Middle School Principal

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Elma School District is accepting applications for the following administrative position

2025-2026

Middle School Principal

Administrative Principal

Date Posted: 03/26/2025

Close Date: (Position will remain open until filled)

Elma Administrators Association (EAA) Salary Schedule Range, 215 Days:
$145,679.70 - $161,487.49

Benefits Include:
Twelve (12) Days Sick Leave per school year
Two (2) Personal Leave Days

• DCP - Deferred Compensation Program
• Medical; Dental; Vision; Basic Life; AD&D; LTD Insurance; FSA, and DCAP,VEBA)

Washington Paid Family Medical Leave
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)
Cell Phone Stipend
Travel Stipend

Position Summary: As Principal, this position serves as Elma School District educational leader of the Middle School, responsible for development, implementation, supervision, and evaluation of a comprehensive program of educational and student serves. Administers the program in accordance with ESD board policies, statutory requirements, administrative rules and regulations, and consistent with the collective bargaining agreements. Serves as an advocate for the staff, school, and school community as appropriate.

Reports to: Superintendent

The District

The Elma School District is dedicated to creating a culture of empowerment and mutual respect through nurturing a love of learning and creating individual pathways through active encouragement and mentoring. In addition, we ensure that all learners meet high expectations and demonstrate growth through differentiated, intentional instruction and integrated technology.

We collaborate with our community and families for support and expertise. Ultimately, this ensures that every student transitions seamlessly between grades campuses and graduates with the life skills necessary to succeed in post-secondary education and career pursuits. As a result, Elma Schools function as a community center with passionate staff and students engaged with citizens, leadership and prepared for career and college readiness.

Our Community

Elma School District is located between Olympia and Aberdeen; Elma is the gateway to Grays Harbor. We are positioned for many outdoor recreation activities, and close to 3,200 people call Elma home. The community supports the public school system with sustainable funding of M&O levies. Additionally, the community enthusiastically sponsors student activities with financial backing or a helping hand.

Example of Duties:

Creating a school culture that promotes the ongoing improvement of learning and teaching for students and staff:

• Develops and sustains focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improving learning and teaching.
• Engages stakeholders in the essential conversations for ongoing improvement.
• Facilitates collaborative processes with stakeholders leading toward continuous improvement.
• Creates opportunities for shared leadership within the school.

Monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices:

• Knowledgeable about and deeply involved in the design and implementation of the instructional program.
• Prioritizes effective teaching by visiting classrooms regularly and working with teachers on instructional issues.
• Develops a working knowledge and ability to lead district initiatives.
• Participates in professional development regarding district initiatives.
• Monitors instruction and assessment practices are ensuring alignment with the School Improvement Plan.
• Reliably and validly evaluates staff in effective instruction, assessment practices, and student growth plans using valid, reliable sources of evidence.
• Working for school safety:
• • Effectively engages the entire community toward developing a safe school environment.
  • Works to provide physical, intellectual, and emotional safety in the school environment for effective teaching and learning.
• Maintains implementation of the UW CEL 5D+ Framework to measure and communicate instructional growth.

Use of Data:

• Provides leadership to teachers in utilizing multiple assessment tools and strategies to support reaching performance standards by every student.
• Develops and implements District's performance measurement systems to provide indicators that measure school success in meeting student growth expectations.
• Develops action plans for closing achievement gaps in student performance

Student Support Services: Participates in a comprehensive support system using:

• Diagnostics and individual learning plans
• Interventions for individual and group gaps
• Counseling and discipline.
• Family involvement and outreach
• Co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.
• Special education services

Educational Certification/Experience:

• Master's Degree with a major in educational administration or appropriate related field: valid Washington State Principal Certification.
• Experience as a school administrator, minimum five, and years of demonstrated successful secondary classroom teaching experience.

Personal and Professional Qualifications:

• Managerial skill in planning, organizing, delegating, and listening
• Passion for knowledge. Passion for teaching. Passion for kids.
• A professional educator with instructional solid leadership skills providing support and mentoring to staff.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate school personnel, direct, and evaluate work of all assigned staff.
• An individual with unquestionable integrity, strong moral and ethical character, and an enthusiastic leadership style.
• Ability to create a safe, orderly, positive school climate for students and staff
• Demonstrate successful experience in shared decision making, program development, staff supervision and evaluation
• Ability to evaluate teachers using the CEL-5D+ Framework for Teaching

Application Process:

Current employees of the Elma School District may submit a letter of interest and must have an updated resume with an Elma School District #68 Job Application on file with Human Resources Officer Susie Arnold at Susiearnold@eagles.edu

To apply, visit www.edjobsnw.org and create an account for those interested in the open position.

Required attachments : Cover Letter, Resume, Three (3) Certificate Letters of Recommendation, and Washington State Principal Certification.

Distribution:

ELEM MIDDLE HIGH EGHHS SPED ADMIN ECOPA

EESP ETO TRANS KITCHEN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

The Elma School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Students, families and other stakeholders are notified the district does not discriminate based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, veteran or military status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal in any programs or activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Designated to handle inquiries about nondiscrimination policies are:
504 Section Coordinator, Kathleen Gallagher, kgallagher@eagles.edu
Title IX Officer, Christopher R. Nesmith, cnesmtih@eagles.edu

El Distrito Escolar de Elma es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Se notifica a los estudiantes, familias y otras partes interesadas que el distrito no discrimina por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religin, color, edad, origen nacional, orientacin sexual, expresin o identidad de gnero, condicin de veterano o militar, discapacidad o el uso de un perro gua entrenado o animal de servicio en cualquier programa o actividad, y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados.

Los designados para atender consultas sobre polticas de no discriminacin son:
Coordinadora de la Seccin 504, Kathleen Gallagher, kgallagher@eagles.edu
Oficial del Ttulo IX, Christopher R. Nesmith, cnesmtih@eagles.edu