Position Type :
Certified Administration / Principal
Date Posted : 2 / 27 / 2025
Location :
Glenwood Springs Elementary School
Date Available : July, 2025
Closing Date : 03 / 12 / 2025
Our mission is to ensure that every student develops the enduring knowledge, skills, and character to thrive in a changing world."
Position : Licensed Assistant Principal
School Year : 2025-2026
Location : Glenwood Springs Elementary School
Supported by : Receives direct supervision from the Chief Academic Officer and Executive Director of Schools
Provides Support : Supervises building licensed staff and non-licensed staff
Classification : Certified Exempt - Full-Time (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week)
Contract Period : 204 working days
Salary Range
- 106,413 to $129,136 depending on years of experience. Wages will be earned during the school calendar at the required 204 working days, but will be paid over the twelve month contract period.
Benefits
The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) offers full district paid employee health benefits, including medical, life, voluntary vision, dental, and dependent coverage. Other benefits include, paid leave, CO PERA (pension plan) enrollment with district contribution, TSA options, employee assistance programs (EAP) and supplemental insurance. In addition, RFSD offers highly reduced and payroll deducted ski passes and an employee referral program. RFSD Benefits GuideRFSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in all district activities. Read the district's full nondiscrimination statement online at https : / / go.boarddocs.com / co / rfsd / Board.nsf / goto?open&id=DBTU5S7A6CE2.About us!
With 14 schools and 5,600 students, the Roaring Fork School District is located in the culturally vibrant and naturally stunning Roaring Fork Valley serving the communities of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt. The Roaring Fork Schools believe that teachers are our most important asset, and our teachers enjoy a true teacher voice in decision-making; clear and collaborative leadership; small class sizes; a highly competitive and progressive salary schedule; access to our affordable housing program; and a culture of self-care and well-being. We believe diversity is a strength, and our staff makes a real difference for our students who come from different ethnicities, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds.Position Overview
Responsible for the collective success of Glenwood Springs Elementary, including the learning, growth and achievement of both students and staff. As the schools' second primary instructional leader, they will enable critical discourse and data-driven reflection about curriculum, assessment, instruction, and student progress, and create structures to facilitate improvement. They will create systems that maximize the utilization of resources and human capital, foster collaboration, and facilitate constructive change. By creating a common vision and articulating shared values, they will lead and manage their schools in a manner that supports schools' ability to promote equity and to continually improve their positive impact on students and families.Primary Duties
The following are examples of primary duties assigned to the Assistant Principal. Other related primary duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Strategic Leadership : Collaboratively develop the vision, mission, values, expectations and goals of the school; Provide for data-based progress monitoring; Collaborate with staff and school community to implement strategies to move those goals forward.Instructional Leadership : Promote school-wide efforts to establish, implement; and refine appropriate expectations for curriculum, instructional practices, assessment and use of data on student learning that result in student academic achievement; Support teachers through ongoing, actionable feedback and needs-based professional development; Hold all staff accountable for setting and achieving rigorous performance goals for all students, and empower staff to achieve these goals across content areas.School Cultural and Equity Leadership : Articulate, model and positively reinforce a clear vision and values of the school's culture, and involve students, families and staff in creating an inclusive and welcoming climate that supports it.Human Resource Leadership : Establish and effectively manage processes and systems that ensure a knowledgeable, high-quality, high-performing staff; Ensure that the school is a professional learning community; Participate in job fairs, screen applications and interview candidates for certified and classified positions.Managerial Leadership : Establish systems to improve student learning and overall healthy development for all students; Proactively manage interactions and relationships, including those among and between parents / guardians, students and staff; Ensure that the school provides a supportive environment that fosters a climate of safety, respect, and well-being; Provide supervision of the school campus during school hours and at extracurricular activities sponsored by the school; Supervise student discipline to promote a positive school climate.External Leadership : Design and / or utilize structures and processes, which result in family and community engagement, support and ownership for the school; Develop systems and relationships to leverage the school district and community resources available to them both within and outside of the school in order to maximize the school's ability to serve the best interest of students and families.Necessary Credentials
A minimum of three years teaching and three years as an Assistant Principal or Mentor Teacher.Equivalent to the completion of a Master's degree from an accredited college in Education or a related field.Possession of or enrollment in a program to obtain a Principal's License through the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate valid Colorado Driver's License.Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of :
Educational needs of elementary school studentsKnowledge of curriculum development and effective instructional practicesKnowledge of using data to promote student achievementPositive discipline and classroom management techniquesEffective public speaking and presentation techniquesPrinciples of supervision, training and performance evaluationPertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulationEnglish usage, spelling, grammar and punctuationModern office procedures and methodsPrinciples of business and letter writing and basic report preparationDesired Core Competencies
Ability to :
Supervise, plan and direct standards based education practices and curriculum developmentImplement district programsOversee, direct and coordinate the work of staffRecruit, select, supervise, develop and evaluate staffAnalyze situations and generate effective strategiesDevelop goals and implement plans, systems and procedures to achieve themAttend professional development, conferences and meetings (including evenings and weekends)Attend and supervise student and community activities (including evenings, weekends and holidays)Make presentations as required; create excitement for learningBe reflective on performance and have a continuous improvement mindsetCommunicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writingEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of workMotivate staff and students to achieve high levels of engagement and performancePhysical Requirements
Office environment; exposure to computer screens; travel from site to site. Primary functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of times; use of computer keyboard; light lifting and carrying.
Salary : $106,413 - $129,136
