HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 2025-26 (pool position)

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Bellevue School District Principals are expected to be stewards of the District's vision, mission, goals and instructional initiatives. Building administrators are instructional leaders and are expected to spend their time, energy, and talents focused on the quality of education offered at their schools. An instructional leader understands the tremendous complexity of teaching and learning and devotes the majority of the professional day planning and implementing initiatives to improve the quality of education.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:

The Bellevue School District is committed to a diverse workforce representative of our students, one that embraces and models cultural competency as an international community.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)

• Observing instruction and providing ongoing candid and powerful feedback to improve student learning.
• Creating a school culture that promotes the ongoing improvement of teaching and learning for students and staff.
• Establishing and maintaining a positive learning environment for all.
• Providing for school safety.
• Leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement, including the use of multiple student data elements.
• Assisting instructional staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment with state and local district learning goals.
• Designing and leading professional development programs that meet the needs of staff and students.
• Managing both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities.
• Partnering with the school community to promote student learning.
• Demonstrating commitment to closing the achievement gap.
• Utilizing effective communication and interpersonal skills with all constituencies.
• Visibly supporting all curricular and extra-curricular programs.
• Performing other related duties as required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This is a general posting for one or more Certificated Administrator positions. Positions will be filled as specific openings are identified.

Determined by the job classification on the Certificated Administrator Compensation Salary.  Current starting salary ranges from $181,109 to $195,552 depending upon previous verified work experience.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life-insurance eligibility is based upon 630 hours worked within a school year. Retirement provided through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSING (positions in this class typically require):

Required

• Possess or qualify for immediate issuance of a valid Washington State Administrative credential.
• Have at least three years of demonstrated successful teaching experience and at least one year of educational leadership and/or supervision experience.

Preferred

• Specific training as a school administrator and a master’s degree, preferred.
• Training and/or experience working with students with a variety of educational abilities, backgrounds, skills and cultures; including special needs, English language learners, special education, and/or “at-risk”. 
• Bilingual/biliterate candidates preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (position requirements at entry):

• Demonstrates experience, knowledge, and commitment to the needs of children, young adults and/or maturing adolescents.
• Provides positive, collaborative, and visionary leadership to staff, students and the community.
• Builds, creates and maintains a culture that fosters collaborative relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Models exemplary professionalism.
• Expresses and communicates ideas clearly for different audiences in oral presentation and in written communication.
• Provides appropriate and innovative supervision and leadership to the instructional program.
• Seeks relevant and current data, analyzes and researches complex information.
• Reaches logical conclusions, makes high quality decisions, and sets priorities.
• Responds to and engages in a diverse multi-cultural and multi-racial community.
• Demonstrates successful experience involving others in solving problems and guiding them to accomplishment.
• Manages conflict in a positive and professional manner.
• Demonstrates successful experience as a strong leader, facilitator, and skilled at group process.
• Possesses a positive attitude and sense of collegiality.
• Other criteria may be established by the selection committee.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to and is directly supervised by the Chief of Schools or designee.

NOTE:

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Verification of identity and United States work authorization must be completed. The successful candidate for this position must be fingerprinted. Employment is contingent upon clearance by Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bellevue School District does not discriminate in any programs 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 of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, and Gender Expression or Identity Discrimination:
Civil Rights/Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator Nancy Pham, (425) 456-4040 or phamn@bsd405.org

Sex-based Discrimination, including Sexual Harassment:

Title IX Coordinator: Jeff Lowell, (425) 456-4010 or lowellj@bsd405.org

Disability Discrimination:

Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Karen Dejong, (425) 456-4144 or dejongk@bsd405.org

Mailing address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.

Mailing address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.

Salary : $181,109 - $195,552