ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL 2026-27 (pool position)

Bellevue School District•Bellevue, WA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

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.

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