Elementary Principal - FTE

This job vacancy announcement will remain open until filled. Initial application screening to begin February 1, 2026.

Hood River County School District is seeking to fill an Elementary Principal position. This is a Regular position, budgeted at 220 days per school year, and will begin August 1, 2026.

Complete and submit your Talent Ed/Applicant Tracking electronic application () or link available on HRCSD website driver.k12.or.us. Required supplemental documents to be included in your online application:

• Letter of interest addressed to Bill Newton, Hood River County School District Superintendent.
• Resume.
• Three (3) recent letters of recommendation.
• Copy of your Oregon Administrative License or proof of licensure.

The school Principal serves as the educational leader responsible for development, implementation, supervision, and evaluation of a comprehensive program of educational and student services. Administers the program in accordance with board policies, statutory requirements, administrative rules and regulations, District leadership direction, and consistent with collective bargaining agreements. The school Principal will work to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe learning environment that meets the approved curricula and mission of the school and Hood River County School District - promoting the educational development of all students to reach their fullest potential.

Achieving academic excellence requires that the school Principal work collaboratively to direct and nurture all members of the school staff hired by the Board of Directors and to communicate effectively with parents and the community. Inherent in the position are the responsibilities for scheduling, curriculum development, extracurricular activities, personnel management, emergency procedures, and facility operations. Use of independent judgment and decision-making is required in matters not having established rules, regulations, or policies.

• Create and implement school improvement goals and strategies via distributed leadership within the framework of the district strategic plan.
• Foster a shared vision and purpose among all stakeholders reflective of the overall community demographic in order to build school community.
• Facilitate open and ongoing transparent communication.
• Collaborate with teachers to collect and use external and internal data for the purposes of student growth.
• Continually and skillfully use data to drive measurable academic and behavior improvements.
• Provide meaningful feedback to teachers and classified staff.
• Support teaming structures (MTSS, Professional Learning Communities, Student Services Team, etc.) in developing and using data to guide instruction.
• Think and act strategically to improve all outcomes and eliminate the opportunity gap.
• Build, maintain and supervise extended learning programs to provide a variety of rigorous and engaging opportunities for students.
• Develop, modify, and improve practices based on feedback obtained through diverse stakeholder surveys.
• Model and encourage creativity.
• Provide sustained professional development opportunities for all staff.
• Provide timely and effective evaluation of staff.

• Facilitate curriculum- and lesson-planning, implementation, and evaluation grounded in Common Core and Oregon State Standards.
• Ensure curriculum is relevant and differentiated to effectively meet the needs of each and every student.
• Understand recent research about curriculum models and their effectiveness.
• Understand the benefits of sheltered instructional strategies designed to provide effective attainment of student learning targets.
• Focus on instruction, provide meaningful feedback, and understand effective instructional strategies.
• Conduct goal setting and evaluation according to the Danielson Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument and include specific feedback focused on staff improvement.
• Continually learn and disseminate knowledge of educational research and best practices.
• Use data to determine student instructional needs and work with staff to monitor progress and improvement.
• Implement guidelines for assessment and accountability.
• Keep staff focused on eliminating the opportunity gap.
• Maximize student learning time by supporting staff to improve their teaching and learning.
• Ensure student growth goals adopted by licensed teaching staff are rigorous, attainable, and measurable.
• Provide support to teachers to maximize student engagement.

• Treat all members of staff with high levels of respect, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Model professionalism and follow all contracts, legal obligations, district policies/procedures, and keep professional obligations.
• Commit to district vision, values, and initiatives.
• Actively seek professional growth opportunities.
• Focus on the best interests of students and the district.
• Demonstrate effective facilitation skills.
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