Principal - Washington Elementary (2025-2026)

Permanent 1.0 FTE position to begin with the 25-26 school year.

Salary range is pending final budget approval $115,789 - $138,369 depending on experience.

Position open until filled.

Medford SD 549C Job Description

Our Mission: ALL Own Their Present and Future, ALL Are Known and Challenged, ALL Achieve Their Potential, ALL Options are Open and Hopeful

Job Title: Principal-Elementary School

Supervisor: Principal Supervisor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Days: 215

Summary: The Elementary Principal is responsible for organizing and fostering a positive, safe environment that is conducive to best meeting the needs of all students, staff, and families. Provides leadership and administration resources to motivate instruction, teaching, and learning and supports the team towards optimum performance in achieving the best possible opportunities for student growth and development. The Principal works to implement an instructional vision and focused plan for improving student achievement while narrowing the disparities between the highest and lowest-performing students. The principal fosters a culture of high expectations, ensures all students have equitable access to high-quality and culturally-relevant instruction and builds strong partnerships with families and the community. Creates a safe, welcoming environment that reflects and supports the racial and ethnic diversity of the student population and communities served. Responsibilities include but are not limited to staffing; staff supervision and evaluation; instructional leadership; curriculum oversight; student, parent, and community relations; student discipline; school safety; and fiscal and facilities management of the elementary school building.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative/Organizational

• Ensures effective community-staff-student relations by promoting communication and participation, identifying needs and planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the school-community relations activities in a manner that is visible to the public. Promotes parental and community involvement in school and District activities.
• Promote a positive, safe, and caring climate for learning that supports the racial and ethnic diversity of the student population and communities served.
• Represent the school in various settings (e.g., community forums, parent-teacher organizations, etc.) to maintain ongoing community support for educational goals and assist with issues related to the school environment.
• Respond to inquiries from various stakeholders (e.g., parents, students, staff, etc.) to identify relevant issues and recommend or implement action plans.
• Participates in budget planning activities and develops expenditure review and control procedures to ensure a cost-beneficial and cost-effective operational mode.
• Accurately manages building budget, reviews, evaluates, requisitions, purchases, and allocates instructional supplies, materials, and equipment throughout the year.
• Supervise and evaluate school personnel to improve teaching and learning, giving constructive feedback on performance, providing for professional growth, and achieving overall objectives of providing a positive learning environment for student achievement.
• Coordinate various meetings (e.g., curriculum, safety, site council, faculty, etc.) and related activities that ensure that outcomes meet school, District, and state goals, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement policies, procedures, and directives for providing direction and complying with mandated requirements.
• Intervene in occurrences of inappropriate behavior of students to assist students in modifying such behavior and developing successful interpersonal skills.
• Prepare a wide variety of information (e.g., quantity reports, student activities, correspondence, audits, etc.) for documenting activities, providing written references, and conveying information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Personnel Management

• Supervises and coordinates the assignment of instructional personnel and student classroom assignments.
• Hires licensed and classified staff and evaluates assigned licensed and classified staff.
• Evaluates assigned personnel to support high standards of teaching and learning.
• Provide training and in-services to staff and families.

Leadership-Overall

• Lead elementary school curriculum and curriculum planning, integration, and execution. Serves as the instructional leader and operational manager of an elementary school facility.
• Work closely with the school staff and site council to identify educational and instructional needs and develop long- and short-range plans to improve the instructional process.
• Assists in implementing instructional strategies, school-wide communication, and student behavior support, including supporting the needs of diverse learners, delivery methods, assessment, and staff development to improve instruction.
• Assumes a leadership role at functions and activities offsite and participates in District advisory committees and groups.
• Assists the educational community in understanding the site and District goals, objectives, and strategies for achieving them.
• Participates in planning, developing, implementing, interpreting, administering policies, rules, and regulations, and negotiating employment agreements.
• Models the leadership characteristics of energy, integrity, high-level communication skills, etc.
• Communicates effectively and cooperatively with all stakeholders using excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Provide leadership and a visible presence at school and community events.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• All Medford School District employees supervise students and maintain a safe environment.
• Supervises staff as assigned.
• Supervise after-school/evening events as assigned.

Qualifications: An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Education and Experience:

• Previous successful teaching experience is required.
• Experience working with elementary students.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must be eligible for or properly licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for assignment as an administrator.
• A valid Oregon driver’s license is required.

Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact appropriately with teachers, staff, community members, and students. Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Language Skills: Ability to communicate verbally and in writing fluently in English. Preference may be given to applicants fluent in English and Spanish. Ability to present information and respond effectively to questions in one-on-one, small and large group situations to students and other school staff. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and governmental regulations. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and area. Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to complete instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: General knowledge of computer usage and ability to use database software, e-mail, internet software, spreadsheets, teaching software, and word processing software.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Provides strategic direction and operational insights.
• Knowledge of and experience with supervisory methods and practices in leadership and instructional frameworks.
• Skills and ability in organization, time management, task prioritization, and record keeping.
• Exemplary skills in written and oral language with the ability to communicate respectfully, clearly, and concisely by telephone, in person, and in written form.
• Interprets school district policy accurately and makes appropriate decisions.
• Knows effective educational practices.
• Knows school and district procedures for dealing with students, staff, and the public.
• Cooperatively and effectively works in a team environment, including coaching and development.
• Demonstrates effective managerial and leadership qualities.
• Directs activities of subordinates appropriately.
• Cultivates and maintains positive and effective working relationships with staff and the public.
• Establishes rapport and empathy with employees at all levels.
• Collects, maintains, and accurately analyzes relevant data.
• Is flexible, dependable, responsive, and creative.
• Solicits and accepts staff and supervisor constructive feedback on proposals.
• Develops alternate solutions to problems.
• Writes and speaks fluently.

Attitudes:

• Accepts and practices the principles of honesty, integrity, and accuracy in all matters of district operations.
• Shows a positive attitude toward all aspects of work.
• Takes direction and supervision and accepts responsibility for actions.
• Adjusts to new conditions and situations and proactively resolves complex problems.
• Engages in continuous professional development in support of district mission and vision.
• Maintains confidentiality.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must often stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee must be able to speak clearly to be understood by others and understand the speech of others—emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and control all aspects of the job.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those employees may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The employee must handle interruptions and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment. The employee may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens and subject to temperature fluctuations, fumes, odors, and dust.

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) whenever it deems advisable.