Middle School Principal
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$ 140834 - 156484
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Job Description
- Forest Grove School District offers an opportunity to work in a small town that includes a university one high school and a diverse community
- Expected start date: July 7 2025 (negotiable)
- Salary Range: $140834-$156484
- Number of work days per year: 235 days
- Monthly travel and cell phone stipend: $1080
- Tax Sheltered Annuity: $2210
- District group medical dental and vision insurance
- $50000 Life Insurance Policy
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)/Bicultural preferred
Position: Middle School Principal
Classification: Administrator
Reports to: Assistant Superintendent
Supervises: Administrators Licensed and Classified personnel
Position Summary: The middle school principal serves as the instructional leader and lead administrator of the middle school. The principal is responsible for implementing and adhering to all federal state and district policies regulations and procedures. Areas of responsibility include directing and administering all educational programs and activities student supports inclusive practices planning curriculum development program evaluation student activities personnel management financial management emergency procedures resource scheduling facilities operations school climate and community relations for the building. The principal is responsible for a positive school culture and modeling the principles and values of diversity equity and inclusion.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Serve as the instructional leader and demonstrate collaborative leadership skills capable of making tough decisions and leading a cohesive team.
- Plan design and conduct follow-through strategies for teaching and learning designed to meet the differentiated and individualized needs of students and the educational community.
- Lead inclusive decision-making process to ensure the development of a comprehensive school improvement plan with annual student achievement targets supported by parents staff and community members.
- Oversee the schools performance evaluation systems to ensure that site goals and objectives are achieved and that all staff adheres to district state and federal standards and goals.
- Establish the master schedule for instructional programs ensuring rigorous and articulated learning experiences aligned to state standards and required instructional hours including CTE pathways and advanced placement courses.
- Support and promote diversity foster a student-centered approach leading to student engagement and success and create and maintain an emotionally healthy and physically safe school culture.
- Supervise the evaluation of all building staff coordinate all staff development activities and ensure professional development and support for all staff.
- Ensure that the instructional programs engage the learner in tasks that require analytical and critical thinking problem solving and creativity address the range of skills and developmental needs found in the classroom encourage the student to define individual goals and accept responsibility for learning and that they provide a variety of methods for the student to demonstrate performance and achievement.
- Serve as a role model for students dressing professionally demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning accepting responsibility and demonstrating pride in the educational profession.
- Use data to guide data teams to identify and monitor student needs and growth and collect and analyze data to inform practice develop new programs and make improvements to existing programs.
- Plan develop organize and administer support systems which provide optimal educational opportunities for adolescent age students. Oversees a multi-tiered system of support to meet individual student needs.
- Empower students staff and parents to articulate and implement their goals and ideas.
- Develop implement and oversee budget planning and financial procedures in accordance with all laws regulations and policies.
- Manage a safe and well-maintained facility identifying needs and recommending additions modifications and services.
- Manage supervise observe and conduct staff professional development and staff training programs that encourage and grow leadership.
- Confer with site and district staff in decision-making processes and in the development of alternative approaches to addressing concerns and issues.
- Assist in the development implementation interpretation and administration of policies rules and regulations and negotiated employee agreements. Ensures compliance with all laws administrative codes board policies and regulations.
- Establish and maintain procedures for the resolution of conflict in an effort to maintain a high level of staff morale.
- Responsible for managing monitoring auditing and evaluation of school finances and specially funded programs.
- Plan develop and provide as required management reports pertaining to the educational climate and the functions and activities of the school.
- Model the principles and values of diversity equity and inclusion as well as unwavering ethical responsible and professional behavior.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Forest Grove School District promotes equal opportunity for all individuals. The district does not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin marital status age veterans status genetic information or disability. For more information please view our Nondiscrimination / Title IX policy.
Education and Licensure:
- Masters degree in educational leadership or masters in a content or specialty area with post-masters education in educational leadership or administration.
- Current and valid Oregon administrative license or proof of eligibility to obtain an Oregon administrative license.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years experience in teaching and working with adults or adolescents.
- At least two (2) years administrative experience as a principal assistant principal or central office administrator. Administrative experience should include a record of effective educational leadership demonstrated commitment to a positive learning environment excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to educational equity.
- Comprehensive expertise in all areas of instruction.
- Emotional intelligence and proven skill in employee relations customer service expertise and conflict negotiation.
- Communicating change processes addressing concerns and managing readiness to ensure smooth adoption of new practices within the school.
- Knowledge and experience in working with other races ethnicities and cultures within a community.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Spanish bilingual and bicultural skills and abilities.
- Experience working in and supporting Dual Language Instruction and Programming.
Work environment:
Primary work is in an office environment with a portion of time in a school or satellite district building environment. Routine exposure to the weather including seasonal heat and cold. May be subject to frequent loud noises in school and department environments.
Physical Requirements:
- In an eight-hour day employee may:
- Stand/Walk None 1-4 hrs 4-6 hrsX 6-8 hrs or more with supervision
- Sit NoneX 1-3 hrs 3-5 hrs 5-8 hrs
- Drive NoneX 1-3 hrs 3-5 hrs 5-8 hrs
- Employee may use hands for repetitive:
- X Single GraspingX Pushing and PullingX Fine Manipulation
- Employee may use feet for repetitive movement as in operating foot controls:
- Yes X No
- Employee may need to:
- BendX Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- SquatX Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- Climb StairsX Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- Lift FrequentlyX Occasionally Not at all
- Lifting:
- Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds occasionally with frequent sitting and occasional standing/walking.
- Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds occasionally with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- X Medium Work: Lifting 50 pounds occasionally 25 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- Medium Heavy Work: Lifting 75 pounds occasionally 35 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- Heavy Work: Lifting 100 pounds occasionally 50 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all inclusive list of responsibility skill or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the positions activities and requirements the administration reserves the right to modify and or remove duties and assign duties as necessary that still reflect the essential functions of the department.
The Forest Grove School District is an equal opportunity employer and provides services to the public on an equal opportunity basis and does not discriminate in employment or the provision of public services on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender expression gender identity national origin age disability political affiliation or belief citizenship or marital status.
Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Director of Human Resources at the Forest Grove School District .
Employment Type
Full-Time
