Position Type:
Administration/Building
Date Posted:
6/8/2026
Location:
TBD
Date Available:
07/01/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
For best consideration, please submit online application by 11:59 pm on June 17, 2026.
The district is seeking an energetic, experienced, visionary leader who possesses a strong vision for elementary education.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Washington State Elementary or K-12 Principal's Credential.
- Masters Degree: Educational Administration or related field.
The elementary principal is someone who is aggressively involved with, and has demonstrated skill in:
- Promoting a positive school climate where diversity is respected.
- Implementing effective school practices through shared colleagues decision making.
- Establishing effective relationships with students, staff and community connections.
- Operating in an efficient, flexible, and responsive manner to accommodate a variety of needs.
- Supporting and assessing a learning program to continuously improve student performance.
- Promoting high expectations, performance and achievement from students and staff.
- Listening, planning, organizing, and delegating through effective communications.
- Program development/evaluation and staff supervision/evaluation.
- Fiscal management, strong and ethical decision making, instructional leadership and building management.
- Modeling integrity, ethical behavior, self-confidence, courage and a sense of humor.
- Creating unity and respect in all relationships.
WAGES AND BENEFITS
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Salaries/Wages - $183,827.00 annual salary
Insurance
Retirement Plans
Paid Time Off or Vacation
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Other Compensation
Non-Discrimination Policy
Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, age, and honorably discharged veteran or military status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance / Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, Darius Alexander,
[email protected], 253.800.2019; Title IX Coordinator, Mel Boyd,
[email protected], 253.800.2029; and 504 Coordinator, Melissa Munson-Merritt,
[email protected], 253.800.2301. All individuals may be reached at this address: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387. Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint: bethelsd.org.
El Distrito Escolar de Bethel no discrimina en sus programas ni actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, etnia, color, religion, credo, nacionalidad, orientacion sexual, expresion o identidad de genero, falta de hogar, estatus migratorio o de ciudadania, discapacidad, neurodiversidad, uso de perro guia entrenado o animal de servicio, edad, condicion de veterano o militar con baja honorable. Asimismo, ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos juveniles especificados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminacion: Cumplimiento de los Derechos Civiles/Coordinadora Escolar de Inclusion de Genero, Darius Alexander,
[email protected], 253.800.2019; Coordinador del Titulo IX, Mel Boyd,
[email protected], 253.800.2029; y Coordinadora 504, Melissa Munson-Merritt,
[email protected], 253.800.2301. Todas las personas pueden ser localizadas en esta direccion 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387. Las consultas sobre el Titulo IX tambien pueden dirigirse a la Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR) del Departamento de Educacion de los Estados Unidos. Para mas informacion sobre las politicas de no discriminacion y discriminacion por razon de sexo, los procedimientos de reclamacion, y sobre como comunicar una preocupacion o queja visite: www. bethelsd.org.
Application Procedure:
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