and monitor and enforce the adherence to clear expectations/standards for behavior for  students and knowledge of the central role of a student’s culture/background in this work
• Demonstrated experience in resolving and/or managing conflict
• Evidence of the ability to provide constructive and/or directive feedback to classroom teachers and the subsequent monitoring of progress toward the suggested / directed goal that resulted in a change of behavior or practice
• Demonstrated experience in implementing research based, best practices that have increased student achievement and for preparing students for college and/or career readiness
• Experience in using data to:
• Assign teaching staff based on student need and teacher expertise
• Identify, monitor and intervene with students most at risk of failure
• Identify groups of students that are under-performing and to establish specific achievement goal increases for each group
• Demonstrated instructional leadership that has resulted in improved student learning
• Experience in implementing curriculum, assessment, instruction that improve learning performance
• Effective oral and written communications
• Model listening to and partnering with students, staff, and adults from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Value staff, student, parent and community input in creating a positive and respectful learning and teaching environment
• Strong supporter of teacher leadership and collaborative processes
• Familiarity with Common Core State Standards and teacher frameworks for professional growth

Essential Job Functions: 

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.  Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Supervise and evaluate instructional and operational staff at the building level
• Monitor student activities for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment
• Value staff, student, parent and community input in creating a positive, respectful and welcoming school
• Manage resources to meet legal requirements, achieve building purposes for improved instruction
• Assist the Principal in providing leadership to the staff, parents, and students in the development of programs that promote student learning
• Assist the Principal in the overall administration of the school
• Exercise responsibility for student attendance, conduct, health activities and athletics
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education, coursework, or professional growth activities
• Promote and participate in the ongoing improvement of school curriculum and reform
• Exercise a responsibility for safety and management of the school site
• Manage resources to meet legal requirements, achieve building purposes for improved instruction
• Professionally interact with students, staff, and public
• Establish and maintain professional contacts with students
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Comply with the Code of Professional Conduct
• Perform related duties as assigned

Marysville School District complies with all federal and Washington State rules and regulations and will provide equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promotion and training.  Such equal employment opportunity will be provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.  The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.  The following employees have been designated to address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:   Civil Rights Coordinator - Gregg Kuehn, Risk Management Supervisor, gregg_kuehn@msd25.org, 360-965-0110; Title IX Officer – Tracy Souza, Human Resources Director, tracy_souza@msd25.org , 360-965-0071; Section 504 Coordinator, Nancy Smith, Director of Categorical Programs,  nancy_smith@msd25.org, 360-965-0051; ADA Coordinator – Ginger Merkel, Executive Director of Special Education, ginger_merkel@msd25.org, 360-965-0174.  Address:  4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.  Website:  www.msd25.org.  Marysville School District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.