Interim Associate Principal - Elementary 2026-2027

Interim Associate Principal - Elementary

Lake Washington School District is looking for qualified Interim Associate Principal candidates for the 2026 - 2027 school year. The contract for this position begins upon hire. Supports the principal in establishing a widely shared vision/mission for learning at the elementary level that aligns with the Lake Washington School district's vision/mission. Aides in the development of a school culture and instructional program that supports both student learning and staff professional growth. Effectively carries out assigned tasks associated with school organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. Collaborates with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community and student interests and needs. Understands, responds to, and influences political, social, legal, and cultural contexts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Collaborates with building principal in development and implementation of a shared vision and mission.
• Aides in providing instructional leadership; works to improve student learning for a wide range of students.
• Effectively monitors, supervises, evaluates and improves assigned areas of the building instructional program and assigned staff.
• Aides in effectively leading continuous improvement processes; helps determine specific courses of action that result in school wide improved student learning.
• Maintains and communicates high standards of performance throughout the school community.
• Helps to establish norms of acceptable behavior for staff and students.
• Motivates and guides people to accomplish a task or a goal.
• Identifies the important elements of a problem situation and seeks relevant information, evidence, and data to determine possible causes and solutions.
• Reaches logical conclusions and makes high quality decisions based on available information, evidence, and data.
• Perceives the needs and concerns of others; resolves and diverts conflicts; interacts appropriately with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Uses time and resources effectively to accomplish short and long-term goals.
• Effectively assigns projects and tasks to the appropriate people giving them clear authority to accomplish them and responsibility for their timely and acceptable completion.
• Clarifies goals and objectives and develops strategies for accomplishing desired results.
• Develops partnerships and resources within and outside of the school that supports the school and district's vision and mission.
• Models principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.
• Plans and implements assigned programs and policies effectively; assesses and evaluates programs and policies effectiveness based on information, evidence, and data.
• Expresses ideas clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrates the ability to bring about change in a school through anticipating problems, meeting needs, and sharing decision making.
• Effectively manages and facilitates diverse groups.
• Helps in creating and maintaining high performing teams.
• Collaborates effectively with building principal, central office personnel and with peers; provides district leadership with valuable ideas and work contributions.
• Carries out federal, state, and district regulations, policies, and practices.
• Acts ethically with integrity and fairness.
• Effectively resolves conflicts, interpersonal matters, and difficult individuals such as parents and staff.
• Effectively supervises school activities, music performances and other school related events.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to give clear, accurate, specific feedback.
• Ability to communicate effectively in large group, small group, and one-on-one encounters.
• Exemplary oral and written skills and presentation.
• Celebrates achievement of others.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Ability to self-reflect for continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to take and give direction.
• Ability to remain calm, flexible, and work effectively under pressure.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Ability to use technology effectively.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Current Washington State P-12 principal endorsement.

Working Environment:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions requires the following physical demands: some lifting, reaching, carrying, pushing and/or pulling; some walking; frequent bending and keyboarding. Generally, the job requires 40% sitting, 30% walking and 30% standing. The job is performed with the majority of time spent indoors and under minimal temperature variations; a portion of the day will be time spent outdoors and is subject to a variety of changing weather conditions and potentially uneven/slippery surfaces.