Admin - High School Assistant Principal @ Moses Lake High School

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Moses Lake High School.

We are seeking an administrator who is visionary, high-energy, flexible and innovative.  The assistant principal is part of a team of administrators responsible for the development and continuous improvement of a quality instructional program and to provide an emotionally and physically safe learning environment for the school community.  The assistant principal shall report to the principal.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  

1. Twelve-month, 260-day work year inclusive of 12 paid holidays and 25 paid vacation days, 15 responsibility days.
2. Salary based on the Moses Lake Principal Association employment agreement.
3. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
4. Other terms and conditions of employment as provided by board policy.

SALARY & BENEFITS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in educational administration or related field.
• Valid Washington State secondary principal’s credential or ability to obtain.
• Successful teaching experience and administrative experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people in a leadership capacity.
• Evidence of experience and training needed to perform the functions described in the job description.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a commitment to and support of the core principles of the Moses Lake School District.
• Provide leadership, vision, and inspiration to staff and students; promote a belief system and values driven culture of equity and excellence, setting high expectations for all students, particularly those who have traditionally been vulnerable to failure.
• Articulate and model high expectations and the ability to motivate others to achieve high levels of performance.
• Partner with principal to focus on instruction and closing the achievement gap.
• Supervise and evaluate staff, supervise events, activities, lunchroom, and campus.
• Develop and administer discipline policies that reflect understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need for a restorative justice approach to discipline protocols. In accordance with that approach foster special programs, ensure accurate state reporting, and building staff development to grow capacity with challenging learners.
• Work collaboratively with staff, students, parents and other members of the community to help improve student learning using data, judgment, best practices, and problem solving skills.
• Promote best practices in student learning and accelerating student achievement for diverse student populations.
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of technology as an essential learning tool in the classroom and overall instructional program.

Successful Candidates will demonstrate:

• Develop and supervise cohesive teams of people within a K-12 setting; guide teams to establish and achieve goals; creates a climate in which people want to do their best; assesses each person’s strengths and uses them to get the best out of him or her; promotes confidence and optimistic attitudes; is someone people like working for and with.
• Is a leader who communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire staff.
• Good judge of talent; accurately projects what people are likely to do across a variety of situations.
• Supervise instructional and support staff by establishing clear directions; sets goals, and assigns responsibilities that bring out the best in people; promotes staff development ; establishes a good work plan and distributes the workload appropriately; tactfully dispenses direct and actionable feedback; is open and direct with others without being intimidating; is a people builder.
• Strong multicultural and ethnic understanding; support equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all; foster a climate of inclusion, promote culturally responsive instruction and leadership where diverse thoughts are freely shared and integrated.
• Prefer candidate fluent in English as well as Spanish.
• Successful experience using computer technologies to enhance classroom instruction and school management; possesses required functional and technical knowledge and skills to do his or her job at a high level of accomplishment; demonstrate active interest and ability to enhance and apply new functional skills.
• Uses analysis, wisdom, experience, and logical methods to make quality decisions and to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; appropriately incorporates multiple inputs within our shared-decision making model to establish shared ownership and effective action.
• Is warm and easy to approach; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact to diffuse tense situations.
• Represents the school and district in the community at large through partnerships and other public service activities; is effective in a variety of formal and informal presentation settings; commands attention and manages group process during the presentation; cognizant of audience response and able to adapt content and style accordingly.

Other

• Such alternatives to the above duties as the Principal may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Our district utilizes the following systems as part of the job: Google Classroom and related tools, Skyward systems, eVal utilizing the Danielson Framework, Homeroom (data warehouse), Aesop, Blackboard Connect and Edline. Expertise in any of these systems will be considered an asset.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

The Moses Lake School District #161 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged 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 Boys Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity officer, Michelle Musso, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766-2650, mmusso@mlsd161.org; OR Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Samantha Burgess, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766- 2670, sburgess@mlsd161.org.