Whitefish School District, Whitefish, MT Superintendent
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Job Summary
Position Description for Whitefish School District Whitefish Montana.
The Whitefish School District Board of Trustees Whitefish Montana is seeking a highly qualified Superintendent to lead the district and support its mission of ensuring success for all students.
McPherson & Jacobson L.L.C. Executive Recruitment and Development are engaged as consultants in a search for outstanding candidates. They will assist the Board of Trustees in identifying and screening the candidates.
Enrollment: 1960 students
Location: Whitefish Montana
Salary: Regionally competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
The Qualifications -
The Whitefish School District seeks a student-centered confident and forward-thinking leader to serve as its next Superintendent of Schools. The District is committed to academic excellence transparency strong instructional leadership and a positive culture that values both high expectations and kindness.
Desired Leadership Characteristics:
Confident & Effective Decision-Making
- Demonstrates confidence in decision-making while remaining thoughtful and informed
- Seeks input and feedback from multiple perspectives but makes timely decisive choices
- Makes decisions in the best interest of students and the district
- Follows through to ensure decisions are fully implemented
Instructional Leadership & Forward Thinking
- Strong forward-thinking instructional leader who promotes student-centered decision-making and anticipates future needs and opportunities for the district
- Uses academic data and the latest research to guide instructional improvement
- Supports continuous improvement staff clarity and Professional Learning Communities
Board Leadership Follow-Through & Governance
- Understands governance roles and works effectively with the board ensuring systems policies and directives are implemented and sustained
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to data-driven decision-making and transparency providing regular clear academic data reports to the Board of Trustees
- Takes feedback from the board and stakeholders while ensuring board directives and collaborative decisions are carried out
Communication and Organizational Skills
- Strong organized communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
- Keeps the board staff and community well-informed through proactive communication
- Clearly explains decisions expectations and district priorities
- Promotes the district positively and professionally with the public
Culture of Kindness Empathy & High Standards
- Empathetic leader who listens understands concerns and values people
- Fosters a culture of kindness respect and positivity across the district
- Addresses staff concerns and ensures all employees feel heard and valued
- Maintains high standards while supporting staff growth and well-being
Continuous Improvement & Professional Growth
- Committed to personal growth and reflective leadership
- Continuously works to move the district toward greater excellence
- Open to feedback and committed to learning and improvement at all levels of the organization
- Promotes and models clear expectations and accountability
Experience & Qualifications
- Previous successful experience as a superintendent preferred
- Demonstrated record of ethical leadership and sound judgment
- Strong organizational leadership and resource management skills including knowledge of school finance
Search Timeline:
- Closing date for applications: January 29 2026
- School Board selects finalists to interview: February 12 2026
- Finalists Interviews with the School Board: Week of March 2 2026
- Selection of new Superintendent: Week of March 2 2026
- Start date: July 1 2026
Contact information:
McPherson & Jacobson L.L.C.
11725 Arbor St. Suite 220
Omaha NE 68144
Consultants:
Whitefish School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex age national origin or disability and when needed will provide reasonable accommodationsto applicants and employees. Anyone requesting reasonable accommodation in the application or recruitment process please contact McPherson & Jacobson at the address/phone/email above.
Key Skills
- Construction Experience
- ProCore
- Microsoft Outlook
- Prolog
- Cost Control
- Construction Management
- Renovation
- OSHA
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
