Description

BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 100-C

JOB DESCRIPTION – MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Our Community

The City of Bremerton is located on Puget Sound in Western Washington.  Against the backdrop of the snow-covered Olympic Mountains, Bremerton is a waterfront community with miles of enticing shoreline and parks.  The city has undergone an extensive revitalization over the past several years.  The downtown has new hotels, a conference center, a county government facility and beautiful landscaping.  It is dotted with small parks, including the award-winning waterfront Fountain Park and newly opened Quincy Square.  There is a wide variety of charming local events:  The Admiral Theatre, First Friday Art Walk, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Bremerton Community Theatre, Farmers ’ Market, Bremerton Brewfest, Armed Forces Festival and Blackberry Festival.  A relaxing one-hour ferry ride to Seattle provides a vast array of shopping, theater and sporting events (or use the fast ferry and get there in half the time)! As a well-recognized anchor for the community, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard provides a strong Navy influence which is celebrated throughout the community.

Our District

The Bremerton School District strives to support the aspirations of all of our students.   We have an unwavering commitment to engaging all learners and ensuring that students are healthy, safe, supported, and challenged. We are dedicated to making certain that each student leaves our schools with the tools necessary to thrive. We are Bremerton and together we work to empower our students toward excellence.

Values

High Levels of Learning for All, Equity, Relationships, Integrity, Commitment, and Empathy

Vision

As lifelong learners, our students will develop the confidence, skills, and perseverance to choose their future and become thriving, contributing members and leaders of society.

Mission

The Bremerton School District, together with families and community members, provides equitable education opportunities and supports for all students to provide them the foundation to live productive and rewarding lives.

Beliefs

Highly effective teaching that responds to diverse learners is crucial to learner success.
Our students and communities deserve facilities that are safe, efficient, and multifunctional.
Our students will be prepared for life, career, and lifelong learning.
Comprehensive leadership that focuses on equitable access, family and community partnerships and the attention to the whole student on all areas of development.

Our School, Our Mission – Mountain View Middle School

Mountain View Middle School is located in East Bremerton and provides a comprehensive academic environment for 860 students, in grades 6-8, with a breathtaking view of the Olympic Mountains. The re-transformation underway at Mountain View Middle School is ongoing, but its direction is clear and compelling. No longer functioning in isolation, students, families, and staff are united in a shared commitment to creating a school environment where learning is intentional, relationships are rooted in trust, and every member of the community contributes meaningfully to collective success. Together, we have established and aligned around clear academic and behavioral expectations that are consistently upheld across all areas of the school. Through this collaborative work, we have reaffirmed a foundational belief: we are not simply a collection of individuals striving independently—we are a cohesive team, growing and achieving together.

As we continue to grow our team, we do so by drawing on the strengths of our learning community—both within our school walls and throughout the broader community. This shared strength and collective efficacy allows our team to hold the highest expectations and provide the most relevant support for every student, ensuring that excellence and equity are not only our aspirations, but the lived realities of all students and staff at Mountain View.

We are looking for a leader to help us continue the journey to excellence.

Principal of Mountain View Middle School

The primary purpose of this position is to lead and transform outcomes for all students by focusing on high levels of learning for all, family/community partnership, and high leverage teaching and learning practices. Our principals lead school efforts that align with the goals of the District strategic plan - which includes high expectations, focus on continuous improvement, high support, and culturally responsive practices.

Consequently, we seek a principal who:

• leads through the development of systems - creating and monitoring systems and structures to accelerate student growth
• honors, strengthens, and develops current initiatives that are working for students and staff
• leads an environment that fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self
• believes that ensuring high levels of learning is their primary responsibility
• believes in and has the ability to create a collaborative culture
• will be committed to the Bremerton community and actively engaged in establishing relationships and partnerships; one who involves and welcomes student, staff and community input in all aspects of the school’s operation
• is a good listener and communicator; one who is visible and well known by students and staff
• uses AVID strategies that lead toward college and career readiness - innovation and future readiness
• understands how to successfully create and facilitate a culture of continuous improvement and a focus on results
• leads for inclusive access for all students, including students qualified for special education and those learning English as a second language
• is able to work as a member of a high-performing collaborative team
• develops a vision for powerful teaching and learning through the implementation and delivery of standards-based teaching and learning
• is passionate about each student developing the skills to live, learn, and work in the 21st century
• monitors data and student success - including discipline, attendance, truancy, graduation efforts
• strong understanding of Marzano, Dufour, & AVID instructional strategies
• commits to culturally responsive teaching
• develops and continually monitors a comprehensive school improvement plan based on an analysis of student outcomes aligned to the strategic plan - including locating, analyzing, and interpreting multiple data sources - and assisting staff in identifying and disaggregating data
• is well-grounded yet visionary about educational reform and all students' achieving; one who will raise the bar higher, but still keep it attainable
• has the strength of character and integrity to advocate for “what’s best for kids”
• is knowledgeable about and committed to evidence-based instructional practices and how to build on existing staff strengths
• uses professional learning communities to assist staff in analyzing data to reflect on current practice and inform growth
• ensures teachers receive regular, direct, actionable feedback regarding their classroom practice to grow and increase instructional consistency across classrooms
• analyzes instructional knowledge and skills of staff in relationship to the adopted instructional framework (CEL 5D+) and provides/directs staff to appropriate professional learning opportunities
• understands the importance of student and staff accountability - particularly toward ensuring teaching and learning is the focus
• has demonstrated success in creating unity, trust and a team spirit that will motivate people toward a common goal
• uses knowledge of highly effective instruction to select highly qualified instructional staff
• implements a school safety plan that is responsive to school needs
• recognizes the ever-increasing staff workload and creates efficiencies to minimize assignment of additional tasks; one who honors and is committed to empowering and supporting staff in the important work they do
• will require and model consistency in implementing the school district’s discipline policy
• handles employee discipline in a manner that protects due process while addressing and responding to unacceptable behavior
• appreciates and values diversity and cultural differences among students and staff, including the culture of poverty; however, does not allow socio-economic status to be an excuse for under-achieving
• manages and leads both staff and fiscal resources in support of student outcomes
• uses staffing and scheduling practices that maximizes instructional time to benefit students
• communicates and elevates the successes of the students and staff in ways that showcase the vision and mission
• collaborates with district leadership and the association positively to benefit student outcomes
• assigns staff to positions in a manner that maximizes their knowledge and experience positively impact student outcomes
• is skilled in distributing limited resources to meet a common goal

Requirements

Qualifications – A Conviction That All Students Can Learn At High Levels

• Hold a valid Washington State Principal’s credential and have successful classroom teaching experience
• Must have demonstrated skills in supervision and evaluation of personnel and instructional program delivery
• Familiarity with the University of Washington’s CEL 5D+ instructional framework or similar WA State frameworks
• Possess a strong instructional background with the understanding of curriculum alignment, instructional practices, and assessment systems
• Experience in interpreting assessment data
• Possess leadership qualities that enhance relationships in a positive, caring, and consistent manner with students, staff and parents
• Possess skills in facilitating, communicating, and working collaboratively with all staff, parents and community members
• Experience with developing and implementing a building budget