MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Washington State Secondary or K-12 Principal Credentials.
2. Masters Degree in Educational Administration or related field.
3. Demonstrated successful administrative experience (minimum three years public teaching experience).
4. Alternative qualifications that the Board finds appropriate and acceptable.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- 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 improvement of learning and teaching. Engages stakeholders in the essential conversations and authentic reflective practice for ongoing improvement. Facilitates collaborative processes with stakeholders leading toward continuous improvement. Creates opportunities for shared leadership within the school.
- Providing for school safety: Effectively engages the entire community to develop a more nuanced/expanded understanding of what it means to be safe. Provides for the physical, intellectual, and emotional safety in order for effective teaching and learning to take place.
- Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement, including the use of multiple student data elements: Recognizes, seeks out and develops multiple data sources. Analyzes and interprets multiple data sources to inform school-level improvement efforts. Implements data-driven plans for improved teaching and learning. Assists staff in using data to guide, modify and improve classroom teaching and learning.
- Assisting instructional staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment with state and local district learning goals: Provides leadership that ensures fidelity to the prescribed curricula that is in alignment to state and local district learning goals. Ensures alignment and implementation of best instructional practices to state and district learning goals. Provides that assessment practices are aligned with both curriculum and instruction.
- Monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices: An effective leader is 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 ensuring alignment with the School Improvement Plan. Assists staff in developing required student growth plan and identifying valid, reliable sources of evidence to effectiveness. Assists staff in implementing effective instruction and assessment practices. Reliably and validly evaluates staff in effective instruction and assessment practices. Progress monitors student growth and achievement on a weekly basis to ensure that student plans and instructional practice are being followed with fidelity for student benefit.
- Managing both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities: Manages human and fiscal resources in transparent ways such that the capacity of the school community grows. The management of hiring, assignments, evaluations, ongoing professional development and the fulfillment of legal responsibilities are required. Decisions are made about resources that result in improved teaching and learning, and so that work is sustainable.
- Partnering with the school community to promote student learning: Understands the greater community and works to establish a genuine partnership model between home and school. Aligns school and community efforts and values as a work in progress that must be nurtured, sustained, and monitored, and is able to influence others to adopt the same understanding. Community engagement decisions are made that result in improved teaching and learning, and so that work is sustainable.
- Demonstrating commitment to closing the achievement gap: Uses evidence to support student improvement. Identifies barriers to achievement and knows how to close resulting gaps. Demonstrates a commitment to close the achievement gap. Provides evidence of growth in student learning.
- Leadership and Governance:
- Consistently demonstrates high moral, ethical, and professional standards of performance and personal integrity, which includes addressing problems and issues in an open, honest, and timely manner. Ensures proper conduct, which goes beyond the practice of avoiding what is wrong and instead focusing on choosing to do what is right. Serves as a champion for the school and the district, avoiding actual or perceived behavior personally or among the staff, which may cast a negative impression on the school, the District, and the Board.
- Models and promotes trust, enthusiasm, rapport, respect and openness among faculty, staff, students, and members of the community. Celebrates successes and recognizes the achievements of others.
- Creates a professional environment by assuring that personal and staff interactions with others in the school, community, and board are conducted with utmost respect and professionalism.
- Honors the ideas of others even when in disagreement with those ideas. Works collaboratively to resolve disagreements and seek mutually respectful solutions.
- Actively participates in meetings, workshops and conferences that involve decisions affecting the district and/or the school. Advocates for the school needs by providing input to the decision-making process of the district. Respects, supports, and implements decisions once made, and acts to ensure that staff are equally supportive.
- Participates in school academic, athletic, and co-curricular activities to supervise and advocate for the school. To this end, the principal is expected to regularly attend home events/activities.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Positive interpersonal skills.
- Skill to motivate students and teachers.
- Effective communication skills (written and oral).
- Computer skills.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage time well.
- Good listening skills.
- Ability to manage large groups including appropriate means of crowd control.
- High level of stamina.
- Demonstrated proactive orientation.
- Knowledge of curriculum.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations and codes affecting school management.
- Knowledge of public relation techniques and strategies.
- Knowledge of test analyses and the application of analyses to curriculum development.
- Ability to prepare and manage the school’s budget and allocated resources.
- Ability to meet extended responsibilities and the regular school day.
- Ability to access all areas of the school and grounds.
Benefits: Information can be located at https://www.kibesd.org/human resources.
SPECIFIC DETAILS:
Monday - Friday, 210 days, additional time required outside of regular school hours.
Application Procedure: In-District staff must complete an internal online application by 3:00 p.m. (PST) on or before the closing date or until filled.
Out-of-District applicants must also complete an online application and provide all required documentation. All hires are subject to a satisfactory criminal background check.
The Kiona-Benton City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kiona-Benton City School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed to the School District's Title IX Officer, Title II and Section 504 Coordinator, the District's Special Services Director, at 1105 Dale Ave., Benton City, WA 99320; contact number (509)588-2024. A copy of the district's appeal/grievance procedure is available upon request from the District Office (WAC 392-190-060). Verification of identity, United States work authorization, and Washington State Patrol/Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint process must be completed before employment commences (pursuant to RCW 28A.400) Candidate selected will be employed on a temporary basis subject to completion of the background check.