Assistant Principal - Elementary Schools

Assistant Principal - Elementary Schools

JobID: 12552 Position Type: Principal and Asst. Principal/Assistant Principal Date Posted: 1/6/2026 Location: To be determined Date Available: 07/01/2026 Closing Date: Until Filled Hours per Day: 8.0 Hours Per Day Days of the Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Days per Year: 260.00

Additional Information

The Assistant Principal will assist the building principal in providing instructional leadership by establishing, promoting, and leading efforts related to achieving the identified school improvement goals in service of the Federal Way Public Schools strategic plan. The assistant principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data-driven decision making, continuous improvement, capacity building, and cultural competence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.
• Promote an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self.
• Assist in the facilitation of collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.
• Support inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language.
• Assist in ensuring the implementation of the district strategic plan.
• Supports high expectations for self, staff, and students in the implementation and delivery of standards-based curricula.
• Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards.
• Participates in creating and monitoring systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.
• Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement.

Strategic and Organizational Leadership

• Strategically manages resources to support all student learning and staff development priorities.
• Assists in management of both staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning.
• Assists in analyzing instructional employees knowledge, skills, and abilities as related to the adopted instructional framework, and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.
• Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices in a manner that ensures the school day and school year maximize instructional time to benefit all students.

Manager of Talent

• Increases teacher effectiveness through professional learning and rigorous supervision and evaluation.
• Monitors instruction and assessment practices by using the Districts instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance, and to implement growth strategies where appropriate.
• Utilizes coaching skills to build capacity in support of the core mission of the District.
• Supports the utilization of Professional Learning Communities to assist staff in analyzing data that reflect on current practice and inform improvement.

Manager of Talent: Recruits, Hires, Assigns, and Retains Effective Staff

• Utilizes knowledge of effective instruction and other attributes of successful instructional staff to assist in the development of activities and processes that result in the selection of highly qualified instructional staff.
• Assists in assigning staff to specific positions in a manner that maximizes the application of their knowledge and experience to desired student outcomes.
• Deals with employee discipline in a manner that protects an individuals due process rights while confronting and responding to unacceptable behavior.
• Utilizes performance appraisal systems for all staff to recognize outstanding performance and identify and address substandard performance.

Culture and Equity Leadership

• Develops cultural competence and a commitment to equity in adults and students.
• Leads for equity toward college and career readiness.
• Nurtures a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures.
• Publicly draws attention to all equity gaps that exist for various groups of students with plans to address their elimination.

Community Leadership

• Actively identifies communication strategies that articulate the successes of the school to the broader community, resulting in creation of partnerships to bring additional people and resources into the school.
• Actively advocates for members of the school community and effectively engages families and community.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education and Experience: Masters degree in education, Three years of teaching/counseling experience
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Washington State Principal Certification, Washington State Teaching Certificate
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Masters degree in Educational Administration, Experience with master scheduling, student discipline, and facilitation of professional development, Experience with supervising and evaluating staff, Bilingual in Spanish

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

• Valid Washington State Drivers License
• Criminal background clearance

KNOWLEDGE OF

• Working within urban settings and with parents and students of diverse cultures and backgrounds
• How to analyze, disaggregate, and use data on student achievement and other school and system measures
• Conflict management and problem resolution
• Computer technology and related application programs
• Student behavior management and discipline
• Current educational research and application
• School board policies and procedures

ABILITY TO

• Assist in creating a college-going culture for all students through experiences and opportunities
• Grow as an instructional leader
• Supervise, train, motivate, monitor, and evaluate classified and certificated staff
• Provide leadership and guidance to staff and to educational programs
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the public and outside agencies in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment
• Keep accurate budget, supply, attendance, and other student and administrative records
• Effective oral and written communication
• Plan, organize, prioritize, schedule, and evaluate programs
• Make appropriate decisions and exercise sound judgment
• Set and meet goals and objectives
• Develop and implement a schools improvement plan
• Assess educational/instructional/curricular effectiveness and recommend improvements
• Lead a staff in the area of curriculum and instruction
• Comply with school board policies and follow administrative procedures
• Organize and perform job responsibilities efficiently and independently without close supervision and able to pay strict attention to detail
• Speak, read, and follow written or verbal communications
• Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines
• Develop and maintain positive customer relations with staff and service providers
• Work collaboratively with District staff and promote teamwork with co-workers
• Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality
• Relate effectively with parents, staff, students, and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community
• Perform job responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
• Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting the Federal Way Public Schools commitment to "Each Scholar: A Voice. A Dream. A Bright Future."
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK CONDITIONS

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in indoor conditions and regularly works near video display.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WORK SCHEDULE

• This position typically works 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday, 260 days per year, or as otherwise determined by the District.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

• Position reports to and is evaluated by the Building Principal or designee.

LEVEL OF COMPENSATION

• Elementary: $154,645
• K-8: $156,965
• Doctoral Stipend: $3,000

BENEFITS

• Medical, dental, vision; sick and vacation leave; life insurance; retirement.