Principal
Full-Time/Exempt (EMS II)
Vancouver, WA
This recruitment will tentatively close on March 31, 2025. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. Applicant materials are reviewed weekly.
Our Agency: The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) is an educational community and statewide resource that provides leadership and support in educational programming for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, their families, and the service providers who support them. Our agency offers a variety of services including academic, residential, outreach services, and professional development. CDHY celebrates all language experiences and deaf culture. We are committed to providing the best individualized learning experience for all students we serve. Washington School for the Deaf is the campus school for the Center and offers educational programming for preschool through age 21 in Vancouver, WA.
Our Staff: Our employees are more than just workers. They are part of a community, network, and family. Each staff member serves as a role model to students. We’re looking for people that can contribute, grow, think, and dream. We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards imagination. CDHY is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion! Our agency strives to create an inclusive and diverse learning community with emphasis on access, success, and equity by recruiting, retaining, and ensuring the success of diverse students, faculty, and staff. CDHY aims to build a community that values and respects one another by providing the best learning environment for faculty, staff, and student success.
About the position:
CDHY is seeking a skilled, culturally competent school administrator to provide instructional leadership at the Washington School Deaf campus location in Vancouver, Washington. Washington School for the Deaf is an ASL-English Bilingual campus. This position reports to and works with the Director of Instruction (DOI) to plan and manage the comprehensive Pre-K to 12th grade academic program. This position requires strong teaming skills and is an integral member of the Academic Leadership Team.
The position is responsible for the supervision of the following preK-12 Academic Staff:
Teachers of the Deaf
School Counselors
Librarian
Speech Language Pathologists
ASL Specialist Aide
Additionally, this position will be responsible for oversight of:
School Improvement Plan, Special Education Coordination Team (SECT), academic programs within the Multi-Tiered System of Support.
Teaming opportunity: This position works closely with a core group of administrators responsible for running the school: Academic Leadership Team (ALT).
ALT consists of:
Executive Director
Director of Instruction
PreK-12th grade principal
Assistant principal (Academic dean)
Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator
Transition Coordinator
The principal also participates in agency-wide leadership team meetings, school improvement planning meetings, department meetings, PLCs and special education meetings as necessary.
Duties:
Leadership: Supervises, directs and provides support to educational professionals to include performance management (performance expectations and evaluations), development of in-training and professional development plans, provides mentorship, coaching and consultation to educational staff members; monitor student performance data to inform instructional practices and support needs; participates in recruitment and candidate selection processes; co-leads Academic Staff and Elementary/Secondary meetings; serves as a member of the Academic Leadership Team (ALT), Special Education Coordination Team (SECT), and various committees (i.e. Safety Committee, Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) Committee, and Emergency Procedures Planning Committee.) This position also serves as a member of the agency’s Leadership Team (LT).
Fiscal Management: Monitors, analyzes, and makes decisions regarding department budgets and expenditures; participates in allotment planning for fund allocation; ensures departmental compliance with accounting and ethical rules regarding state funds; may be assigned to participate on ad hoc committees (i.e. capital and minor works project teams).
Policy and procedure: Works closely with agency leadership to research, develop and edit school policies, procedures and handbooks; provides training and response to policy compliance needs as required.
Direct service: While not directly responsible for student behavior, the principal works closely with the assistant principal. The principal interacts with and maintains healthy relationships with students and families; participates in Individual Education Planning (IEP) activities, communicates directly with parents and guardians as needed; participates and leads activities for family and student engagement.
Qualifications:
Masters in Deaf Education, School Administration, Special Education or related field.
At least five years of direct instruction or professional education service to Pre-K to 12th grade deaf and hard of hearing students.
Obtain or ability to obtain Washington State Administrator (Principal) credential.
Previous school administration experience is preferred.
Must be able to fluently communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) and written English.
Ability to interpret rules, regulations, laws, and other policies related to educational programming.
Ability to demonstrate and maintain excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet productivity standards to achieve assigned timelines and benchmarks.
Ability to demonstrate leadership and cultural competencies:
Strong knowledge of K-12 curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Familiarity and experience working with a deaf and hard of hearing environment with emphasis to language acquisition and deaf culture.
Facilitation and leadership ability to lead groups of professionals to achieve strategic goals.
Ability to influence and motivate professionals to continue to strive toward programmatic improvement.
Ability to adapt to changing operational needs, conditions and responsibilities.
Ability to implement change and communicate with employees to reduce concerns, address issues and provide clarity when needed.
Ability to assist with conflict management and resolution.
Ability to lead data-driven decision-making to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
Supplemental Information:
CDHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The candidate selected for this position will be required to pass federal and state criminal background screening.
This position is eligible for full benefits (medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and retirement).
Please provide your resume, cover letter, and at least 3 professional references.
Limited remote/telework options are available for this position during annual school closures.
This position is scheduled to work 11 months, with breaks during school closures.
Salary information:
$95,000 – $122,000 Annually
