High School Assistant Principal Pool
Company: Kent School District
Location: Kent
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Kent School District is accepting
applications for outstanding high school assistant principal
candidates.
Kent School District is the fifth largest school district in the
state of Washington, and is centrally located in the Seattle
Metropolitan area (KSD Fast Facts). KSD covers 72 square miles, and
is one of the most culturally diverse districts in Washington.
The City of Kent is home to the fourth largest industrial center in
the nation, including The Boeing Company, REI, and other aerospace,
technology and distribution companies. KSD is the second largest
employer in Kent. The breathtaking outdoors setting; sports and
entertainment facilities; a contemporary, open-air urban village
(Kent Station) with housing, access to the train station, retail
shopping, dining, movie theatre and colleges; a strong local
economy; and a culturally rich city and school district make Kent a
great place to live, work and raise a family.
Please visit our website at www.kent.k12.wa.us for additional
information on the Kent School District.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The assistant principal is primarily
responsible for working closely with students, parents, and staff
to promote and ensure the well-being and achievement of students
from diverse ethnic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds within
the context of the school's mission and goals. This building
management position is directly responsible for the administration
and leadership in areas such as student services, pupil management,
curricular programs and staff development. The assistant principal
is supervised and evaluated by the principal. The essential job
duties are as follows:
- Provide leadership, vision, and inspiration to staff and
students; promote a belief system and values driven culture of
equity and excellence, setting high expectations for all students,
particularly those who have traditionally been vulnerable to
failure
- Partner with principal to focus on instruction and closing the
achievement gap
- Create a sense of family by working with students and the
community to collaborate with staff and parents to develop
recommendations and ensure a school climate that effectively
promotes powerful teaching and learning experiences for each and
every child
- Supervise and evaluate staff, supervise events, activities,
lunchroom, and campus
- Administrator of discipline policies, special programs, state
reporting, and building staff development
- Promote best practices in student learning and accelerating
student achievement for diverse student populations REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in educational administration or related
field
- Washington State principal certification
- Three years of teaching experience (at high school level)
required; five years preferred*
- Two years of demonstrated successful school-based secondary
leadership experience
(* allowable substitutions: any equivalent combination of
education, experience, and training that would provide the
applicant with the desired knowledge, skills, and abilities
required to perform the work and to meet certification requirements
may be allowed at the Superintendent's discretion)
COMPETENCIES:
- Develop and supervise cohesive teams of people within a K-12
setting; guide teams to establish and achieve goals; creates a
climate in which people want to do their best; assesses each
person's strengths and uses them to get the best out of him or her;
promotes confidence and optimistic attitudes; is someone people
like working for and with
- Is a leader who communicates a compelling and inspired vision
or sense of core purpose; makes the vision sharable by everyone;
can inspire and motivate entire staff
- Good judge of talent; accurately projects what people are
likely to do across a variety of situations
- Supervise instructional and support staff by establishing clear
directions; sets stretching goals, and assigns responsibilities
that bring out the best in people; promotes staff development ;
establishes a good work plan and distributes the workload
appropriately; tactfully dispenses direct and actionable feedback;
is open and direct with others without being intimidating; is a
people builder
- Strong multicultural and ethnic understanding; support equal
and fair treatment and opportunity for all; foster a climate of
inclusion, promote culturally responsive instruction and leadership
where diverse thoughts are freely shared and integrated
- Prefer candidate fluent in English as well as a second
language, and who holds an ELL (English Language Learner) or
bilingual endorsement
- Successful experience using computer technologies to enhance
classroom instruction and school management; possesses required
functional and technical knowledge and skills to do his or her job
at a high level of accomplishment; demonstrate active interest and
ability to enhance and apply new functional skills
- Uses analysis, wisdom, experience, and logical methods to make
quality decisions and to solve difficult problems with effective
solutions; appropriately incorporates multiple inputs to establish
shared ownership and effective action
- Steadfastly pushes self and drives for results and perseveres
in the face of resistance or setbacks
- Is widely trusted in the school community at large; is seen as
a direct, truthful individual; presents truthful information in an
appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes;
does not misrepresent himself or herself for personal gain; is warm
and easy to approach; builds constructive and effective
relationships; uses diplomacy and tact to diffuse tense
situations
- Represents the school and district in the community at large
through business partnerships and other public service activities;
is effective in a variety of formal and informal presentation
settings; commands attention and manages group process during the
presentation; cognizant of audience response and able to adapt
content and style accordingly
Additional annual benefits include: medical, dental, and vision
benefits; district retirement contribution; 25 vacation days; 12
sick leave days; 6 flex days; 3 employee discretionary leave days;
TSA match up to $2400; and opportunity to cash-out 10 vacation days
annually.
Keywords: Kent School District, Kent , High School Assistant Principal Pool, Education / Teaching , Kent, Washington
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