Description

Responsibilities include providing leadership aligned and committed to the District's Strategic Plan for the continual improvement of educational programs for all students; a commitment to equity and building a diverse school community; maintaining positive staff relationships with all stakeholders of the Rochester School District; directing staffing and budgetary decisions, and maintaining commitment to the District's mission statement. The Middle School Principal provides leadership that:

• Leads staff in the use and facilitation of technology in the delivery of curriculum, instruction and assessment.
• Demonstrates committed collaboration with the superintendent, district office directors, principal colleagues, associations and unions to ensure systemic planning and implementation of the District's Strategic Plan goals and measures.
• Fosters school spirit, traditions and a positive school culture.
• Communicates information to stakeholders in multiple, meaningful ways.
• Participates in and provides professional development and models current and best instructional practices.
• Models effective instructional leadership with staff and colleagues and demonstrates a strong commitment to equitable outcomes for all students.
• Ensures effective systems are in place to monitor student progress.
• Promotes an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff and self.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree and valid Washington State principal and teacher certificates.
• A working knowledge of current District student achievement initiatives (MTSS, Literacy, Multilingual education, etc.).
• Ability to structure time and manage multiple priorities independently.
• Successful fingerprint/background check

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to bring about change in a school through anticipating problems, meeting needs and sharing decisions through the use of effective problem-sharing strategies.
• Skill at facilitating team-oriented behavior.
• Ability to collaborate across networks and lead by influence.
• Successful experience managing human and fiscal resources.
• Experience using equity lens/tool for decision making
• Experience using My School Data and Skyward
• Knowledge of Universal Design for Learning, trauma sensitive and culturally responsive practices and Kagan strategies.
• Experience with Marzano Instructional Framework.